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Place of birth:
  
Madero, Texas

Role
  
American football player

Name
  
John Tripson


Games started:
  
9

Games played:
  
11

Positions
  
Tackle

Date of birth:
  
(1919-09-17)September 17, 1919

Date of death:
  
July 6, 1997(1997-07-06) (aged 77)

NFL draft:
  
1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 45

Died
  
July 6, 1997, Vero Beach, Florida, United States

College
  
Mississippi State Bulldogs football

John Robert Tripson (September 17, 1919 – July 6, 1997) was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played one season for the Detroit Lions (1941).

He received the Navy Cross for gallantry in the invasion of North Africa in World War II, along with fellow former NFL player Robert Halperin.

References

John Tripson Wikipedia