Carroll Ringwalt

{{Short description|American football player (1907–1990)}}

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|birth_place=Bedford, Indiana, U.S.

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|death_place=Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

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Carroll Walter Ringwalt (December 15, 1907 – June 26, 1990) was an American football player.

Ringwalt was born in 1907 in Bedford, Indiana. He played college football as a center for Indiana University from 1927 to 1929.{{cite web|title=Carroll Ringwalt|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=December 15, 2021|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/ring00600.html}}

He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center and guard for the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930 and Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1931. He appeared in ten NFL games, four as a starter.{{cite web|title=Carroll Ringwalt|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 16, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RingCa20.htm}}

Ringwalt was married to Frances Jane Curran.{{cite news|title=Correction|newspaper=The Indianapolis News|date=June 29, 1990|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90615664/correction/|via=Newspapers.com}} They had two children. After retiring from football, Ringwalt worked in finance for almost 40 years in Indianapolis. He also served in the Army during World War II. He retired in 1980.{{cite news|title=Carroll Ringwalt, 83, played for NFL teams in the 1930s|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=June 28, 1990|page=C8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90615455/obituary-for-carroll-walter-ringwalt/|via=Newspapers.com}} He died in 1990 at his home in Indianapolis.{{cite news|title=Services for Carroll Ringwalt to be Friday|newspaper=The Indianapolis News|date=June 28, 1990|page=C14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90615572/obituary-for-carroll-walter-ringwalt/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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