Joe Ratica
| Position: | Center / Linebacker |
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Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | August 4, 1914 |
| Place of birth: | Dembo, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | August 1942 (aged 27–28) |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | St. Vincent |
| Undrafted: | 1939 |
Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of 1939 | |
| Games played: | 7 |
| Games started: | 4 |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Joseph H. Ratica (August 4, 1914 – 1942) was an American football center and linebacker for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League during their 1939 season. He was born in Pennsylvania, and attended St. Vincent College.[1] On October 22, 1939, he played in the first NFL game to be broadcast live on television, against the Philadelphia Eagles.[2]
References
- ↑ Joe Ratica from NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ↑ Campbell, Jim (1981). "PRO FOOTBALL'S FIRST TV GAME -- 1939". THE COFFIN CORNER. Football Digest. pp. Vol. 3, No. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2011.