bernie, scherer, bernard, joseph, scherer, january, 1913, march, 2004, american, football, national, football, league, played, green, packers, 1936, 1938, pittsburgh, pirates, 1939, drafted, third, round, 1936, draft, first, nebraska, cornhuskers, football, pl. Bernard Joseph Scherer January 28 1913 March 17 2004 was an American football end in the National Football League NFL He played for the Green Bay Packers 1936 1938 and the Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 He was drafted in the third round of the 1936 NFL Draft 1 He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers football player to be drafted in the NFL Draft He later served as an officer in the United States Army reaching the rank of colonel and serving during World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War Scherer is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Bernie SchererPersonal informationBorn 1913 01 28 January 28 1913Spencer Nebraska U S Died March 17 2004 2004 03 17 aged 91 Sun City Arizona U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school Dallas SD College NebraskaPosition EndNFL Draft 1936 Round 3 Pick 25Career historyGreen Bay Packers 1936 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 Career highlights and awardsNFL champion 1936 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com PFRReferences edit 1936 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 20 External links edit nbsp Biography portalBernie Scherer at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football wide receiver born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte https www legacy com obituaries azcentral obituary aspx n bernard j scherer amp pid 2083941 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernie Scherer amp oldid 1153079893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
