John Bauer (American football)

John Bauer
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Bauer on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 65
Position:Guard–tackle
Personal information
Born:(1932-03-11)March 11, 1932
Benton, Illinois, U.S.
Died:December 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 78)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College:Illinois
NFL draft:1954 / round: 1 / pick: 12
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Games started:0
Fumbles recovered:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

John Richard Bauer (March 11, 1932 – December 26, 2010)[1] was an American football guard and tackle who played for the National Football League's (NFL) New York Giants.

Born in Benton, Illinois,[1] Bauer attended the University of Illinois, where he played for the school's football team from 1951 to 1953.[2] In the first round of the 1954 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns chose him with the 12th overall pick.[1] In August 1954, Bauer was traded to the Green Bay Packers as part of a six-player transaction.[3] A month later, the Giants acquired Bauer from the Packers in another trade.[4] Bauer played in two games for the Giants during the 1954 NFL season as a backup.[1] He went into the Army and returned to the Giants in 1957, but left the team before the start of the season.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "John Bauer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Browns Swap Quarterbacks". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 7, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Giants Get Bauer". The Windsor Daily Star. Associated Press. September 21, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nary Replacement For Giants' Grier?". The Miami News. Associated Press. July 27, 1957. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2020.


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