John Ripple

John Hollis "Gus" Ripple (October 25, 1897 – July 27, 1965) was a college football player.

John Ripple

John Ripple circa 1919
Profile
Position	Tackle
Personal information
Born	(1897-10-25)October 25, 1897 Lexington, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 27, 1965(1965-07-27) (aged 67) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina A&M (1917–1920)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-American (1918)

North Carolina A&M

Ripple was a prominent tackle for the NC State Wolfpack of North Carolina A&M. One writer ranks Ripple as the fifth greatest player ever to grace the school.^[1] He was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.^[2]

1918

He was the first football player from North Carolina ever to make an All-America team when he was selected second-team All-American by Walter Camp.^[3][4] Camp rarely selected southern players, Bum Day that year being the first southern Camp first-team All-American ever. North Carolina would not get a first-team All-American until Fred Crawford in 1933. Ripple was only a sophomore and had never played the sport before this year.^[5] He was not in the First World War due to catching influenza.

John Heisman's Georgia Tech beat NC State 128 to 0 on Grant Field. State's only highlight came in the third quarter, when Ripple recovered a teammate's fumble and returned the ball 75 yards for a touchdown. However, it was called back due to an offsides penalty. Camp attended that game.