Position: | Back |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1897 |
Birth Place: | Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 165 |
High School: | Marinette (Wisconsin) |
College: | Carroll |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 4 |
Pfr: | WagnBu20 |
Almore Charles "Buff" Wagner (May 31, 1897 – February 12, 1962) was a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers in 1920 and 1921. He played college football at Carroll University.[1]
Wagner played for the Packers in 1920 before they entered a professional league. He signed with the Packers in August 1921 before the 1921 season.[2] Wagner participated in the Packers' first game in the American Professional Football Association, which would later become the National Football League (NFL). The Packers were down 6 - 0 late in the game to the Minneapolis Mariners before Curly Lambeau completed a pass to Wagner for 37 yards to put the Packers close to the end zone.[3] A few plays later, Art Schmaehl scored a touchdown and Lambeau kicked the extra point to secure the Packers first league victory.[4] A rumor persisted that the Packers needed to win this game, or at the very least be competitive, in order to remain in the league.[3]