Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh
Chicago Rockets | |
Ashbaugh, circa 1942 | |
Date of birth | (1921-05-23)May 23, 1921 |
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Place of birth | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
Date of death | August 16, 2009(2009-08-16) (aged 88) |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
NFL draft | 1944 / round: 27 / pick: 283 |
Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1946–1947 | Notre Dame (football) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Russell G. "Pete" Ashbaugh Jr. (May 23, 1921 – August 16, 2009[1]) was an American football standout at the University of Notre Dame who went on to play for the Chicago Rockets in the late 1940s.[2]
Ashbaugh gained early recognition as an All-City Gridder at Youngstown's South High School, in 1938, where he quarterbacked under his father, former Brown University gridder Busty Ashbaugh.[2] He went on to play varsity football at Notre Dame both before and after World War II, distinguishing himself as a member of Fighting Irish national championship teams of 1946 and 1947.[2]
Ashbaugh's subsequent professional career with the Chicago Rockets was cut short by a knee injury.[2] At the close of his sports career, he joined the Elkhart Brass Company, in Elkhart, Indiana, and eventually rose to the position of chief executive officer.[2]
References
- ^ "Russell 'Pete' Ashbaugh Jr. May 23, 1921-Aug. 16, 2009". Goshen News. August 18, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.
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