Frank Ribar
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| Date of birth | January 15, 1917 |
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| Place of birth | Wickhaven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of death | October 1, 1976 (age 59) |
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| Position(s) | Guard |
| US college | Duke |
| NFL draft | 1940 / round: 18 / pick: 166 (By the Detroit Lions) |
| Career history | |
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| 1943 | Washington Redskins |
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Frank Andrew Ribar (born Hribar) (January 15, 1917 – October 1, 1976) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.
Biography
[edit]Ribar played high school football at Aliquippa High School, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and college football at Duke University, where he was an All-American and a member of the 1938 Blue Devils team that was unscored upon during regular season (Claassen). He was a member of the Southern team during the 1939 Blue and Gray football game. He also competed in varsity boxing while at Duke (Chanticleer, 1940). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL draft.[1]
He also played for the Norfolk Shamrocks of the Dixie League, and on military teams. He was inducted into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, and Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
References
[edit]- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Claassen, H. 1963. Football's Unforgettable Games. Ronald Press.
External links
[edit]- Short biography at Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame web page
- Duke University Chanticleer 1940
- Spartanburg Herald Journal, December 10, 1939
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