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|birth_place=[[Red Lake Falls, Minnesota]]
| birth_place = [[Red Lake Falls, Minnesota]], U.S.
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|6|10|1898|6|4}}
|death_place=[[Becker, Minnesota]]
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* [[Minneapolis Marines]] ({{NFL Year|1923}}–{{NFL Year|1924}})
* [[Minneapolis Marines]] ({{NFL Year|1923}}–{{NFL Year|1924}})
* [[Milwaukee Badgers]] ({{NFL Year|1926}})
* [[Minneapolis Oaks]] (1925)
* [[Ironwood Legion]] (1925)
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* [[Milwaukee Badgers]] ({{NFL Year|1925}})
|nflnew=
* [[Orin Mason]]'s All-Stars (1925)
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* [[Rochester Aces (American football)|Rochester Aces]] (1926)
* Minneapolis Marines (1927)
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* [[DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis)|DeLaSalle High School]] (1923–1925)<br>Head coach – all sports
* [[Hastings High School (Minnesota)|Hastings High School]] (1927–{{circa}} 1928)<br>Assistant football coach
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'''Adrian George Baril''' (June 4, 1898 – June 10, 1961) was an [[American football]] player who played three seasons in the [[National Football League]] with the [[Minneapolis Marines]] and [[Milwaukee Badgers]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]].
'''Adrian George Baril''' (June 4, 1898 – June 10, 1961) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Tackle (gridiron football)|tackle]] and [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] who played three seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Minneapolis Marines]] and [[Milwaukee Badgers]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[St. Thomas Tommies football|St. Thomas Cadets]].


==See also==
==Early life==
Baril was born on June 4, 1898, in [[Red Lake Falls, Minnesota]].<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/bari00200.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Adrian Baril Stats}}</ref> His parents were [[French Canadians]].<ref>[[Ancestry.com]]. [https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/records?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name=adrian+g_baril&searchMode=advanced&successSource=Search&queryId=782bd31f-5f24-40c7-9ae3-05e720b9a1ac%27,%27successSource%27) ''1930 United States Federal Census''] {{subscription required}}. [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT, USA]]: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.</ref> His high school is unknown.<ref name="auto6"/> After high school, Baril enrolled at the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|College of St. Thomas]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], in 1919.<ref name="auto6"/> Although he did not play [[Varsity sports|varsity]] [[American football|football]] as a [[freshman]] that year, he made the team in 1920 and won a starting berth at [[Tackle (gridiron football)|tackle]], which he retained for the next three seasons.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159057677/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 17, 1923|page=24|title=Baril Will Coach De La Salle Teams}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159057807/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 28, 1920|page=29|title=Cadets and Carleton Fight for Clean Records Saturday|author=Rogers, Harold}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also saw playing time at [[End (gridiron football)|end]] and was described in newspapers as both a "star" and "one of the best tackles ever developed at St. Thomas."<ref name="auto8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-minneapolis-star-tribune/12671652/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 20, 1927|page=16|title=Marine Squad Prepares for Grange Team}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159058217/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 8, 1922|page=21|title='Shiffy' Conroy, Baril Return to Cadet Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> Nicknamed "Toby" and "Whooping,"<ref name="auto6"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159058472/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 1, 1922|page=27|title=Gustavus Depends On Line Against St. Thomas Friday|author=Rogers, Harold}} {{Open access}}</ref> Baril, who measured at {{convert|5|ft|11|in}} and {{convert|205|lb}},<ref name="auto6"/> was awarded [[varsity letter]]s following the 1920, 1921 and 1922 football seasons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159058313/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 1, 1921|page=18|title=Cadets Award Honor Letters to 16 Heroes}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159058395/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 13, 1922|page=24|title=Ziebarth, Downey Will Captain Macalester, St. Thomas Eleven|author=Swanson, Bernard}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was named to the All-State football team following the 1921 season.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://tommiesports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/adrian-baril/1|publisher=[[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|St. Thomas Tommies]]|title=Adrian Baril (1989)}}</ref>
*[[List of Milwaukee Badgers players]]


In addition to playing football at St. Thomas, Baril also participated in [[track and field]], specializing in weight events and jumping events.<ref name="auto"/> He also participated in [[basketball]] and tried out for the St. Thomas [[baseball]] team as an [[outfielder]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159059264/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 1, 1921|page=12|title=Thirty-Five Seek Cadet Nine Berths}} {{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from St. Thomas as part of the class of 1923 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref name="auto1"/>
==External links==

