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Walt Buland

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Walt Buland
Date of birth(1892-02-07)February 7, 1892
Place of birthMinneapolis, Minnesota
Date of deathMay 26, 1937(1937-05-26) (aged 45)
Career information
Position(s)Tackle, Guard
US collegeNone
Career history
As player
1907–1918Minneapolis Marines
1919–1921Rock Island Independents
1924Rock Island Independents
1924Green Bay Packers
1926Duluth Eskimos

Walter Daniel Buland (February 7, 1892 – May 26, 1937)[1] was a professional football player in the early National Football League. He played in the NFL for the Rock Island Independents, Green Bay Packers and Duluth Eskimos. He also played for the Minneapolis Marines prior to their entry into the NFL.[2] Buland also played in one of the two very first NFL games. On October 3, 1920, during a game between the Independents and the Muncie Flyers, Buland blocked a Ken Huffine punt in the Flyers endzone and recovered it for a touchdown.[3]

References

  1. ^ 1939-1930 Necrology at Oldest Living Pro Football Players
  2. ^ Quirk, Jim (1998). "The Minneapolis Marines: Minnesota's Forgotten NFL Team" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 20 (1). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18.
  3. ^ "The First NFL Game(s)" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 2. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–4. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12.