Pug Lund
Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
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Position | Halfback |
Personal information | |
Born: | April 8, 1913 Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
Died: | May 26, 1994 Minneapolis, Minnesota | (aged 81)
Career history | |
College | Minnesota (1934) |
College Football Hall of Fame (1958) |
Francis "Pug" Lund[1] (April 18, 1913 – May 26, 1994) was an American football player.[2] Lund was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin[1] and attended Rice Lake High School.
As a Minnesota Gopher halfback, Lund was named All-Conference in both 1933 and in 1934, when he was the conference MVP. He was a consensus All-American in 1934. "Pug" Lund was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lund May Have Broken Rib, Physicians Say". Manitowoc Herald-Times. November 26, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Minnesota Death Index
- ^ Gopher Club Hall Members
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- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Rice Lake, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
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