:Royal Kahler
{{Short description|American football player (1918–2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| number = 46, 72
| position = Tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|3|22}}
| birth_place = Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|2|21|1918|3|22}}
| death_place = Potter, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 226
| high_school = Grand Island (Nebraska)
| college = Nebraska
| draftyear = 1941
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 31
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1941}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1942}})
|highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 16
| statlabel2 = Kick returns
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Return yards
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = KahlRo20
}}
Royal James Kahler (March 22, 1918 – February 21, 2005) was a player in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Career
Kahler was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, but his rights were transferred to the Pittsburgh Steelers due to the events later referred to as the Pennsylvania Polka.{{Cite web |title=1941 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1941/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Steelers in 1941. The following season, he played with the Green Bay Packers.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/royalkahler/careerstats?id=KAH498348 |title=Royal Kahler Career Stats |work=NFL.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-01}}
References
- {{cite news|title=Copper! But Husker Kahler Will First Patrol Steeler Line |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4935%2C510370 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |page=22 |date=August 21, 1941}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Grand Island, Nebraska
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Players of American football from Nebraska
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
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