Ben Friend

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.[1] He played in ten games for the team and started in four of them.[2] 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.[3] In 1938, he served as team captain.[4]

Ben Friend
Personal information
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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References
  1. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. "Ben Friend NFL Football Statistics". pro-football-reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. "Versatility, Great Power Represented". The Monroe News-Star. December 3, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Rabalais, Scott (2008). The Fighting Tigers, 1993–2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football. LSU Press. p. 207 – via Google Books.


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