| John Ripple | |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Currentposition: | Tackle |
| School: | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Pastschools: | North Carolina A&M (1917 - 1920) |
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John Hollis "Gus" Ripple (October 25, 1897 - July 27, 1965) was a college football player.
Ripple was a prominent tackle for the NC State Wolfpack of North Carolina A&M. One writer ranks Ripple as the fifth greatest player ever to grace the school.[1] He was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.[2]
He was the first football player from North Carolina ever to make an All-America team when he was selected second-team All-American by Walter Camp.[3] [4] Camp rarely selected southern players, Bum Day that year being the first southern Camp first-team All-American ever. North Carolina would not get a first-team All-American until Fred Crawford in 1933. Ripple was only a sophomore and had never played the sport before this year.[5] He was not in the First World War due to catching influenza.
John Heisman's Georgia Tech beat NC State 128 to 0 on Grant Field. State's only highlight came in the third quarter, when Ripple recovered a teammate's fumble and returned the ball 75 yards for a touchdown. However, it was called back due to an offsides penalty. Camp attended that game.