Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh
Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 271: malformed pattern (missing ']'). Russell G. "Pete" Ashbaugh, Jr. (born in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, in May 23, 1921 – August 16, 2009[1]) was a football standout at the University of Notre Dame who went on to play for the Chicago Rockets in the late 1940s.[2]
Ashbaugh gained early recognition as an All-City Gridder at Youngstown's South High School, in 1938, where he quarterbacked under his father, former Brown University gridder Russell ("Busty") Ashbaugh.[2] He went on to play varsity football at Notre Dame both before and after World War II, distinguishing himself as a member of "the Fighting Irish" 1946-1947 national champion teams.[2]
Ashbaugh's subsequent professional career with the Chicago Rockets was cut short by a knee injury.[2] At the close of his sports career, he joined the Elkhart Brass Company, in Elkhart, Indiana, and eventually rose to the position of chief executive officer.[2]
