Ralph Waldsmith Explained

Ralph Waldsmith
Birth Date:7 August 1892
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Number:10 (1922)[1]
Position1:Guard, Center
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:225
College:Akron
Coaching Years1:1916, 1919
Coaching Team1:Akron Indians
Playing Years1:1914
Playing Team1:Akron Indians
Playing Years2:1916–1917
Playing Team2:Canton Bulldogs
Playing Years3:1919
Playing Team3:Akron Indians
Playing Years4:1921
Playing Team4:Cleveland Indians
Playing Years5:1922
Playing Team5:Canton Bulldogs
Other Title:owner
Other Years1:1919
Other Team1:Akron Indians
Career Highlights:
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Ralph George "Fat" Waldsmith (August 7, 1892  - June 7, 1925) was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). Waldsmith won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1922. before that season, he played for the Cleveland Indians in the American Professional Football Association, which was the run-up to the NFL.

Pre-NFL era

Prior to playing the NFL, Waldsmith played in the Ohio League with the Akron Indians in 1914, alongside Knute Rockne. He played in every game that season.[2] In 1916 and 1917, Ralph won the Ohio League championship with the Canton Bulldogs.[3] [4] In 1919 Waldsmith was the coach and co-owner of the Akron Indians. That year, he signed Fritz Pollard to play for Akron ao that the team could compete against the Massillon Tigers and Canton.[5]

Akron Zips Hall of Fame

In 1978, Waldsmith was inducted into the University of Akron's Varsity “A” Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ongoing Research Project: Canton Bulldogs . 2009-03-30 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052701/http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/canton.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226110218/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Parratt_Stays_On_Top.pdf . 2012-02-26 .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-04-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002557/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/articles/The_Super_Bulldogs.pdf . 2015-09-06 .
  4. Canton Wins Again. PFRA Annual. Professional Football Researchers Association. 1 - 4. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617101934/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Canton_Wins_Again.pdf. 2013-06-17.
  5. Book: Fritz Pollard: Pioneer in Racial Advancement . 978-0-252-06799-0 . Carroll . John M . 1998-09-01.
  6. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=319403

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