American football player
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Position: | End | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1919-04-03)April 3, 1919 Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died: | February 20, 1999(1999-02-20) (aged 79) Lancaster, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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College: | USC | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 7 / pick: 60 | ||||||||||||
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Alvin John "Antelope Al" Krueger (April 3, 1919 – February 20, 1999) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Southern California.
Krueger received the winning touchdown pass from quarterback Doyle Nave over a no-scoring Duke team in the 1939 Rose Bowl. He and Nave were named Co-MVP for that game and were later inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1941 NFL draft by Washington.
References
- 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl hall of Fame Induction
- "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Los Angeles Times Obituary
- Al Krueger at Find a Grave
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- 1919 births
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- Players of American football from Orange, California
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- United States Navy personnel of World War II
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- Military personnel from California
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs