Menz Lindsey

Ellis Menzies Lindsey (July 25, 1897 – September 20, 1961) was an attorney as well as a professional football player in the early 1920s. Lindsey was a quarterback for the Evansville Crimson Giants of the National Football League in 1921. He was also a co-manager of the semi-pro Evansville Ex-Collegians in 1920, before joining the Crimson Giants. After a dispute with Crimson Giants' owner Frank Fausch, Lindsey tried to re-establish the Ex-Collegians team. The new team was back by Evansville's baseball club and named the Evansville Pros. However that team last only two games before folding.

Career

Lindsey as the manager and quarterback of the Ex-Collegians, was in charge of promoting the team. In 1920, he tried to schedule a Christmas Day game between the Ex-Collegians and the Canton Bulldogs. The deal never materialized. During the 1920 season, a group of local investoers tried to purchase thye Ex-Collegians, however Lindsey refused to give up the team, due to differences between the players and the incorporators.