Frank Ribar

Frank Ribar
No. 40
Date of birth	January 15, 1917
Place of birth	Wickhaven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	October 1, 1976 (age 59)
Career information
Position(s)	Guard
US college	Duke
NFL draft	1940 / round: 18 / pick: 166; (By the Detroit Lions)
Career history
As player
1943	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (1939); First-team All-SoCon (1939);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Frank Andrew Ribar (born Hribar) (January 15, 1917 – October 1, 1976) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.

Biography

Ribar played high school football at Aliquippa High School, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and college football at Duke University, where he was an All-American and a member of the 1938 Blue Devils team that was unscored upon during regular season (Claassen). He was a member of the Southern team during the 1939 Blue and Gray football game. He also competed in varsity boxing while at Duke (Chanticleer, 1940). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL draft.^[1]

He also played for the Norfolk Shamrocks of the Dixie League, and on military teams. He was inducted into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, and Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

References

^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

Sources

Claassen, H. 1963. Football's Unforgettable Games. Ronald Press.

External links

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[1] "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

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