# Larry Walbridge

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{{Short description|American football player (1897–1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Larry Walbridge
| image       =
| number      = 15
| position    = [Center](/source/Center_(American_football))
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1897|9|11}}
| birth_place = [Wellsboro, Pennsylvania](/source/Wellsboro%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1982|1|11|1897|9|11}}
| death_place = [Woodland Hills, California](/source/Woodland_Hills%2C_California), U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 7
| weight_lbs  = 200
| high_school = [Indiana](/source/Indiana_Area_School_District) ([Indiana, Pennsylvania](/source/Indiana%2C_Pennsylvania))
| college     = [Fordham](/source/Fordham_Rams_football)
| pastteams   =
* [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) ({{NFL Year|1925}})
| pfr         = W/WalbLa20 
}}
'''Lyman Norman''' "'''Larry'''" '''Walbridge''' (September 11, 1897 – January 11, 1982) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) who played one season with the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Mansfield Normal School](/source/Mansfield_Normal_School) and [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University). 

==Early life and college==
Lyman Norman Walbridge was born on September 11, 1897, in [Wellsboro, Pennsylvania](/source/Wellsboro%2C_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](/source/Indiana%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name="pfa"/>

Walbridge played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Mansfield Normal School](/source/Mansfield_Normal_School), earning a [letter](/source/letterman_(sports))  at [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)) 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](/source/United_States_Navy).<ref name="pfa"/> In September 1919, it was reported that he was enrolled at [Lafayette College](/source/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](/source/Fordham_Rams_football) of [Fordham University](/source/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](/source/New_York_Giants) of the [National Football League](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Woodland_Hills%2C_California).<ref name="pfa"/>

==References==
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Category:1897 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:Players of American football from Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Category:American football centers
Category:American football guards
Category:Mansfield Mounties football players
Category:Lafayette College alumni
Category:Fordham Rams football players
Category:New York Giants players

Category:United States Navy personnel

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