Joe Ratica

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]

Joe Ratica
Position:Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1914-08-04)August 4, 1914
Denbo, Pennsylvania
Died:4 August 1942 (aged 2728)
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
  • Second-team All-AFL honors (1940)
Career NFL statistics as of 1939
Games played:7
Games started:4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

References

  1. Joe Ratica from NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. Campbell, Jim (1981). "PRO FOOTBALL'S FIRST TV GAME -- 1939" (PDF). THE COFFIN CORNER. Football Digest. pp. Vol. 3, No. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.


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