Dick Faust Explained

Position:Tackle, guard, end
Birth Date:July 27, 1903
Birth Place:Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio
Death Date:April 15, 1955
Death Place:Dayton, Ohio
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:178
High School:Steele (OH)
College:Otterbein
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Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:14

Richard Emmet Faust (July 27, 1903 – April 15, 1955) was an American football player.

An Ohio native, Faust attended Steele High School and Otterbein College.

He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle, guard, and end for the Dayton Triangles. He appeared in 14 NFL games, 10 as a starter, over the course of the 1924, 1928, and 1929 seasons.[1]

After retiring from football, he worked as a foreman at the Frigidaire plant in Moraine, Ohio. He lived in Dayton, Ohio, for approximately the last 40 years of his life. He died in an automobile accident in 1955 at age 51.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Faust. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 23, 2020.
  2. News: Rites Set For R. E. Faust, Victim of Traffic Accident. Journal Herald. April 16, 1955. 30. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Dick Faust. Dayton Daily News. April 17, 1955. Newspapers.com.