Milt Gantenbein

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Milt Gantenbein
Position (s):
End 		Jersey number (s):
22
born May 31, 1909 in New Albin , Iowa
died on December 18, 1988 in Sacramento , California
Career information
Active : 1931 - 1940
College : University of Wisconsin – Madison
Teams
Career statistics
Games     103
as a starter     71
Touchdown     8th
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Milton Edward "Milt" Gantenbein (born May 31, 1909 in New Albin , Iowa , USA , † December 18, 1988 in Sacramento , California ) was an American American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers as an end .

Player career

Gantenbein visited in La Crosse , Wisconsin , the High School and studied for his degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . In 1931 he received a contract with the Green Bay Packers trained by Curly Lambeau , where he was a teammate of LaVern Dilweg and quarterback Arnie Herber . In his first year, Gantenbein and his team won the NFL Championship Game . In 1936 the Packers moved into the NFL championship game and beat the Boston Redskins there with 21: 6. In the following game year Gantenbein moved with his team again in the NFL final. The game against the New York Giants , however, was lost 17: 3. In 1939 the Packers were able to win nine of their 11 games. Gantenbein's team moved into the NFL final again. Opponents were again the New York Giants, who were beaten 27-0 this time. In 1940 Gantenbein ended his career.

Honors

Gantenbein played in the Pro Bowl in 1939 and is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame . Gantenbein was voted All-Pro three times .

Coaching career

After his career, Gantenbein became a coach at Manhattan College . However, the college stopped gaming in 1942. Gantenbein then worked in the insurance industry.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1931
  2. ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1938
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1939
  4. ↑ All-Pro nominations ( Memento from August 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Gantenbein's career choice (PDF; 25 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Gantenbein, Milt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gantenbein, Milton Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH New Albin , Iowa , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1988
Place of death Sacramento , California