Verne Lewellen was born on September 29, 1901, in Garland, Nebraska. A four-sport high school athlete at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lewellen attended Nebraska University, where he captained and quarterbacked the Cornhuskers to a 14–7 defeat of a Notre Dame squad in 1923.[1] Also a pitcher, the Pittsburgh Pirates were ready to sign him until an injury from a train wreck affected his pitching arm.
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Jim Crowley - who played against Lewellen in the 1923 Nebraska-Notre Dame matchup - recommended Lewellen to Green Bay Packers coach Curly Lambeau.[2] Lewellen signed with the team and played most of his nine-year career with the Packers. Lewellen played in 102 games for the Packers from 1924 to 1932 (in 1927, the team "lent" him to the New York Yankees for three end-of-season games) and earned all-league first-team honors from 1926–29.[2]
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In 1950, he joined the Packers as a member of the executive committee, served as the Packers' general manager from 1954 through 1958 and business manager from 1959 to 1967.[2]
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Completing a law degree from Nebraska University during his professional football career,[1] he ran successfully for Brown County (WI) District Attorney in 1928 against Packer teammate LaVern Dilweg and was re-elected in 1930. He lost the seat in the 1932 election and practiced law until his retirement.[2]
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Lewellen died on April 16, 1980, at the age of 78.[3]
verne, lewellen, verne, clark, lewellen, september, 1901, april, 1980, american, football, player, executive, lewellen, packers, uniform, 1924no, 46position, back, punterpersonal, informationborn, 1901, september, 1901lincoln, nebraska, died, april, 1980, 1980. Verne Clark Lewellen September 29 1901 April 16 1980 was an American football player and executive Verne LewellenLewellen in his Packers uniform in 1924No 4 21 12 45 31 46Position Back PunterPersonal informationBorn 1901 09 29 September 29 1901Lincoln Nebraska U S Died April 16 1980 1980 04 16 aged 78 Rockville Maryland U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 182 lb 83 kg Career informationHigh school Lincoln NE College NebraskaCareer historyAs a player Green Bay Packers 1924 32 As an executive Green Bay Packers 1954 67 General manager 1954 58 Business manager 1959 67 Career highlights and awards3 NFL champion 1929 30 31 4 First team All Pro 1926 27 28 29 Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Wisconsin Athletic Hall of FameCareer NFL statisticsGames 105Games started 71Touchdowns 37Player stats at NFL com PFRExecutive profile at PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 Player 2 2 Executive 3 Legal career 4 Personal life 5 Legacy 6 ReferencesEarly life editVerne Lewellen was born on September 29 1901 in Garland Nebraska A four sport high school athlete at Lincoln High School in Lincoln Nebraska Lewellen attended Nebraska University where he captained and quarterbacked the Cornhuskers to a 14 7 defeat of a Notre Dame squad in 1923 1 Also a pitcher the Pittsburgh Pirates were ready to sign him until an injury from a train wreck affected his pitching arm Professional career editPlayer edit Jim Crowley who played against Lewellen in the 1923 Nebraska Notre Dame matchup recommended Lewellen to Green Bay Packers coach Curly Lambeau 2 Lewellen signed with the team and played most of his nine year career with the Packers Lewellen played in 102 games for the Packers from 1924 to 1932 in 1927 the team lent him to the New York Yankees for three end of season games and earned all league first team honors from 1926 29 2 Executive edit In 1950 he joined the Packers as a member of the executive committee served as the Packers general manager from 1954 through 1958 and business manager from 1959 to 1967 2 Legal career editCompleting a law degree from Nebraska University during his professional football career 1 he ran successfully for Brown County WI District Attorney in 1928 against Packer teammate LaVern Dilweg and was re elected in 1930 He lost the seat in the 1932 election and practiced law until his retirement 2 Personal life editLewellen died on April 16 1980 at the age of 78 3 Legacy editHe was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1967 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970 3 The Professional Football Researchers Association named Lewellen to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2009 4 References edit a b The Nebraska 100 64 Verne Lewellen Omaha World Herald Archived from the original on May 17 2019 Retrieved December 4 2019 a b c d Verne Lewellen PDF The Coffin Corner 12 1 1990 Archived PDF from the original on February 1 2019 Retrieved December 4 2019 via Professional Football Researchers Association nbsp a b Christl Cliff Verne Lewellen Green Bay Packers Inc Archived from the original on December 4 2019 Retrieved December 4 2019 Hall of Very Good Class of 2009 Professional Football Researchers Association Archived from the original on May 13 2019 Retrieved December 4 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verne Lewellen amp oldid 1216439512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
