Ralph Tidrick
American football player and missionary
About Ralph Tidrick
Lived 1875 – 1914 (aged 39). Ralph Tidrick was an american football player and missionary.
Ralph Wishart Tidrick (April 13, 1875 – April 21, 1914) was a missionary from Iowa. He attended Tingley High School with Vanderbilt football coach Dan McGugin and the parents of painter Jackson Pollock. Tidrick was killed by a lion in Sudan. He was a tackle on the 1904 Ames football team.
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Who was Ralph Tidrick?
American football player and missionary
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Ralph Tidrick was born on 13 April 1875.
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Ralph Tidrick died on 21 April 1914.
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Ralph Tidrick was an american football player and missionary.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ralph Tidrick. https://biography.guide/ralph-tidrick/
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