Waddy Kuehl

Waddy Kuehl
Position:	Back
Personal information
Born:	February 12, 1893; Davenport, Iowa
Died:	July 24, 1967 (aged 74); Venice, Florida
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College:	St. Ambrose
Career history
	Rock Island Independents (1920); Buffalo All-Americans (1921); Detroit Tigers (1921); Buffalo All-Americans (1922); Rock Island Independents (1923); Dayton Triangles (1924);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ray Otto "Waddy" Kuehl (February 12, 1893 – July 24, 1967), was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rock Island Independents (1920, 1923), Detroit Tigers (1921), Buffalo All-Americans (1921-1922), and Dayton Triangles (1924). He appeared in 39 NFL games and scored nine touchdowns.^[1] On October 10, 1920, the second week of the first NFL season, Kuehl is credited with catching the first touchdown pass in NFL history — a 35-yard completion from Pudge Wyman against Hammond.^[2] He played college football at St. Ambrose University and Dubuque College (now known as Loras College), both located in Iowa.^[1] He retired from the game in 1925.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Waddy Kuehl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
^ "The First NFL Game(s)" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ ""Waddy" Kuehl, Pro Star, Lays His Grid Togs Aside". The Davenport Democrat. September 1925. p. 25.

[PFR-1] "Waddy Kuehl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2014.

[NFL-2] "The First NFL Game(s)" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-11-14.

[3] ""Waddy" Kuehl, Pro Star, Lays His Grid Togs Aside". The Davenport Democrat. September 1925. p. 25.

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