| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | April 8, 1917 Bessemer, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died: | December 20, 2004 (aged 87) Billings Park, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Minnesota |
| Position: | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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 (NEA) 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]
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1181. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Harry Grayson (November 26, 1940). "NEA Has Harmon and Kimbrough On All-American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ^ "Helge Emil Pukema". Duluth News Tribune. December 2004.