Buddy Jungmichel
Guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 18, 1919 Gonzales, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | August 28, 1982 (aged 62) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Thorndale (TX) |
| College: | Texas |
| NFL draft: | 1942 / Round: 15 / Pick: 138 |
| Career history | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Harold Neve "Buddy" Jungmichel (October 18, 1919 – August 28, 1982), sometimes spelled Jungmichael, was an
guard
and coach.
Early years
Jungmichel was born in Gonzales, Texas, in 1919 and attended Thorndale High School in Thorndale, Texas.[1] He played college football at Kilgore Junior College in 1937 and 1938,[2] and then for the Texas Longhorns from 1939 to 1941.[3]
Professional football and military service
Jungmichel was selected by the
1942 NFL Draft. [1] Jungmichel never joined the Giants, instead entering the Navy where he played on a Navy football team in San Diego.[3]
He played in for the
Coaching career
The Miami Seahawks disbanded after the 1946 season, and in 1947, Jungmichel accepted a position as an assistant football coach with the Texas Longhorns. He served as the freshman coach from 1947 to 1949.[2] He later became a line coach. He left the Texas coaching staff in 1954 to go into the insurance business.[6]
He died in 1982 in Austin, Texas.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Buddy Jungmichel Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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