Harold Neve "Buddy" Jungmichel (October 18, 1919 – August 28, 1982), sometimes spelled Jungmichael, was an American football guard and coach.
 Buddy Jungmichel c. 1946 | |
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| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 18, 1919 Gonzales, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | August 28, 1982 (aged 62) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Thorndale (TX) |
| College: | Texas |
| NFL draft: | 1942 / round: 15 / pick: 138 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editJungmichel was born in Gonzales, Texas, in 1919 and attended Thorndale High School in Thorndale, Texas.[1] He played college football at Kilgore Junior College in 1937 and 1938,[2] and then for the Texas Longhorns from 1939 to 1941.[3]
Professional football and military service
editJungmichel was selected by the New York Giants in the 15th round (138th overall pick) of the 1942 NFL draft.[1] Jungmichel never joined the Giants, instead entering the Navy where he played on a Navy football team in San Diego.[3]
He played in for the Miami Seahawks in the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He appeared in 14 professional football games, 13 of them as a starter.[1] He was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team.[4][5]
Coaching career
editThe Miami Seahawks disbanded after the 1946 season, and in 1947, Jungmichel accepted a position as an assistant football coach with the Texas Longhorns. He served as the freshman coach from 1947 to 1949.[2] He later became a line coach. He left the Texas coaching staff in 1954 to go into the insurance business.[6]
He died in 1982 in Austin, Texas.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Buddy Jungmichel Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Armistice Day Grid Game In Taylor Homecoming For TU Freshman Coach". The Taylor Daily Press. October 16, 1949. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jungmichel, Star Guard, Joins Hawks". Miami Herald. July 17, 1946. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second". The Miami News. December 16, 1946. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Star Pro Eleven Named". Baltimore Sun. January 5, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jungmichel's Stepping Out Of Grid Job". The Austin Statesman. February 16, 1954. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harold N. (Buddy) Jungmichel". Austin American-Statesman. August 30, 1982. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.