11 Facts About Ray Eichenlaub

Raymond Joseph Eichenlaub was an American football player.

Ray Eichenlaub selected Notre Dame, where he played as a fullback for the Fighting Irish football teams of 1911 to 1914.

Ray Eichenlaub wore uniform number 13 for his first three seasons, then number 33 as a senior.

Ray Eichenlaub competed in track and field, in shot put and discus, for Notre Dame.

Ray Eichenlaub served in the United States Army in the 12th Field Artillery Regiment from September 1917 to December 1918, and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant.

Ray Eichenlaub played on the military football team at Camp Sherman, Ohio, in the fall of 1917.

In December 1922, Ray Eichenlaub played in an all-star charity game at Ohio State University.

Ray Eichenlaub played four games for the Columbus Tigers of the National Football League in 1925, and served as a college football official for 25 years.

Outside of athletics, Ray Eichenlaub was an insurance executive in his hometown of Columbus.

Ray Eichenlaub died in Columbus in 1949 of a heart attack, and was buried in Lockbourne, Ohio.

In 1972, Ray Eichenlaub was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.