Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh

Russell G. "Pete" Ashbaugh, Jr. (born in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, in 1922) was a football standout at the University of Notre Dame who went on to play for the Chicago Rockets in the late 1940s."The Youngstown Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.]

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."The Youngstown Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.] 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."The Youngstown Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.]

Ashbaugh's subsequent professional career with the Chicago Rockets was cut short by a knee injury."The Youngstown Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.] 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."The Youngstown Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, November 13, 1977.]

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