Joe Ratica

Games played:	7
Games started:	4

Joe Ratica
Position:	Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	August 4, 1914; Denbo, Pennsylvania
Died:	1942 (aged 27–28)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College:	St. Vincent
Undrafted:	1939
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1939); Boston Bears (1940); Buffalo Indians (1941);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-AFL honors (1940);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	7
Games started:	4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph H. Ratica (August 4, 1914 – 1942) was an American football center and linebacker for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League during their 1939 season. He was born in Pennsylvania, and attended St. Vincent College.^[1] On October 22, 1939, he played in the first NFL game to be broadcast live on television, against the Philadelphia Eagles.^[2]

References[]

^ Joe Ratica from NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
^ Campbell, Jim (1981). "PRO FOOTBALL'S FIRST TV GAME -- 1939" (PDF). THE COFFIN CORNER. Football Digest. pp. Vol. 3, No. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

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