Helge Pukema

Helge Pukema
Personal information
Born:(1917-04-08)April 8, 1917
Bessemer, Michigan, U.S.
Died:December 20, 2004(2004-12-20) (aged 87)
Billings Park, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
College:Minnesota
Position:Guard
Career highlights and awards

Helge Emil Pukema (April 8, 1917 – December 20, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team guard on the 1940 College Football All-America Team. He died in Billings Park, Wisconsin, in 2004 at age 87.