Ralph L. Isselhardt (January 13, 1910 – October 24, 1972) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

player who played one season in the

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with the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

and

Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team that played in Cleveland from 1936 to 1945. The Rams competed in the second American Football League (AFL) for the 1936 season and the National Football League (NFL) from 1937 to 1945, ...

. He played college football at Franklin College. He first enrolled at Hillsboro High School in

Hillsboro, Illinois Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2010 census. History The community was founded in 1823 and incorporated on March 26, 1913. There is some doubt about the ori ...

before transferring to Marion High School in

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College career

Isselhardt played for the

Franklin Grizzlies Franklin College is a private liberal arts college in Franklin, Indiana. It was founded in 1834 and has a wooded campus spanning 207 acres including athletic fields and a 31-acre biology woodland. The college offers its approximately 1,000 stu ...

. He was inducted into the Franklin College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.

Professional career

Isselhardt played in one game for the

in 1937. He played in eight games for the

during the 1937 season.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Isselhardt, Ralph 1910 births 1972 deaths Players of American football from Illinois American football guards Franklin Grizzlies football players Detroit Lions players Cleveland Rams players People from Hillsboro, Illinois