 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Yakagadzirirwa kutanga zvachose neCardinals se ramangwana rekusarudza mu1945 NFL Draft, Trippi aiteverwawo neNew York Yankees yeAll-America Football Conference AAFC pamwe nezvikwata zvakawanda zvehunyanzvi zve baseball. Pakupedzisira iye akasaina chibvumirano che 100 000 chechienzi neCardinals. Semutambi mutsva, Trippi akatungamira Million Dollar Backfield yeChicago kukunda mu1947 NFL Championship Game. Pakasvika nguva yaakasiya basa akanga aunganidza mayardi akawanda zvikuru echikanganiso chose nomutambi munhau yeNFL. Trippi akaiswa muCollege Football Hall of Fame muna 1959 uye Pro Football Hall of Fame muna 1968. 