Bud Wilkinson, 1969
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End, Minnesota, 1934–⁠36

Bud Wilkinson

Born
Apr 23, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died
Feb 9, 1994, in St. Louis, Missouri
Served
United States Navy

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Bud Wilkinson played end at Minnesota (1934–⁠36). The Green Bay Packers took Wilkinson in round 3, No. 29 overall in the 1937 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1936
Second-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 29
Round 3, 1937 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1934, 1935 and 1936; Big Ten champions, 1934 and 1935

All-America: UP second team 1935; Newspaper Editors Association third team 1935; Kansas City Star second team 1935; Central Press third team 1935

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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