Art Deibel Explained

Art Deibel
Number:15
Position:Tackle, guard
Birth Date:3 April 1896
Birth Place:Clinton, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:220
High School:Clinton
College:Lafayette
Teams:
Highlights:
  • Lafayette captain (1923)
  • Millville Big Blue captain (1925)
  • Won "New Jersey Championship" (1925)
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:7
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:6

Arthur Francis Deibel (April 3, 1896 – April 23, 1984) was a professional football player who spent a year in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs in 1926. Prior to joining the NFL, Deibel played and was the captain of the Millville Football & Athletic Club, a successful independent club from New Jersey that was headed up by Guy Chamberlin. After a highly successful 1925 season, the Big Blue played a series of pick-up games against Red Grange and the Tampa Cardinals in Florida. The Big Blue won the series with a record of 3–0–1.[1] Deibel played college football at Lafayette College. He was named captain of the 1923 Lafayette football team.[2]

Deibel died on April 23, 1984, at Doctors Hospital in Massillon, Ohio.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Millville Football & Athletic Club. Fenton. John. www.profootballresearchers.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20100929173319/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Millville.pdf. September 29, 2010. 2016-07-15.
  2. Web site: Football Captains . . September 9, 2024 .
  3. News: Clinton's Arthur Deibel, was Jim Thorpe's teammate . . April 26, 1984 . 18 . February 2, 2023 . Newspapers.com .