Rip Bachor
American football player (1901–1959)
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Ludwig Aloysius "Rip" Bachor (December 10, 1901 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional football player who was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1928 NFL season.[1]
Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
| Profile | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1901 Calumet, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1959 (aged 58) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Western (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Detroit |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Bachor was born in Calumet, Michigan, in 1901. He attended Western High School in Detroit before enrolling at the University of Detroit.[2] He played college football at the tackle position for the Detroit Titans football team from 1923 to 1926.[2] He was selected by Herbert Reed as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team.[3] He was elected president of the school's "D" club in 1926.[4]
After his football career, Bachor received a law degree from the University of Detroit in 1927. He worked as prosecutor and later an employment manager for the Utica-Bend Corporation, a labor relations executive with Studebaker-Packar, and finally in the legal department of the Michigan highway department. He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 58 at his home in Lansing, Michigan.[5][6]