Al Krueger

{{Short description|American football player (1919–1999)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Al Krueger

| image = Krueger-Al-1946.jpg

| caption = Krueger in 1946

| number = 14, 52, 47, 62

| position = Halfback
End

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|4|3}}

| birth_place = Orange, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|02|20|1919|04|3}}

| death_place = Lancaster, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = Antelope Valley
(Lancaster, California)

| college = USC

| draftyear = 1941

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 60

| pastteams = * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1941|1942}})

• Los Angeles Bulldogs (1945)
• Los Angeles Dons (1946)

| highlights = * NFL champion (1942)

• Pro Bowl (1942)
• 2× Second-team All-PCC (1939, 1940)
• Rose Bowl MVP, 1939
• Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, 1995

| statleague = NFL + AAFC

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 35

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 401

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = KrueAl21

}}

Alvin John "Antelope Al" Krueger (April 3, 1919 – February 20, 1999) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Southern California.

Krueger received the winning touchdown pass from quarterback Doyle Nave over a no-scoring Duke team in the 1939 Rose Bowl. He and Nave were named Co-MVP for that game and were later inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl hall of Fame Induction He was selected in the seventh round of the 1941 NFL draft by Washington.{{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}}