May God bless you and your...
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
larry white
April 23, 2023 | Friend
Apr 18, 1926 – Nov 8, 2018 (Age 92)
Wally Triplett was the first black player to be drafted by an NFL team to play in an NFL game. He was drafted out of Penn State by the Detroit Lions in 1949. There were 3 black players drafted that year but Triplett was the first to play in a regular season game. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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larry white
April 23, 2023 | Friend
I am so thankful for the time that I was fortunate to share with Mr. "Wally" Triplett, first as an employee at his northwest Detroit party store and later as a friend. I still relish his recounting battles with overt racism on and off the gridiron and NEVER being deterred from being his best self. A loyal, honorable, and energetic family man whose thirst for learning was never quenched. I learned so much from Wally Triplett. God bless Nancy, Allison, and David.
Charles McIntosh
November 09, 2020 | Detroit, MI | Friend
I am sorry regarding the loss of your loved one. May the God of Comfort, continue to comfort the family.
October 21, 2019
To the Triplett Family. I was made ware of Mr, Triplett's passing by the NFL's 2018 review of who has past away during the 2018 year from the NFL family. My condolences to your family. My prayer's, thoughts,wishes to your family. As your family reflects upon the memories of his journey, I to went back in time when I read he was on the '49 roster of the Detroit Lions. My father and Mr. Triplett crossed paths that season. Twice. Walked, played, sweated on the same turf under the common goal to...
tom fritsch
February 05, 2019 | Green Bay, WI
Thank you to everyone who shared their condolences and words of comfort. Our family is truly grateful to you, and continue to hold tight to the legacy and love of our dear father and grandfather Wally Triplett.
Ayanna McConnell
February 04, 2019 | Ypsilanti Twp., MI | Grandchild
Valenda Newell
December 13, 2018 | Indianapolis, IN
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November 29, 2018 | Lehigh Acres, FL
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