Ed Lechner

{{Short description|American football player (1919–2015)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ed Lechner

| image = Ed Lechner 2.png

| image_size =

| caption = Lechner at the University of Minnesota, c. 1942

| number =

| position = Guard / Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|12|14}}

| birth_place = Fessenden, North Dakota

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|5|1919|12|14}}

| death_place = St. Paul, Minnesota

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Fessenden (ND)

| college = Minnesota

| undraftedyear =

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1942}})

| pfr = L/LechEd20

}}

Edgar Henry Lechner (December 14, 1919 – November 5, 2015) was an American football guard and tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and attended high school in Fessenden, North Dakota. Lechner also served during World War II with the United States Navy. He was later a dentist and lived in St. Paul until his death in 2015.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?pid=176388443 Edgar H. LECHNER]{{Cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/blog/2012/09/gopher-greats-military-hero-dr-ed-lechner.html |title=Biography of Ed Lechner |access-date=2015-04-08 |archive-date=2015-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414161129/http://www.gophersports.com/blog/2012/09/gopher-greats-military-hero-dr-ed-lechner.html |url-status=dead }}