| Joe Ratica | |
| Position: | Center / Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Denbo, Pennsylvania |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 205 |
| College: | St. Vincent |
| Undraftedyear: | 1939 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 7 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 4 |
| Pfr: | RatiJo20 |
Joseph H. Ratica (August 4, 1914 – 1942) was an American football center and linebacker for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League during their 1939 season. He was born in Pennsylvania, and attended St. Vincent College.[1] On October 22, 1939, he played in the first NFL game to be broadcast live on television, against the Philadelphia Eagles.[2]