Pug Lund
Lund from 1935 University of Minnesota yearbook | |
| Position | Halfback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 18, 1913 Rice Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died: | May 26, 1994 (aged 81) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Minnesota (1932–1934) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1958) | |
Francis LeRoy "Pug" Lund (April 18, 1913 – May 26, 1994) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback for Minnesota Golden Gophers and won All-Big Ten Conference honors in both 1933 and in 1934. He was captain of the 1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team that compiled a perfect 8–0 record and won the national championship. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference in 1934 and was also a consensus first-team player on the 1934 All-America college football team. Lund was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.