Ray Whipple

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Ray Whipple
Personal information
Born:(1893-11-14)November 14, 1893
Elgin, Illinois, US
Died:December 1973 (1974-01) (aged 80)
Joliet, Illinois, US
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school: Elgin (IL)
College: Notre Dame
Position: End
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Ray Christopher Whipple (November 14, 1893 - December 1973) was an American football player. He played at the end position in college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and in professional football for the Detroit Heralds from 1917 to 1920. He played for the 1920 Detroit Heralds during the first regular season of the National Football League (then known as the American Professional Football Association). He was selected as an All-Pro player in 1917.

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Early years

Whipple was born in 1893 at Elgin, Illinois. [1] His father, L. F. Whipple, was a Michigan native, and his mother, Jennie Whipple, was an immigrant from Ireland. His father was employed as a carpenter when Whipple was a boy. [2]

Football career

Whipple played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team in Indiana. In December 1915, The Notre Dame Scholastic wrote: "The stocky little end played the style of game that the rooters like. Always ready for a hard struggle, he put forth his every effort. 'Whip' is a deadly tackler and a terror to the opposition. At the end position, he has been a most valuable adjunct to Harper's great machine . . ." [3]

After graduating from Notre Dame, Whipple worked as a cooper at the Elgin Butter Tub Co. in Elgin, Illinois. [4] That fall, he also played professional football for the Detroit Heralds, a team that played opponents in the Ohio State League before the formation of the National Football League. After the 1917 season, the Toledo News-Bee selected Whipple and Greasy Neale as the ends for its "All-Western Team of Professional Football Players". [5]

In September 1920, the NFL (called the American Professional Football Association during the 1920 and 1921 seasons) was founded at a meeting in the Hupmobile auto showroom of the owner of the Canton Bulldogs. [6] In the inaugural season of the NFL, Whipple played for the Detroit Heralds. [1] [7]

Family and later years

After retiring from football, Whipple had a number of different occupations. In 1930, he was living in Elgin, Illinois with his wife, Genevieve, and was working as a golf pro at the Wing Park Golf Course. [8] In 1940, Whipple was living in Elgin, Illinois, and working as an auditor's clerk for the Illinois State Auditor. [9] In 1942, Whipple was employed by Sanderson-Porter in Joliet, Illinois. [10] Whipple died in December 1973 in Joliet at age 80. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ray Whipple NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census entry for L. F. Whipple and family. Son Ray C. Whipple, born Nov. 1893 in Illinois. Census Place: Elgin Ward 7, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 311; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240311. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  3. ↑ "Monogram Men" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. December 9, 1916. p. 182.
  4. ↑ Draft registration card dated June 5, 1917, for Ray C. Whipple, born Nov 14, 1893, at Elgin, Illinois, medium height, medium build, dark blue eyes, black hair. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
  5. ↑ "All Pro 1917" (PDF). The Coffin Corner, Vol. 4, No. 7. Pro Football Researchers. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sept. 17, 1920 -- The Founding of the NFL". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Heralds to Show All-Star Lineup". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1920. p. 13.
  8. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census entry for Ray C. Whipple, age 31, born in Illinois. Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 525; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0064; Image: 390.0; FHL microfilm: 2340260. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  9. ↑ 1940 U.S. Census entry for Ray C. Whipple, age 49, born in Illinois. Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: T627_821; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45-88. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  10. ↑ Draft registration card for Ray Christopher Whipple, born November 14, 1893, at Elgin, Illinois. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line].
  11. ↑ Death record for Ray Whipple, born November 14, 1893. Source Citation: Number: 351-12-8127; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line].
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