Art Deibel

Art Deibel
No. 15[1]
Date of birth (1896-04-03)April 3, 1896
Place of birth Clinton, Ohio, United States
Date of death April 1984 (aged 8788)
Career information
Position(s) Tackle/Guard
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
College Lafayette
Career history
As player
1925 Millville Big Blue
1926 Canton Bulldogs
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Arthur Francis Deibel (April 3, 1896 April 1984)[2] was a professional football player who spent a year in the National Football League with the Canton Bulldogs in 1926. Prior to joining the NFL, Deibel played and was the captain of the Millville Football & Athletic Club, a successful independent club from New Jersey that was headed up by Guy Chamberlin. After a highly successful 1925 season, the Big Blue played a series of pick-up games against Red Grange and the Tampa Cardinals in Florida. The Big Blue won the series with a record of 3-0-1.[3]

Deibel played at the college level for Lafayette College. In 1923 he was named captain of school's football team.[4]

References

  1. "Ongoing Research Project: Canton Bulldogs". www.rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. "1989 - 1980 Necrology". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  3. Fenton, John. "Millville Football & Athletic Club" (PDF). www.profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  4. "Lafayette Football Captains". www.goleopards.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.


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