*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=bariladr001 Just Sports Stats]
==Professional career==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033813/http://www.fanbase.com/adrian-baril/ Fanbase profile]
Following Baril's graduation from St. Thomas, he signed to play professional football with the [[Minneapolis Marines]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/b/bari00200.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Adrian Baril NFL Transactions}}</ref> He began practicing with the team in September and made his NFL debut in the season-opener on September 30, starting at right tackle in a 12–0 loss to the [[Green Bay Packers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-record/159063480/|newspaper=[[News-Record (Wisconsin)|News-Record]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 26, 1923|page=4|title=Minneapolis To Meet Bays Next Sunday}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette/12075743/|newspaper=[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 1, 1923|page=12|title=Packers Beat Marines 12 To 0 Before Big Crowd}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was the joint-fourth St. Thomas alumnus to play in the NFL, tied with [[Roy Vassau]] and [[Danny Coughlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/stthomas/|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|title=St. Thomas Players/Alumni}}</ref> Wearing jersey number 4,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times/159064298/|newspaper=[[The Journal Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 1, 1923|page=10|title=How They Line Up for Tomorrow}} {{Open access}}</ref> he was described as one of the "well known college stars" making up the team and ended up appearing in eight or nine of their nine NFL games,{{efn|name=conflict|Sources conflict.<ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BariAd20.htm|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|title=Adrian Baril Stats}}</ref>}} eight as a starter.<ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto7"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-minneapolis-star/12748225/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 28, 1923|page=8|title=Marines-All Stars Meet In Annual Battle Tomorrow}} {{Open access}}</ref> The Marines compiled an NFL record of 2–5–2, placing 13th in the league; they also played two non-league games, against the [[Minneapolis Emersons]] and [[Minneapolis All-Stars]], winning both games, with Baril starting at right tackle in each.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nflmin.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1923 Minneapolis Marines (NFL)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159064732/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 19, 1923|page=8|title=Marines Nose Out Emersons By 7-2 Score}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159064779/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 30, 1923|page=15|title=Marines Victorious Over All Stars, 7-0}} {{Open access}}</ref>

Baril returned to the Marines for the [[1924 NFL season]].<ref name="auto6"/> Re-signed in September,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star/159067258/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 16, 1924|page=10|title=Marine Gridders Practice Tonight}} {{Open access}}</ref> he retained his starting role to begin the season, starting at right tackle in their opening game against the [[Duluth Kelleys]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159067350/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 6, 1924|page=10|title=Marines Defeated by Duluth, 3 to 0}} {{Open access}}</ref> He later lost his starting job, finishing the season with five NFL games played, two as a starter, as the Marines finished 16th in the league with a record of 0–6.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1924nflmin.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1924 Minneapolis Marines (NFL)}}</ref> The Marines also played three non-league games, defeating the [[Ironwood Legion]] and [[Minneapolis Liberties]] while losing to the [[Providence Steamrollers (NFL)|Providence Steamrollers]]; Baril did not start against the Liberties, and it is unclear whether he appeared in either of the other two games.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star/159067870/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 24, 1924|page=10|title=Liberties, All Stars Play At Nicollet Thursday}} {{Open access}}</ref>

