Ralph Vince, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Vince

American football player

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1900

Place of Birth: Vinci, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1996

Profession: judge, lawyer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Raffaello "Ralph" D.
Vince (March 18, 1900 – October 29, 1996) was an American football player for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Bulldogs, and the Cleveland Panthers.
He later coached at Baldwin–Wallace College and John Carroll University.
Outspoken and inventive as a coach, he was the inventor of the face mask.
The original he created is on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
He also was the first coach to put an armband of plays on his quarterbacks' wrists, now a common sight in the game.
He attended Washington & Jefferson College and played in the 1922 Rose Bowl.
He is distinguished as being the first Italian to play in the National Football League (NFL).