Ralph Fritz
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| Date of birth | November 23, 1917 |
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| Place of birth | New Kensington, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | February 4, 2002 (aged 84) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| College | Michigan |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1939–1940 | Michigan |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career stats | |
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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] In 1940, he was chosen by conference coaches as a first-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team.[3] Fritz later played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941.[4] Fritz was one of the more than 1,000 NFL personnel who served in the military during World War II.[5] Starting in 1949, Fritz worked as a high school football coach in Wauchula, Florida.[6][7] In 1954, Fritz was hired as the athletic director and football coach at Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida.[8] Fritz died in 2002 at age 84 while living in Miami, Florida.[9]
References
- ↑ "1939 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ↑ "1940 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ↑ Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times (AP story). p. 12.
- ↑ "Ralph Fritz profile". pro-football-reference.com.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL AND AMERICA: WW II Honor Roll". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ↑ "Sailors Choice In Grid Opener With Wauchula". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1949-09-30.
- ↑ "Sarasota Opens Divisional Defense at Wauchula Tonight". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1952-11-07.
- ↑ "untitled". Lakeland Ledger. 1989-05-13.
- ↑ "Social Security Death Index". Roots Web.