After the Marines folded in 1925, Baril joined the independent [[Minneapolis Oaks]] in September 1925 along with several other former Marines including [[Rudy Tersch]], [[John Madigan (American football)|John Madigan]], [[Louie Mohs]], [[Ainer Cleve]] and [[Bill Irgens]].<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159069175/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 16, 1925|page=20|title=Oaks Reorganized With Several Former Marines}} {{Open access}}</ref> At the start of October, it was reported he joined the Ironwood Legion, along with several Oaks teammates including Cleve and [[Chuck Reichow]].<ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ironwood-daily-globe/159069408/|newspaper=[[Ironwood Daily Globe]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 2, 1925|page=7|title=Duluth Is Silent; Load For Ironwood}} {{Open access}}</ref> After a tenure of around a month with the Legion, Baril signed with the [[Milwaukee Badgers]] of the NFL.<ref name="auto6"/> He debuted for the Badgers on November 1, 1925, in their 6–0 loss to the Green Bay Packers as a starter at right tackle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette/159071854/|newspaper=[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 2, 1925|page=16|author=Cal|title=Packers Squeeze Out 6 To 0 Win Over Milwaukee}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also started the following game, a 21–0 loss to the [[Detroit Panthers (NFL)|Detroit Panthers]], at left tackle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/136895850/|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 9, 1925|page=16|title=Badgers Bow To Panthers}} {{Open access}}</ref> He did not appear in any further NFL games for the Badgers, as they finished the 1925 season with a record of 0–6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1925nflmil.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1925 Milwaukee Badgers (NFL)}}</ref> After his stint with the Badgers, Baril, in late November 1925, joined [[Orin Mason]]'s All-Stars, which included Reichow, Tersch, Madigan, and [[Bobby Marshall]].<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/151959301/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 29, 1925|page=58|title=Former St. Thomas Players Bolster Veteran's Lineup}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-minneapolis-star-tribune/12671925/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 26, 1925|page=21|title=Liberties and All-Stars Will Clash Sunday}} {{Open access}}</ref> They played against the Minneapolis Liberties, whose lineup contained Ainer Cleve as well as [[Louie Pahl]], among others.<ref name="auto5"/> The game resulted in a 6–6 tie, with Baril starting at left tackle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159073257/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 30, 1925|page=9|title=Liberties and All Stars Play to 6 to 6 Tie}} {{Open access}}</ref>

In 1926, Baril signed with the Liberties, which had been renamed to the [[Rochester Aces (American football)|Rochester Aces]], joining them along with Marshall, Cleve, and [[Ray Suess]], among others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-minneapolis-star/12671724/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 2, 1926|page=11|title=Former Liberty Grid Team Practices Tonight}} {{Open access}}</ref> The Minneapolis Marines were re-formed in 1927 and he returned to them, joining several former teammates including Mason and Cleve.<ref name="auto8"/> He concluded his career with the Marines and played a total of 15 or 16 NFL games,{{efn|name=conflict}} 12 as a starter, in his professional career.<ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto7"/>

==Coaching career and later life==
In April 1923, Baril was named the head coach of all sports at [[DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis)|DeLaSalle High School]] in Minneapolis, a position he remained in even as he played in the NFL.<ref name="auto"/> With daily practices and "tough schedules" which Baril arranged, he helped his teams "fast round into shape."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-minneapolis-star/12671757/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 12, 1924|page=20|title=De La Salle Has Bright Prospects}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159076672/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 12, 1924|page=31|title=Former Cadet Stars Building Strong Team At De La Salle High}} {{Open access}}</ref> However, after two years, he announced his resignation in April 1925, being succeeded by former [[Illinois Fighting Illini]] and [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits]] athlete George C. Roberts, although Baril remained a member of the DeLaSalle faculty.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159076880/|newspaper=[[The Mnneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 28, 1925|page=25|title=Adrian Baril Resigns As De La Salle Coach}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159076966/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 28, 1925|page=17|title=De La Salle High Coach Hands in Resignation}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159076997/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 22, 1925|page=21|title=Former Illinois Athlete New De LaSalle Coach}} {{Open access}}</ref>

