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Ralph Fritz

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Ralph Fritz
No. 63
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1917-11-23)November 23, 1917
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2002(2002-02-04) (aged 84)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolValley (New Kensington)
The Kiski School
(Saltsburg, Pennsylvania)
CollegeMichigan
NFL draft1941: 10th round, 82nd overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played10
Games started1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ralph C. Fritz (November 23, 1917 – February 4, 2002) was an American professional football player and coach. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Fritz attended The Kiski School before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played guard for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1939 to 1940.[1][2] In 1940, he was chosen by conference coaches as a first-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team.[3] Fritz later played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941.[4] He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5] Fritz was one of the more than 1,000 NFL personnel who served in the military during World War II.[6] Starting in 1949, Fritz worked as a high school football coach in Wauchula, Florida.[7][8] In 1954, Fritz was hired as the athletic director and football coach at Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida.[9] Fritz died in 2002 at age 84 while living in Miami, Florida.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "1939 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  2. ↑ "1940 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  3. ↑ Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times (AP story). p. 12.
  4. ↑ "Ralph Fritz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "FOOTBALL AND AMERICA: WW II Honor Roll". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  7. ↑ "Sailors Choice In Grid Opener With Wauchula". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. September 30, 1949.
  8. ↑ "Sarasota Opens Divisional Defense at Wauchula Tonight". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 7, 1952.
  9. ↑ "untitled". Lakeland Ledger. May 13, 1989.
  10. ↑ "Social Security Death Index". Roots Web.


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