Ralph Chapman
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Ralph D. "Slouie" Chapman (c. 1891 – 1969) was an American football
player. He was the son of P.T. Chapman, a wealthy banker in Vienna, Illinois
. He played at the guard
position for Bob Zuppke's University of Illinois football team from 1912 to 1914. Chapman was selected as the captain of the 1914 Illinois football team and a first-team All-American at the guard position in 1914. After graduating from Illinois, Chapman went into business in Chicago. When the United States entered World War I
in 1917, he applied for and was accepted into the officers' training program at Fort Sheridan. He was commissioned a first lieutenant was among the first contingent of reserve officers training camp graduates to be sent to France. He was wounded and erroneously reported to have been killed in action in France in 1918. He survived his injuries and entered the brokerage business in Chicago following the war. He also served as vice president of the UI Foundation. He died in 1969 at age 77.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He was the son of P.T. Chapman, a wealthy banker in Vienna, Illinois
Vienna, Illinois
Vienna is a city in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County, and the site of two well-known state penitentiaries. Heron Pond - Little Black Slough Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark, is nearby. The...
. He played at the guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
position for Bob Zuppke's University of Illinois football team from 1912 to 1914. Chapman was selected as the captain of the 1914 Illinois football team and a first-team All-American at the guard position in 1914. After graduating from Illinois, Chapman went into business in Chicago. When the United States entered World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1917, he applied for and was accepted into the officers' training program at Fort Sheridan. He was commissioned a first lieutenant was among the first contingent of reserve officers training camp graduates to be sent to France. He was wounded and erroneously reported to have been killed in action in France in 1918. He survived his injuries and entered the brokerage business in Chicago following the war. He also served as vice president of the UI Foundation. He died in 1969 at age 77.