In 1927, Baril was hired by [[Hastings High School (Minnesota)|Hastings High School]] to be assistant football coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-minneapolis-star/12748157/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 13, 1927|page=11|title=Graff Named Coach}} {{Open access}}</ref> He remained in the post through at least 1928.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159077503/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 9, 1928|page=44|title=Hastings High Grid Outlook Is Gloomy}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was still with the school by 1937, although as a teacher instead of a coach.<ref name="auto9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-st-cloud-times-15jun1/12671989/|newspaper=[[St. Cloud Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 15, 1937|page=5|title=C. O. F. To Open Camp June 28}} {{Open access}}</ref> He remained in education for the rest of his life, having been a principal at a high school in St. Paul by the time of his death in 1961.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury/151958746/|newspaper=[[The Manhattan Mercury]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 11, 1961|page=2|title=Adrian Baril}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Baril was active in local sports, serving as an official for some competitions and competing in others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star/159075755/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 17, 1924|page=7|title=Boys and Girls to Vie for Kite Honors Friday}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159075825/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 18, 1926|page=49|title=Horseshoe Tournament To Begin at Stewart}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159075909/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 5, 1925|page=10|title=Park Prize Winners In "Safe and Sane" Fourth of July Fetes}} {{Open access}}</ref> In August 1925, he participated in a local event and was noted for winning the "fat men's race," open to those over {{convert|200|lb}}; he also placed third in the [[100-yard dash]] open to all.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/159076094/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=August 20, 1925|page=2|title=South Side Laughs, Frowns and Races at Community Fete}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Knights of Columbus]], for which he served as grand knight for the [[Hastings, Minnesota|Hastings]] chapter,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times/159077958/|newspaper=[[St. Cloud Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 1, 1935|page=2|title=K. C. Lodge Elects|agency=[[Associated Press]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> and the [[Catholic Order of Foresters]], having been the director of a boys' [[summer camp]] affiliated with them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159077862/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=February 17, 1935|page=5|title=State K. of C. Groups Unite For Campaign}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-minneapolis-star-tribune/12671415/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=August 2, 1936|page=11|title=Boys at Catholic Foresters' Camp Live on Modified Army System}} {{Open access}}</ref> The ''[[St. Cloud Times]]'' noted him to be "a most proficient instructor and leader in scouting and all boys activities."<ref name="auto9"/> In 1938, he received a position as "president of the alumni of the Education Club at the College of St. Thomas."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/159078216/|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 29, 1938|page=10|title=St. Paul News Notes}} {{Open access}}</ref>

Baril married Marguerite Baril and had at least two children with her.<ref>[[Ancestry.com]]. [https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/records?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name=adrian+g_baril&searchMode=advanced&spouse=Marguerite&successSource=Search&queryId=3de126d7-2c88-44db-b9a1-220a7b37bb09%27,%27successSource%27) ''1940 United States Federal Census''] {{subscription required}}. [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT, USA]]: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. </ref> In 1942, he enlisted in [[World War II]], at the age of 43.<ref>[[Ancestry.com]]. [https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/records?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name=adrian+g_baril&searchMode=advanced&successSource=Search&queryId=782bd31f-5f24-40c7-9ae3-05e720b9a1ac%27,%27successSource%27) ''U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947''] {{subscription required}}. [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi, UT, USA]]: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. </ref> He died on June 10, 1961, at the age of 63, at a hospital in [[Detroit Lakes, Minnesota]], where he had been for two weeks.<ref name="auto4"/> He was posthumously inducted into the St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-baril-adrian-hall-of-fame/53135689/|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 12, 1989|page=29|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref>
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Adrian Baril
No. 4
Position:Tackle / guard
Personal information
Born:(1898-06-04)June 4, 1898
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:June 10, 1961(1961-06-10) (aged 63)
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College:St. Thomas (1919–1922)
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:15 or 16[a]
Games started:12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Adrian George Baril (June 4, 1898 – June 10, 1961) was an American professional football tackle and guard who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minneapolis Marines and Milwaukee Badgers. He played college football for the St. Thomas Cadets.

Early life

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Baril was born on June 4, 1898, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota.[1] His parents were French Canadians.[2] His high school is unknown.[1] After high school, Baril enrolled at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1919.[1] Although he did not play varsity football as a freshman that year, he made the team in 1920 and won a starting berth at tackle, which he retained for the next three seasons.[3][4] He also saw playing time at end and was described in newspapers as both a "star" and "one of the best tackles ever developed at St. Thomas."[5][6] Nicknamed "Toby" and "Whooping,"[1][7] Baril, who measured at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg),[1] was awarded varsity letters following the 1920, 1921 and 1922 football seasons.[8][9] He was named to the All-State football team following the 1921 season.[10]

In addition to playing football at St. Thomas, Baril also participated in track and field, specializing in weight events and jumping events.[3] He also participated in basketball and tried out for the St. Thomas baseball team as an outfielder.[3][11] He graduated from St. Thomas as part of the class of 1923 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[10]

