Benjamin W. Friend (January 30, 1912 – November 18, 1953) was an
American football player who played as a
tackle in the
National Football League (NFL) for one season with the
Cleveland Rams in
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
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January
* January 1
** Third Reich
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. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played in ten games for the team and
started
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in four of them. He attended
Louisiana State University, where he played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
LSU Tigers football team. In
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...
he was selected by the
Associated Press to its All-
Southeastern Conference third-team. In 1938, he served as team captain.
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American football tackles
LSU Tigers football players
Cleveland Rams players
1912 births
1953 deaths
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