Buddy Jungmichel Explained

Buddy Jungmichel
Number:33
Position:Guard
Birth Date:18 October 1919
Birth Place:Gonzales, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:200
High School:Thorndale (TX)
College:Texas
Draftyear:1942
Draftround:15
Draftpick:138
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Pfr:JungBu20

Harold Neve "Buddy" Jungmichel (October 18, 1919  - August 28, 1982), sometimes spelled Jungmichael, was an American football guard and coach.

Early life

Jungmichel was born in Gonzales, Texas, in 1919 and attended Thorndale High School in Thorndale, Texas. He played college football at Kilgore Junior College in 1937 and 1938, and then for the Texas Longhorns from 1939 to 1941.

Professional football and military service

Jungmichel was selected by the New York Giants in the 15th round (138th overall pick) of the 1942 NFL draft. Jungmichel never joined the Giants, instead entering the Navy where he played on a Navy football team in San Diego.[1]

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.[2] He was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team.[3] [4]

Coaching career

The 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.[5] 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: July 17, 1946 . Jungmichel, Star Guard, Joins Hawks . 15A . Miami Herald . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Buddy Jungmichel Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . March 1, 2020.
  3. News: December 16, 1946 . Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second . 4B . The Miami News . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: January 5, 1947 . All-Star Pro Eleven Named . Sports 2 . Baltimore Sun . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: October 16, 1949 . Armistice Day Grid Game In Taylor Homecoming For TU Freshman Coach . 9 . The Taylor Daily Press . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: February 16, 1954 . Jungmichel's Stepping Out Of Grid Job . 1, 14 . The Austin Statesman . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: August 30, 1982 . Harold N. (Buddy) Jungmichel . 12 . Austin American-Statesman . Newspapers.com.