Helge Pukema
American football player (1917–2004)
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Helge Emil Pukema (April 8, 1917 – December 20, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team guard on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He died in Billings Park, Wisconsin, in 2004 at age 87.[3]
PositionGuard
BornApril 8, 1917
Bessemer, Michigan, U.S.
Bessemer, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2004 (aged 87)
Billings Park, Wisconsin, U.S.
Billings Park, Wisconsin, U.S.
CollegeMinnesota
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 8, 1917 Bessemer, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 2004 (aged 87) Billings Park, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Minnesota |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf Oles (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949 | St. Olaf | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1950 | St. Olaf | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
| St. Olaf: | 7–10 | 4–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–10 | ||||||||
