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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 10, 1901 Calumet, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died: | December 11, 1959 (aged 58) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Western (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College: | Detroit |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
References
edit- ^ "Rip Bachor NFL Football". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ludwig Bachor". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. November 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "U. of D. Athletes Select Bachor: Football Star Is Made President of "D" Club". Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1926. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grid Great For U-D Dies at 58". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1959. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Road Aide Dies Here: Ludwig Bachor a Victim Of Heart Attack at His Residence". Lansing State Journal. December 11, 1959. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.