Retired Professional Athletes Association
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A new website has
come to our attention...
Oldest Living NFL
Players List
An unique resource
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Check out the
retired football players
lawsuit website here
or call
ex-NFL football player and attorney Bob Stein
612-961-7356
Learn about Dryer v.NFL, the class action on NFL use of your identity and publicity rights in NFL Films, etc.
The case is for both star and non-star players and includes all retired players whether or not you are vested.
Bob Stein
We are grateful to
ALAN SCHWARZ of the New York Times who has led the way in the pursuit of a greater understanding about head injuries.
Thank you TOM JOLLY,
Sports Editor of the
New York Times for your support of Alan's efforts.
The Retired Professional
Athletes Association was founded in August 2006.
Our interest is not in drawing attention to our organization, but to the men who laid the foundations for sports as we know them today. To honor the history, contributions and sacrifices that were made which now benefit todays fans and players.
If you have any questions email us at jane@therpaa.com
Williams 74 yd TD Miami vs Jets
Delvin Williams
University of Kansas
San Francisco 49ers 1974-77
Miami Dophins 1978-90
2 time Pro Bowler
Jim Brown
Syracuse University
Cleveland Browns 1957-65
9 time Pro Bowler
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jon Arnett
University of Southern California
Los Angeles Rams 1957-63, Chicago Bears 1964-1966
5 time Pro Bowler
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Duke Slater
Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater
b. December 9, 1898, Normal, IL
d. August 14, 1966, Chicago, IL
6'2", 215 lb.
Tackle
1922 Milwaukee Badgers
1922-26 Rock Island Independents
1926-31 Chicago Cardinals
Son of a Methodist minister, the family moved to Clinton, IA when Duke was 13. Played football at Clinton High School, leading them to the Iowa state championship game in 1914, which ended in a tie. Four-year letter winner at University of Iowa, where he was three-time all-Big Ten and named first team All-American as a senior. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in its inaugual year of 1951.
Duke Slater played ten seasons in the NFL as one of its pioneer African-American players--he was the only African-American player in the league in 1927 and 1929. Was named second-team all-NFL five times, although race may well have been what kept him from greater recognition.
Click here to read the whole story......
contributed by Dale A. Schoening, Bussey, Iowa
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Les Richter
1930 - 2010
Richter made eight Pro Bowls in nine seasons (1954-62) as a Ram,
then made a major mark as a motor racing executive, earning a spot in Motorsports Hall of Fame
But why isn't he in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
".......you reminded that the Rams in 1952 traded 11 players to acquire Richter, an All-American and class valedictorian at California before serving two years in Korea. Blessed with "legs like tree stumps and a torso like a freight car," according to Jim Murray, the 6-foot-3, 238-pound Richter played with the Rams from 1954 to 1962, making the Pro Bowl in all but the last of his nine NFL seasons. "
read the entire article about this great Ram here.......
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Doug Atkins
University of Tennessee
Chicago Bears 1953-1966, New Orleans Saints 1967-1969
Pro Football Hall of Fame
