Ben Friend
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| Position | Tackle | ||||||
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| Born | January 30, 1912 USA | ||||||
| Died | November 18, 1953 (aged 41) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Gulfport (MS) | ||||||
| College | LSU (1935–1938) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1939: 15th round, 133rd overall pick | ||||||
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Benjamin W. Friend (January 30, 1912 – November 18, 1953) was an American professional football player who played as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for one season with the Cleveland Rams in 1939. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] He played in ten games for the team and started in four of them.[2] He attended Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team. In 1937 he was selected by the Associated Press to its All-Southeastern Conference third-team.[3] In 1938, he served as team captain.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Ben Friend Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Versatility, Great Power Represented". The Monroe News-Star. December 3, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Rabalais, Scott (2008). The Fighting Tigers, 1993–2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football. LSU Press. p. 207 – via Google Books.
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