Frank Ribar
Guard, American football player
1917 – 1976
Who was Frank Ribar?
Frank Andrew Ribar was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played high school football at Aliquippa High School, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and college football at Duke University, where he was All American and a member of the 1938 Blue Devils team that was unscored upon during regular season. 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. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL Draft. 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.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1917
Fayette County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Duke University
- Aliquippa Senior High School
- Lived in
- Fayette County
- Died
- Oct 1, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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