Professional football player. Garrett grew up on the Creek Indian Reservation in Oklahoma before attending the Peddie School in New Jersey. He then embarked on a college football career at Rutgers University from 1914 to 1919, where he served as a captain and earned All-American status. Garrett, who played halfback, end, and guard, turned professional in 1920 and joined the Akron Pros for the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League). He helped the Pros to the league's first championship that season. In 1922, he joined the Milwaukee Badgers as a player-coach, finishing with two wins, one loss, and three ties. Garrett later worked as a football official for college and professional games until 1940 and was president of the New Jersey Football Officials Association. Outside of football, he worked at Western Electric, was principal of the Wekearny Club Evening School, served on the Verona Board of Education and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and returned to his alma mater Rutgers as a business management instructor for the last 20 years of his life.
Professional football player. Garrett grew up on the Creek Indian Reservation in Oklahoma before attending the Peddie School in New Jersey. He then embarked on a college football career at Rutgers University from 1914 to 1919, where he served as a captain and earned All-American status. Garrett, who played halfback, end, and guard, turned professional in 1920 and joined the Akron Pros for the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League). He helped the Pros to the league's first championship that season. In 1922, he joined the Milwaukee Badgers as a player-coach, finishing with two wins, one loss, and three ties. Garrett later worked as a football official for college and professional games until 1940 and was president of the New Jersey Football Officials Association. Outside of football, he worked at Western Electric, was principal of the Wekearny Club Evening School, served on the Verona Board of Education and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and returned to his alma mater Rutgers as a business management instructor for the last 20 years of his life.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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