Larry Buhler

Larry Buhler
	Larry Buhler in his University of Minnesota sweater
No. 52
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
	Green Bay Packers (1939–1941);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1939); National champion (1936); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1937, 1938);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

^ ^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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