Larry Dellinger

Larry Dellinger

Larry Dellinger, 1917
Personal information
Born:	(1893-04-01)April 1, 1893 Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio
Died:	February 18, 1954(1954-02-18) (aged 60) Dayton, Ohio
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Osborn (OH), University of Dayton Prep (OH)
Position:	Guard, tackle
Career history
Dayton Cadets (1913–1914) Dayton Gym-Cadets (1915) Dayton Triangles (1916–1923)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 23

Lawrence E. Dellinger (April 1, 1893 – February 18, 1954) was an American football player.

Dellinger was born in 1893 in Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio. He attended Osborn High School and University of Dayton Prep.[1] He was rated as the best football player ever produced by Osborn High School.[2]

Dellinger played professional football as a guard and tackle for the Dayton Cadets/Gym-Cadets from 1913 to 1915. He remained with the club in 1916 when the team changed its name to the Dayton Triangles. He also remained with the team in 1920 when the Triangles became one of the inaugural members of the newly-formed American Professional Football Association, which was renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. Dellinger played a total of eight seasons with the club from 1915 to 1923. He appeared in 23 NFL games, 14 as a starter, from 1920 to 1923.[1][3]

After his football career ended, Dellinger worked for 29 years as a salesman for the Southwestern Portland Cement Company. He served in the Army during World War II. died in 1954 at Dayton's Miami Valley Hospital at age 60.[4][5]

References

1. "Larry Dellinger". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "Just a Few Words About the Boys Who Performed In Such Brilliant Style for the Triangles This Year". The Dayton Sunday News. December 9, 1917. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Larry Dellinger". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
4. "Lawrence Dellinger Services To Be Conducted Tomorrow". The Journal Herald. February 19, 1954. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dayton Triangle Player Is Dead". The Dayton Daily News. February 18, 1954. p. F19 – via Newspapers.com.