Martin Ruby
Photo: Bowman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive tackle, Texas A&M, 1938–⁠41

Martin Ruby

Born
Jun 9, 1922, in Lubbock, Texas
Died
Jan 3, 2002, in Salmon Arm

Martin Ruby played defensive tackle at Texas A&M (1938–⁠41). The Chicago Bears took Ruby in round 5, No. 40 overall in the 1942 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1941
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 40
Round 5, 1942 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1939; SWC champions, 1939, 1940 and 1941

All-America: Central Press second team 1941

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1946–⁠48AAFCBrooklyn Dodgers
1949AAFCBrooklyn-New York Yankees
1951–⁠57Canadian footballSaskatchewan Roughriders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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