John Tripson
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | September 17, 1919 Madero, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | July 15, 1997 (aged 77) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mission (Mission, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941: 6th round, 45th pick | ||||||
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John Robert Tripson (September 17, 1919 – July 15, 1997)[1] was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season for the Detroit Lions, who selected him in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.[2]
In addition to his football career, Tripson received the Navy Cross for gallantry in the invasion of North Africa in World War II, along with fellow former NFL player Robert Halperin.[3] Tripson was an early member of the Navy Scouts and Raiders, a precursor group to the Navy Seals, where he was close with fellow former NFL player turned warrior, Phil H. Bucklew.[4] Tripson continued on to be an instructor at the Navy Scouts and Raiders school at Fort Piece, Florida.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cunningham, Chet (November 1, 2007). The Frogmen of World War II: An Oral History of the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-9580-9.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Sanders, C.; Paladino, L. (2005). Charlie Sanders's Tales from the Detroit Lions. Sports Pub. p. 99. ISBN 9781582619101. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Dwyer, John B. (March 17, 1993). Scouts and Raiders: The Navy's First Special Warfare Commandos. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-275-94409-4.