:Ernie Ruple
{{Short description|American football player (1945–2024)}}
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|birth_date={{birth date|1945|10|27|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2024|06|09|1945|10|27|mf=y}}
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|College=Arkansas
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|NFLDraftedYear=1968
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|NFLDraftedPick=36
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|NFLDraftedTeam=Pittsburgh Steelers
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Coy Ernest Ruple (October 27, 1945 – June 9, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |title=Ernie Ruple NFL Profile |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/greglasker/profile?id=RUP207645 |work=NFL |accessdate=2008-07-21}}
Ruple played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks before being selected in the 1968 NFL draft. He played high school football at Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas.{{cite web|title=Ernie Ruple databaseFootball Profile |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUPLEERN01 |work=databaseFootball |accessdate=2008-07-21 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211002931/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUPLEERN01 |archivedate=2007-02-11 }}
Ruple died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 78.{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thecabin/name/coy-ruple-obituary?id=55340254 |title=Coy "Ernest" Ruple | website=Legacy.com |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}
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Category:People from Conway, Arkansas
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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