Buddy Jungmichel
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1919–1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Buddy Jungmichel
| image = Buddy Jungmichel 1946.jpg
| caption = Buddy Jungmichel c. 1946
| number = 33
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|10|18}}
| birth_place = Gonzales, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|8|28|1919|10|18}}
| death_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Thorndale
(Thorndale, Texas)
| college = Texas
| draftyear = 1942
| draftround = 15
| draftpick = 138
| pastteams = * Miami Seahawks (1946)
| highlights = * Second-team All-SWC (1941)
| statleague = AAFC
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 14
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 13
| statlabel3 = Interceptions
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = JungBu20
}}
Harold Neve "Buddy" Jungmichel (October 18, 1919 – August 28, 1982), sometimes spelled Jungmichael, was an American football guard and coach.
Early life
Professional football and military service
Jungmichel was selected by the New York Giants in the 15th round (138th overall pick) of the 1942 NFL draft. Jungmichel never joined the Giants, instead entering the Navy where he played on a Navy football team in San Diego.{{Cite news |date=July 17, 1946 |title=Jungmichel, Star Guard, Joins Hawks |page=15A |work=Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45965160/jungmichel-joins-hawks/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
He played in for the Miami Seahawks in the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He appeared in 14 professional football games, 13 of them as a starter.{{Cite web |title=Buddy Jungmichel Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JungBu20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=March 1, 2020}} He was selected by both the United Press and the AAFC as a second-team guard on the 1946 All-AAFC football team.{{Cite news |date=December 16, 1946 |title=Jungmichael Named On All-AAFC Second |page=4B |work=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45954648/1945-upi-all-aafc-team/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=January 5, 1947 |title=All-Star Pro Eleven Named |page=Sports 2 |work=Baltimore Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45957140/all-star-pro-eleven-named/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
Coaching career
The Miami Seahawks disbanded after the 1946 season, and in 1947, Jungmichel accepted a position as an assistant football coach with the Texas Longhorns. He served as the freshman coach from 1947 to 1949.{{Cite news |date=October 16, 1949 |title=Armistice Day Grid Game In Taylor Homecoming For TU Freshman Coach |page=9 |work=The Taylor Daily Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45966061/armistice-day-grid-game-in-taylor/ |via=Newspapers.com}} He later became a line coach. He left the Texas coaching staff in 1954 to go into the insurance business.{{Cite news |date=February 16, 1954 |title=Jungmichel's Stepping Out Of Grid Job |pages=1, 14 |work=The Austin Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45966381/jungmichels-stepping-out-of-grid-job/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
He died in 1982 in Austin, Texas.{{Cite news |date=August 30, 1982 |title=Harold N. (Buddy) Jungmichel |page=12 |work=Austin American-Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45966574/buddy-jungmichel/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
References
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Category:American football guards
Category:Miami Seahawks players
Category:Baylor Bears football players
Category:Players of American football from Texas