{{Short description|American football player (1897–1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Larry Walbridge | image = | number = 15 | position = Center | birth_date = {{birth date|1897|9|11}} | birth_place = Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1982|1|11|1897|9|11}} | death_place = Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 7 | weight_lbs = 200 | high_school = Indiana (Indiana, Pennsylvania) | college = Fordham | pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1925}}) | pfr = W/WalbLa20 }} '''Lyman Norman''' "'''Larry'''" '''Walbridge''' (September 11, 1897 – January 11, 1982) was an American professional football center who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mansfield Normal School and Fordham University.
==Early life and college== Lyman Norman Walbridge was born on September 11, 1897, in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/walb00200.html | title=Larry Walbridge | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 May 2025}}</ref> He attended Indiana High School in Indiana, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pfa"/>
Walbridge played college football at Mansfield Normal School, earning a letter at guard in 1916.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wellsboro-agitator/171535024/ | title=Wellsboro Boys Honored | work=The Wellsboro Agitator | date=December 13, 1916 | accessdate=2 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wellsboro-agitator/110348888/ | title=A Great Game | work=The Wellsboro Agitator | date=October 18, 1916 | accessdate=2 May 2025 | pages=8}}</ref> He then served in the United States Navy.<ref name="pfa"/> In September 1919, it was reported that he was enrolled at Lafayette College.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wellsboro-agitator/171535132/ | title=Leave for College | work=The Wellsboro Agitator | date=September 17, 1919 | accessdate=2 May 2025}}</ref> However, it does not appear that he played football there.<ref name="pfa"/> Walbridge was then a member of the Fordham Rams of Fordham University from 1920 to 1923, and a letterman in 1920, 1921, and 1923.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Professional career== Walbridge played in two games for the New York Giants of the National Football League during the team's inaugural 1925 season.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalbLa20.htm | title=Larry Walbridge | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=2 May 2025}}</ref> He wore jersey number 15 while with the Giants.<ref name="pfr"/> He stood 5'7" and weighed 200 pounds.<ref name="pfr"/>
==Personal life== Walbridge died on January 11, 1982, in Woodland Hills, California.<ref name="pfa"/>
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