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| Date of birth: | November 23, 1917 |
| Place of birth: | New Kensington, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | February 4, 2002 (aged 84) |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Guard |
| College: | Michigan |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1939–1940 1941 |
Michigan Philadelphia Eagles |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Ralph C. Fritz (November 23, 1917 – February 4, 2002) was an American football player and coach. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Fritz attended Kiski Preparatory School before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played guard for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1939 to 1940.[1][2] Fritz later played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941.[3] Fritz was one of the more than 1,000 NFL personnel who served in the military during World War II.[4] Starting in 1949, Fritz worked as a high school football coach in Wauchula, Florida.[5][6] In 1954, Fritz was hired as the athletic director and football coach at Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida.[7] Fritz died in 2002 at age 84 while living in Miami, Florida.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "1939 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1939fbt.htm.
- ↑ "1940 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1940fbt.htm.
- ↑ "Ralph Fritz profile". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FritRa20.htm.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL AND AMERICA: WW II Honor Roll". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/war/worldwar2/honor_roll.aspx.
- ↑ "Sailors Choice In Grid Opener With Wauchula". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1949-09-30. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19490930&id=_5ccAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4125,2762269.
- ↑ "Sarasota Opens Divisional Defense at Wauchula Tonight". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1952-11-07. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19521107&id=55gcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4558,998579.
- ↑ "untitled". Lakeland Ledger. 1989-05-13. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19890513&id=U8UwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3719,7764992.
- ↑ "Social Security Death Index". Roots Web. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.
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