Ralph Guglielmi
Guglielmi on a 1955 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 3, 9, 17 | |||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born | June 26, 1933 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 23, 2017 (aged 83) Wallace, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Grandview Heights (Grandview Heights, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1955: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ralph Vincent Guglielmi (June 26, 1933 – January 23, 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "the Goog", was an American football quarterback.
Guglielmi played college football for Notre Dame from 1951 to 1954, leading the 1953 team to a 9–0–1 record and the 1954 team to a 9–1 record. He was a unanimous All-American pick in 1954 and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Gugilelmi also played nine season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins (1955–1960), St. Louis Cardinals (1961), New York Giants (1962–1963), and Philadelphia Eagles (1963). In 1960, he ranked among the NFL leaders with 125 completed passes (fifth), 1,547 passing yards (seventh), 19 interceptions (fourth), and 320 yards lost on sacks (first).