Francis (Frank) Joseph Tripucka (The Trip, pol. Trypuczka) (December 8, 1927 – September 12, 2013) was an American collegiate and professional football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League. Originally from Bloomfield, New Jersey, Tripucka (truh-PEW-kuh) graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1945.