Waddy Kuehl

Ray Otto "Waddy" Kuehl (February 12, 1893 July 24, 1967), was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rock Island Independents (1920, 1923), Detroit Tigers (1921), Buffalo All-Americans (1921-1922), and Dayton Triangles (1924). He appeared in 39 NFL games and scored nine touchdowns.[1] On October 10, 1920, the second week of the first NFL season, Kuehl is credited with catching the first touchdown pass in NFL history — a 35-yard completion from Pudge Wyman against Hammond.[2] He played college football at St. Ambrose University and Dubuque College (now known as Loras College), both located in Iowa.[1] He retired from the game in 1925.[3]

Waddy Kuehl
Personal information
Born:(1893-02-12)February 12, 1893
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Died:July 24, 1967(1967-07-24) (aged 74)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College:St. Ambrose
Position:Back
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References

  1. "Waddy Kuehl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  2. "The First NFL Game(s)" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  3. ""Waddy" Kuehl, Pro Star, Lays His Grid Togs Aside". The Davenport Democrat. September 1925. p. 25.
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