Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: pittsburgh steelers - finalyear: 1942 - death place: lexington , kentucky - draftyear: 1940 - weight: 205 - heightin: 0 - debutteam: pittsburgh steelers - heightft: 6 - death date: november 6 , 2001 -lrb- age 83 -rrb- - college: tulane - draftpick: 12 - currentpositionplain: end - birth date: july 22 , 1918 - draftround: 2 - name: ralph wenzel - birth place: ferda , arkansas - debutyear: 1942 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ralph wenzel -lrb- end -rrb- .
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ralph milton wenzel -lrb- july 22 , 1918 -- november 6 , 2001 -rrb- was an american football player and officer in the united states marine corps .he was a first-team all-american at tulane university in 1939 , playing at the end position .he later played for the pittsburgh steelers in the national football league during the 1942 season while awaiting assignment to active duty in the marine corps .