Rip Bachor

Ludwig Aloysius "Rip" Bachor (December 10, 1901 – December 11, 1959) was an American football player.

Rip Bachor
Personal information
Born:(1901-12-10)December 10, 1901
Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
Died:December 11, 1959(1959-12-11) (aged 58)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Western
(Detroit, Michigan)
College:Detroit
Position:Offensive tackle
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Bachor was born in Calumet, Michigan, in 1901. He attended Western High School in Detroit before enrolling at the University of Detroit.[1] He played college football at the tackle position for the Detroit Titans football team from 1923 to 1926.[1] He was selected by Herbert Reed as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team.[2] He was elected president of the school's "D" club in 1926.[3]

Bachor also played in the National Football League for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1928 NFL season.[4]

After his football career, Bachor received a law degree from the University of Detroit in 1927. He worked as prosecutor and later an employment manager for the Utica-Bend Corporation, a labor relations executive with Studebaker-Packar, and finally in the legal department of the Michigan highway department. He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 58 at his home in Lansing, Michigan.[5][6]

References
  1. "Ludwig Bachor". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. November 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. "U. of D. Athletes Select Bachor: Football Star Is Made President of "D" Club". Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1926. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rip Bachor NFL Football". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. "Grid Great For U-D Dies at 58". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1959. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Road Aide Dies Here: Ludwig Bachor a Victim Of Heart Attack at His Residence". Lansing State Journal. December 11, 1959. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.


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