John Bauer (American football)

Games played:	2
Games started:	0
Fumbles recovered:	0

John Bauer
	Bauer on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 65
Position:	Guard–tackle
Personal information
Born:	March 11, 1932; Benton, Illinois
Died:	December 26, 2010 (aged 78)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College:	Illinois
NFL Draft:	1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
	New York Giants (1954);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	2
Games started:	0
Fumbles recovered:	0
	Player stats at NFL.com

John Richard Bauer (March 11, 1932 – December 26, 2010)^[1] was an American football guard and tackle who played for the National Football League's (NFL) New York Giants.

Born in Benton, Illinois,^[1] Bauer attended the University of Illinois, where he played for the school's football team from 1951 to 1953.^[2] In the first round of the 1954 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns chose him with the 12th overall pick.^[1] In August 1954, Bauer was traded to the Green Bay Packers as part of a six-player transaction.^[3] A month later, the Giants acquired Bauer from the Packers in another trade.^[4] Bauer played in two games for the Giants during the 1954 NFL season as a backup.^[1] He went into the Army and returned to the Giants in 1957, but left the team before the start of the season.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Bauer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "All-Time Letterwinners". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Browns Swap Quarterbacks". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 7, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ "Giants Get Bauer". The Windsor Daily Star. Associated Press. September 21, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ "Nary Replacement For Giants' Grier?". The Miami News. Associated Press. July 27, 1957. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

External links[]

NFL.com profile

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[pfr-1] "John Bauer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[2] "All-Time Letterwinners". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[3] "Browns Swap Quarterbacks". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 7, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[4] "Giants Get Bauer". The Windsor Daily Star. Associated Press. September 21, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[5] "Nary Replacement For Giants' Grier?". The Miami News. Associated Press. July 27, 1957. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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