Professional career

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Following Baril's graduation from St. Thomas, he signed to play professional football with the Minneapolis Marines of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923.[12] He began practicing with the team in September and made his NFL debut in the season-opener on September 30, starting at right tackle in a 12–0 loss to the Green Bay Packers.[13][14] He was the joint-fourth St. Thomas alumnus to play in the NFL, tied with Roy Vassau and Danny Coughlin.[15] Wearing jersey number 4,[16] he was described as one of the "well known college stars" making up the team and ended up appearing in eight or nine of their nine NFL games,[a] eight as a starter.[1][17][18] The Marines compiled an NFL record of 2–5–2, placing 13th in the league; they also played two non-league games, against the Minneapolis Emersons and Minneapolis All-Stars, winning both games, with Baril starting at right tackle in each.[19][20][21]

Baril returned to the Marines for the 1924 NFL season.[1] Re-signed in September,[22] he retained his starting role to begin the season, starting at right tackle in their opening game against the Duluth Kelleys.[23] He later lost his starting job, finishing the season with five NFL games played, two as a starter, as the Marines finished 16th in the league with a record of 0–6.[24] The Marines also played three non-league games, defeating the Ironwood Legion and Minneapolis Liberties while losing to the Providence Steamrollers; Baril did not start against the Liberties, and it is unclear whether he appeared in either of the other two games.[24][25]

After the Marines folded in 1925, Baril joined the independent Minneapolis Oaks in September 1925 along with several other former Marines including Rudy Tersch, John Madigan, Louie Mohs, Ainer Cleve and Bill Irgens.[26] At the start of October, it was reported he joined the Ironwood Legion, along with several Oaks teammates including Cleve and Chuck Reichow.[26][27] After a tenure of around a month with the Legion, Baril signed with the Milwaukee Badgers of the NFL.[1] He debuted for the Badgers on November 1, 1925, in their 6–0 loss to the Green Bay Packers as a starter at right tackle.[28] He also started the following game, a 21–0 loss to the Detroit Panthers, at left tackle.[29] He did not appear in any further NFL games for the Badgers, as they finished the 1925 season with a record of 0–6.[30] After his stint with the Badgers, Baril, in late November 1925, joined Orin Mason's All-Stars, which included Reichow, Tersch, Madigan, and Bobby Marshall.[31][32] They played against the Minneapolis Liberties, whose lineup contained Ainer Cleve as well as Louie Pahl, among others.[31] The game resulted in a 6–6 tie, with Baril starting at left tackle.[33]

In 1926, Baril signed with the Liberties, which had been renamed to the Rochester Aces, joining them along with Marshall, Cleve, and Ray Suess, among others.[34] The Minneapolis Marines were re-formed in 1927 and he returned to them, joining several former teammates including Mason and Cleve.[5] He concluded his career with the Marines and played a total of 15 or 16 NFL games,[a] 12 as a starter, in his professional career.[1][17]

Coaching career and later life

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In April 1923, Baril was named the head coach of all sports at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, a position he remained in even as he played in the NFL.[3] With daily practices and "tough schedules" which Baril arranged, he helped his teams "fast round into shape."[35][36] However, after two years, he announced his resignation in April 1925, being succeeded by former Illinois Fighting Illini and South Dakota State Jackrabbits athlete George C. Roberts, although Baril remained a member of the DeLaSalle faculty.[37][38][39]

In 1927, Baril was hired by Hastings High School to be assistant football coach.[40] He remained in the post through at least 1928.[41] He was still with the school by 1937, although as a teacher instead of a coach.[42] He remained in education for the rest of his life, having been a principal at a high school in St. Paul by the time of his death in 1961.[43]

Personal life

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Baril was active in local sports, serving as an official for some competitions and competing in others.[44][45][46] In August 1925, he participated in a local event and was noted for winning the "fat men's race," open to those over 200 pounds (91 kg); he also placed third in the 100-yard dash open to all.[47] He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, for which he served as grand knight for the Hastings chapter,[48] and the Catholic Order of Foresters, having been the director of a boys' summer camp affiliated with them.[49][50] The St. Cloud Times noted him to be "a most proficient instructor and leader in scouting and all boys activities."[42] In 1938, he received a position as "president of the alumni of the Education Club at the College of St. Thomas."[51]

Baril married Marguerite Baril and had at least two children with her.[52] In 1942, he enlisted in World War II, at the age of 43.[53] He died on June 10, 1961, at the age of 63, at a hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where he had been for two weeks.[43] He was posthumously inducted into the St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.[54]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Sources conflict.[1][17]

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