Donald George Ridler was an American football player. He played college football for Michigan State College. He also played professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Indians during the 1931 season. He later became the football coach and athletic director at Lawrence Technological University.
The Detroit Autorama has been a Michigan fixture since 1953 when it was developed by the Michigan Hot Rod Association as a way to finance the building of a racetrack. The dragstrip came and went, but the show continued on. In the mid '50s, Don Ridler was brought into the show as a producer (promoter) to help broaden the base appeal to the show. Don, a star football captain in college and a coach in the '40s who had experience with bringing in big bands (such as Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller) for dances after a big basketball game.
Autorama's "best in show" award, the Ridler Award is named after Don Ridler.
The Detroit Autorama has been a Michigan fixture since 1953 when it was developed by the Michigan Hot Rod Association as a way to finance the building of a racetrack. The dragstrip came and went, but the show continued on. In the mid '50s, Don Ridler was brought into the show as a producer (promoter) to help broaden the base appeal to the show. Don, a star football captain in college and a coach in the '40s who had experience with bringing in big bands (such as Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller) for dances after a big basketball game.
Autorama's "best in show" award, the Ridler Award is named after Don Ridler.
Donald George Ridler was an American football player. He played college football for Michigan State College. He also played professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Indians during the 1931 season. He later became the football coach and athletic director at Lawrence Technological University.
The Detroit Autorama has been a Michigan fixture since 1953 when it was developed by the Michigan Hot Rod Association as a way to finance the building of a racetrack. The dragstrip came and went, but the show continued on. In the mid '50s, Don Ridler was brought into the show as a producer (promoter) to help broaden the base appeal to the show. Don, a star football captain in college and a coach in the '40s who had experience with bringing in big bands (such as Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller) for dances after a big basketball game.
Autorama's "best in show" award, the Ridler Award is named after Don Ridler.
The Detroit Autorama has been a Michigan fixture since 1953 when it was developed by the Michigan Hot Rod Association as a way to finance the building of a racetrack. The dragstrip came and went, but the show continued on. In the mid '50s, Don Ridler was brought into the show as a producer (promoter) to help broaden the base appeal to the show. Don, a star football captain in college and a coach in the '40s who had experience with bringing in big bands (such as Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller) for dances after a big basketball game.
Autorama's "best in show" award, the Ridler Award is named after Don Ridler.
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