Lorenzo Thomas Ribble, Jr. (March 28, 1907 – November 3, 1943) was a professional

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player in the

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for the

Portsmouth Spartans The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans, from its founding in 1928 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934. Originally drawing players from defunct inde ...

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and

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. He also played in the second American Football League for the

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.George Gipe, ''The Great American Sport Book'' (Doubleday 1978) He also played for the independent St. Louis Gunners in 1932 and the Memphis Tigers in 1933. The Gunners did not join the NFL until 1934.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribble, Dave 1907 births 1943 deaths American football guards American football tackles Chicago Cardinals players Pittsburgh Americans players Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players Portsmouth Spartans players St. Louis Gunners players Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football players Players of American football from Texas People from Brownwood, Texas