Joe Ratica

Games played	7
Games started	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joe Ratica
Profile
Position	Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1914-08-04)August 4, 1914; Denbo, Pennsylvania
Died	1942 (aged 27–28)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	St. Vincent
NFL draft	1939: undrafted
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1939); Boston Bears (1940); Buffalo Indians (1941);
Awards and highlights
	Second-team All-AFL honors (1940);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	7
Games started	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

American football player (1914–1942)

Joseph H. Ratica (August 4, 1914 – 1942) was an American professional football center and linebacker for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League during their 1939 season. He was born in Pennsylvania, and attended St. Vincent College.^[1] On October 22, 1939, he played in the first NFL game to be broadcast live on television, against the Philadelphia Eagles.^[2]

References

^ Joe Ratica from NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
^ Campbell, Jim (1981). "PRO FOOTBALL'S FIRST TV GAME -- 1939" (PDF). THE COFFIN CORNER. Football Digest. pp. Vol. 3, No. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

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[nflpro-1] Joe Ratica from NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

[PRO_FOOTBALL'S_FIRST_TV_GAME_--_1939-2] Campbell, Jim (1981). "PRO FOOTBALL'S FIRST TV GAME -- 1939" (PDF). THE COFFIN CORNER. Football Digest. pp. Vol. 3, No. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.