Helge Emil Pukema (April 8, 1917 – December 20, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He died in Billings Park, Wisconsin, in 2004 at age 87.[3]
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Born: | (1917-04-08)April 8, 1917 Bessemer, Michigan |
Died: | December 20, 2004(2004-12-20) (aged 87) Billings Park, Wisconsin |
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College: | Minnesota |
Position: | Guard |
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Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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St. Olaf Oles (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
1949 | St. Olaf | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
1950 | St. Olaf | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
St. Olaf: | 7–10 | 4–8 | |||||||
Total: | 7–10 |
St. Olaf Oles head football coaches | |
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1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football—AP national champions | |
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1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football—AP national champions | |
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