Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh

American football player

Date of Birth: 23-May-1921

Place of Birth: Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2009

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh

  • Russell G.
  • "Pete" Ashbaugh Jr.
  • (May 23, 1921 – August 16, 2009) was an American football standout at the University of Notre Dame who went on to play for the Chicago Rockets in the late 1940s.Ashbaugh gained early recognition as an All-City Gridder at Youngstown's South High School, in 1938, where he quarterbacked under his father, former Brown University gridder Busty Ashbaugh.
  • He went on to play varsity football at Notre Dame both before and after World War II, distinguishing himself as a member of Fighting Irish national championship teams of 1946 and 1947.Ashbaugh's subsequent professional career with the Chicago Rockets was cut short by a knee injury.
  • At the close of his sports career, he joined the Elkhart Brass Company, in Elkhart, Indiana, and eventually rose to the position of chief executive officer.

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