May 26, 1997(1997-05-26) (aged 100) Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Career information
Position(s)
Fullback
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg)
College
Harvard
High school
Francis W. Parker
Career history
As coach
1923
Chicago Cardinals (assistant)
As player
1921
Racine Cardinals
1921–23
Chicago Cardinals
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
U.S. Navy
Years of service
1917–19
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
USS Talofa, USS Connecticut, USS Maury, USS Gregory
Battles/wars
World War I
Ralph Horween (born Ralph Horwitz; also known as Ralph McMahon or B. McMahon; August 3, 1896 – May 26, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played fullback and halfback and was a punter and drop-kicker for the unbeaten Harvard Crimson football teams of 1919 and 1920, which won the 1920 Rose Bowl. He was voted an All-American.
Horween played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL), for the Racine Cardinals/Chicago Cardinals. In addition, he was an assistant coach for the Cardinals during his playing years.
His brother, Arnold Horween, was also an All-American football player for Harvard, and also played in the NFL for the Cardinals. They were the last Jewish brothers to play in the NFL until Geoff Schwartz and Mitchell Schwartz, in the 2000s.
After retiring from football, Horween attended Harvard Law School, and became a patent attorney, and later a federal government official. He was also a successful businessman, as he raised cattle and helped run the family leather tannery business, Horween Leather Company. He was the first NFL player to live to the age of 100.[1]
^Goldstein, Richard (May 29, 1997). "Ralph Horween, 100, the Oldest Ex-N.F.L. Player". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
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Global Information
United States
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant