Bill Kuusisto
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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Herman, Michigan, U.S. | April 26, 1918||||
Died: | May 28, 1973 Paynesville, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 55)||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Minneapolis (MN) Roosevelt | ||||
College: | Minnesota | ||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 8 / Pick: 66 | ||||
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William E. Kuusisto (April 26, 1918 – May 28, 1973) was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers.[1] Kuusisto played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1941 NFL draft.[2] He played professionally for six seasons and retired in 1946.[3][4][5] Kuusisto was also a professional wrestler.[3][4]
Kuusisto died of a heart attack in Paynesville, Minnesota in 1973.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Packers.com - Bill Kuusisto". Packers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Former Packer Guard Bill Kuusisto Dies". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, WI. May 30, 1973. p. 31. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Kuusisto, Ex-Gopher Star, Pro Mat Figure, Dies at 55". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, MN. May 29, 1973. p. 40. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bill Kuusisto Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
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Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1973 deaths
- American football guards
- Green Bay Packers players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
- Wisconsin Badgers football players
- People from Baraga County, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American people of Finnish descent
- Roosevelt High School (Minnesota) alumni
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs