The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Friday, July 10, 2015
NIU's Albert Riippi-- Part 3
In 1949, he got a job with the DeKalb Fire Department and resigned in 1952 to try out with the Green Bay Packers but an Achilles tendon tear in camp ended his pro career.
He returned to De Kalb and worked different jobs, including his father's cheese-making factory on Eighth and Oak streets. He married his wife Jean in 1953 and they will be married 60 years in December.
In 1959, he was back with the fire department where he retired in 1986.
His family has held season tickets on the NIU 45-yard line for 27 years.
--GreGen
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