John Ripple

John Ripple

John Ripple circa 1919
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Position	Tackle
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1897-10-25)October 25, 1897 Lexington, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:	July 27, 1965(1965-07-27) (aged 67) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College	North Carolina A&M (1917–1920)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1918)

John Hollis "Gus" Ripple (October 25, 1897 – July 27, 1965) was a college football player.

North Carolina A&M

Ripple was a prominent tackle for the NC State Wolfpack of North Carolina A&M. One writer ranks Ripple as the fifth greatest player ever to grace the school.^[1] He was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.^[2]

1918

He was the first football player from North Carolina ever to make an All-America team when he was selected second-team All-American by Walter Camp.^[3][4] Camp rarely selected southern players, Bum Day that year being the first southern Camp first-team All-American ever. North Carolina would not get a first-team All-American until Fred Crawford in 1933. Ripple was only a sophomore and had never played the sport before this year.^[5] He was not in the First World War due to catching influenza.

John Heisman's Georgia Tech beat NC State 128 to 0 on Grant Field. State's only highlight came in the third quarter, when Ripple recovered a teammate's fumble and returned the ball 75 yards for a touchdown. However, it was called back due to an offsides penalty. Camp attended that game.

References

1. Taylor Auten (October 2, 2008). "Top 5 N.C. State football players". Retrieved February 21, 2015.
2. The Carnation: Pub. for the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. Vol. 17. 1920. p. 216.
3. Tim Peeler. "The First Football All-American". Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
4. "Camp's All American: Football Dean Names Three Teams from Last Season's Records" (PDF). The New York Times. December 31, 1918.
5. "All Americans" (PDF). p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.

External links

• Guide to the J. H. (John Hollis) Ripple Scrapbook and Newsclippings 1917-1985