Ben Friend

Ben Friend
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1912-01-30)January 30, 1912
Date of death: 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
NFL draft: 1939 / Round: 15 / Pick: 133
Career history
Player stats at PFR

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 played in ten games for the team and started in four of them.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. "Ben Friend NFL Football Statistics". pro-football-reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Versatility, Great Power Represented". The Monroe News-Star. December 3, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
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