Lawrence Abraham Buhler (May 28, 1917 – August 21, 1990) was a fullback/halfback in the National Football League (NFL) who played 21 games for the Green Bay Packers. He played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers under Bernie Bierman.[1] In 1939, the Green Bay Packers used the ninth pick in the first round of the 1939 NFL draft to sign Buhler out of the University of Minnesota.[2] Buhler played for three seasons with the Packers and retired in 1941. Buhler ended his working career as the manager of the municipal liquor store in Windom, Minnesota.[3] He worked as assistant manager and manager for 16 years and 8 months before retiring at the end of 1983.[3] A statue of Buhler was erected on the grounds of the Cottonwood County Courthouse and was dedicated in 1993.[1]
 Larry Buhler in his University of Minnesota sweater | |
| No. 52 | |
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| Position: | Fullback / Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 28, 1917 Mountain Lake, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died: | August 21, 1990 (aged 73) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Windom (MN) |
| College: | Minnesota |
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 1 / pick: 9 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bronze statue honors Windom pro footballer". Daily Globe. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b City of Windom Resolution #2-84
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