Bob Lundell
American athlete (1907–1993)
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Wilbur Harvey Lundell (June 21, 1907 – July 7, 1993), sometimes known as Bob Lundell[1] or "Brute" Lundell,[2] was an American football, baseball, and basketball player.
Pueblo, Colorado
McAllen, Texas
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 21, 1907 Pueblo, Colorado |
| Died | July 7, 1993 (aged 86) McAllen, Texas |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Edison (MN) |
| College | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Career history | |
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Lundell was born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1907. He attended Edison High School in Minneapolis and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.[1] He was an all-round athlete at Gustavus Adolphus, playing end on the football team, center on the basketball team, and as a first baseman for the baseball team.[3] He attended Gustavus Adolphus for three years, leaving in the summer of 1928 to attend the University of Minnesota.[3][4] He led Gustavus Adolphus to its first Minnesota College Conference championship in 1926.[5]
He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and punter for the Minneapolis Red Jackets (1929-1930) and Staten Island Stapletons (1930).[1][6] He appeared in 20 NFL games, 16 of them as a starter. He scored one touchdown, for the Red Jackets in 1930.[1][7]
He also played professional baseball for Belle Plaine in 1927, in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system, and for St. Cloud starting in 1931.[2]
He also remained active in basketball, playing center for the Raferts in the Minneapolis A.A.U. basketball league.[8]
Lundell lived in McAllen, Texas, from 1972. He died in 1993 at the Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen at age 86.[9]