Homer Ruh
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Positions: Defensive End , End |
Jersey number (s): - |
| born on September 19, 1895 in Columbus, Ohio | |
| died on October 4, 1971 in Hollywood, Florida | |
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| Active : 1914 - 1925 | |
| College : - | |
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| Games (NFL) | 46 |
| as a starter | 33 |
| Points | 6th |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Homer Lewis Ruh (* 19th September 1895 in Columbus , Ohio ; † 4. October 1971 in Hollywood , Florida ) Nickname : Tiny was a US American football player . He played, among other things, as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Columbus Panhandles .
Player career
Homer Ruh grew up with his five siblings on the farm of his parents Caroline and William Ruh in Columbus. There he also attended high school . After graduating from school, he initially took on various odd jobs before joining the Columbus Bates Pirates as a football player in 1914 . In 1916 he moved to the Columbus Panhandles where his brother Emmett Ruh was already under contract. After a year of play, he did his military service in the United States Army from 1917 and fought in France during the First World War . After being awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat , he left the army in the spring of 1919 and returned to the Panhandles, which played in the newly formed American Professional Football Conference in 1920 . The Columbus team trained by Phil Nesser was unable to establish itself as a top team. Homer Ruh's team, which was renamed Columbus Tigers before the 1923 season, only managed to win more games than lose in the 1923 season. After the 1925 season, Homer Ruh ended his football career. From then on he worked as a technician in his hometown, married and had two children with his wife.
Individual evidence
Web links
literature
- Chris Willis: The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900-1922. Scarecrow Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4617-0652-6 .
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| SURNAME | Quiet, Homer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quiet Homer Lewis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1971 |
| Place of death | Hollywood, Florida, USA |