Ben Noll
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Richard Noll is an American football
guard
who is a practice squad player for the Detroit Lions
of the National Football League
. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams
as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football
at Pennsylvania.
at Saint Louis Priory School
in St. Louis, where he earned All-Conference, All-Metro, and All-State honors in his senior year. He was also a member of the school's rugby club. Noll is currently the only alumnus from Priory to play a professional sport. He went on to play college football
at the University of Pennsylvania, and also attended the Wharton School of Business.
in late 2004 after being released by St. Louis. In 2005, he was released by Dallas, and re-signed by St. Louis, but again was cut at the end of the season. After a one year absence in the NFL, Noll was signed by Detroit where he finished his NFL career in 2007.
After retirement, Ben moved to North Carolina. He is now employed as a business consultant, and was married on October 23, 2010.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
who is a practice squad player for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Pennsylvania.
Early years
He played high school footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
at Saint Louis Priory School
Saint Louis Priory School
The Saint Louis Priory School, a Roman Catholic secondary day school for boys, is located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, within the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The school is run by the Benedictine monks of Saint Louis Abbey as part of their religious ministry.- History :The school was...
in St. Louis, where he earned All-Conference, All-Metro, and All-State honors in his senior year. He was also a member of the school's rugby club. Noll is currently the only alumnus from Priory to play a professional sport. He went on to play college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Pennsylvania, and also attended the Wharton School of Business.
Professional career
He played for the Dallas CowboysDallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in late 2004 after being released by St. Louis. In 2005, he was released by Dallas, and re-signed by St. Louis, but again was cut at the end of the season. After a one year absence in the NFL, Noll was signed by Detroit where he finished his NFL career in 2007.
After retirement, Ben moved to North Carolina. He is now employed as a business consultant, and was married on October 23, 2010.