American football player
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | (1912-01-30)January 30, 1912 |
| Died: | November 18, 1953(1953-11-18) (aged 41) |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Gulfport (MS) |
| College: | LSU |
| Position: | Tackle |
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 15 / pick: 133 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played in ten games for the team and started in four of them. He attended Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team. In 1937 he was selected by the Associated Press to its All-Southeastern Conference third-team. In 1938, he served as team captain.
References
- "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "Ben Friend NFL Football Statistics". pro-football-reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- "Versatility, Great Power Represented". The Monroe News-Star. December 3, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
- Rabalais, Scott (2008). The Fighting Tigers, 1993–2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football. LSU Press. p. 207 – via Google Books.
External links
| Cleveland Rams 1939 NFL draft selections | |
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