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| No. 4, 21, 12, 45, 31, 46 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Back / Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | September 29, 1901 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 16, 1980 (aged 78) Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Lincoln (NE) | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
As a player: | |||||||||
| Green Bay Packers (1924–32) | |||||||||
As a staff member / executive: | |||||||||
| Green Bay Packers (1954–67) | |||||||||
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Verne Clark Lewellen (September 29, 1901 – April 16, 1980) was an American professional football player and executive.
In his day, Lawewllen was known as an excellent punter and back for the first three world champion Green Bay Packers teams, who won championships from 1929 to 1931 as the first dynasty of the NFL. While records do not exist in full for his punting, the two-way player Lewellen led the NFL in most career touchdowns from 1929 to 1940, becoming the first player to score 50 career touchdowns. Despite this, he has not been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_td_career_1932.htm
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_td_career_1940.htm
- ^ https://www.packers.com/news/verne-lewellen-his-pro-football-hall-of-fame-credentials-are-beyond-reproach
- ^ https://www.packers.com/news/how-can-one-of-the-greatest-packers-ever-not-be-in-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame