John Richard Bauer (March 11, 1932 – December 26, 2010)[1] was an American football guard and tackle who played for the National Football League's (NFL) New York Giants.

John Bauer

Bauer on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 65
Position:	Guard–tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1932-03-11)March 11, 1932 Benton, Illinois
Died:	December 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 78)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College:	Illinois
NFL Draft:	1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
New York Giants (1954)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 2 Games started: 0 Fumbles recovered: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Born in Benton, Illinois,[1] Bauer attended the University of Illinois, where he played for the school's football team from 1951 to 1953.[2] In the first round of the 1954 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns chose him with the 12th overall pick.[1] In August 1954, Bauer was traded to the Green Bay Packers as part of a six-player transaction.[3] A month later, the Giants acquired Bauer from the Packers in another trade.[4] Bauer played in two games for the Giants during the 1954 NFL season as a backup.[1] He went into the Army and returned to the Giants in 1957, but left the team before the start of the season.[5]

References

External links

• NFL.com profile

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