John Tripson

John Robert Tripson was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played one season for the Detroit Lions, who selected him in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL Draft with the 45th overall pick.
In addition to his football career, Tripson received the Navy Cross for gallantry in the invasion of North Africa in World War II, along with fellow former NFL player Robert Halperin. Tripson was an early member of the Navy Scouts and Raiders, a precursor group to the Navy Seals, where he was close with fellow former NFL player turned warrior, Phil H. Bucklew. Tripson continued on to be an instructor at the Navy Scouts and Raiders school at Fort Piece, Florida.