George Svendsen

George Peter Svendsen


Born:
March 22, 1913
Minneapolis, MN

Died:
August 6, 1995
Minneapolis, MN

Career
1929-30 Marshall High School - Minneapolis (High School)
1931-32 University of Minnesota (College)
1932-33 University of Minnesota (College)
1933-34 University of Minnesota (College)
1937-38 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1937-38 Antigo High School - Wisconsin (High School) - Head coach 
1937-38 Oshkosh All-Stars (Independent)
1938-39 Antigo High School - Wisconsin (High School) - Head coach
1939-40 Thorp Gamble All-Stars (NBL)



Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Svendsen was a star player for the Green Bay Packers, playing five years for the team as a center. Svendsen was named to the NFL All-Thirties team. He only played four games of high school basketball before playing basketball and football at Minnesota. Some sources seem to claim he went to Oregon State, but nothing I can find to back that up. He played one year of professional basketball, for Oshkosh. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2 and served in the South Pacific, and after was assistant line coach for the Minnesota football team for 4 years in the late 40's. His brother, Bud, also played pro football. He worked for many years in the family electrical manufatcuring business. George Svendsen was married to Marian (1915-2011) and had two sons, Steve and Jeff.

Source:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29456739.html

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/svendge01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=svendge01

NFL Career:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SvenGe20.htm