Bud Svendsen
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Positions: Center , Guard , Linebacker |
Jersey numbers: 7, 53, 66 |
| born February 7, 1915 in Minneapolis , Minnesota | |
| died on August 6, 1996 in Edina , Minnesota | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1937 - 1943 | |
| NFL Draft : 1937 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39 | |
| College : University of Minnesota | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 57 |
| as a starter | 42 |
| Interception | 5 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Earl Gilbert "Bud" Svendsen (born February 7, 1915 in Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA , † August 6, 1996 in Edina , Minnesota) was an American American football player. He played football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers and the Brooklyn Dodgers .
Player career
College career
Bud Svendsen attended high school in the suburbs of Minneapolis . He studied after graduating from the University of Minnesota , where he played football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers . In 1934 and 1935, the Minnesota Golden Gophers remained undefeated, winning eight games each. The following year the team lost one of eight games. After all three years of play, the Minnesota team was declared a national college champion by the US sports press. On September 1, 1937 Bud Svendsen played in the Chicago College All-Star Game against the Green Bay Packers, who had to admit defeat to the college players 6-0.
Professional career
In 1937 , Earl Svendsen was drafted 39th in the fourth round by the Green Bay Packers, who were trained by Curly Lambeau . His brother George Svendsen was already active in the Packers' team . The Packers under their head coach Curly Lambeau were a team with numerous well-known players, such as the later members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame such as running back Clarke Hinkle , the end Don Hutson or quarterback Arnie Herber .
Svendsen played in the offense and defense of the team, where he was mainly used in the position of a center . After his first season, he briefly interrupted his career with the Packers and became head coach at Truman State University , but returned to the Packers after a year. In 1939 , the Packers won nine of eleven games in the regular season and stood with this performance in the NFL final against the New York Giants trained by Steve Owen , who could be defeated 27-0. Before the 1940 season , Svendsen was given over to the Brooklyn Dodgers by the Packers. After the game round in 1943 , he ended his career there.
After the career
Bud Svendsen served in the United States Navy during World War II . After the end of the war, he returned to Minnesota and continued his father's electronics business with his brother George. Earl Svendsen was married twice and had two sons. He is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Honors
Svendsen played once in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. elected. He is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Bud Svendsen in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
- Obituary, biography
- Bud Svendsen's grave in the Find a Grave database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Chicago College All-Star Game 1937 ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Green Bay Packers 1939
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1939
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| SURNAME | Svendsen, Bud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svendsen, Earl Gilbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1996 |
| Place of death | Edina , Minnesota, USA |