Nolan Luhn
{{Short description|American football player (1921–2011)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nolan Luhn
| image = Nolan Luhn 1948 Bowman.jpg
| caption = Luhn on a 1948 Bowman football card
| number = 38
| position = End
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|7|27}}
| birth_place = Kenney, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|11|27|1921|7|27}}
| death_place = Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Bellville
(Bellville, Texas)
| college = Tulsa
| draftyear = 1945
| draftround = 25
| draftpick = 263
| pastteams = * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1945|1949}})
| pastcoaching = * Coffeyville (1968–2003)
Volunteer coach
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 100
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,525
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 13
| pfr = LuhnNo20
}}
Nolan Harry Luhn (July 27, 1921 – November 27, 2011) was an American professional football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Kenney, Texas.{{cite web | title=Green Bay Packers All Time Roster | url=http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/luhn_nolan_1945-49/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20070810202959/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/luhn_nolan_1945-49/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-08-10 | publisher=packers.com | accessdate=2009-06-04}} Luhn died on November 27, 2011, in Coffeyville, Kansas.{{cite news |title=Nolan Luhn, Packers player from 1940s, dead at 90 |author=AP |author-link=Associated Press |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82497f81/article/nolan-luhn-packers-player-from-1940s-dead-at-90 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202140236/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82497f81/article/nolan-luhn-packers-player-from-1940s-dead-at-90 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC |date=November 29, 2011 |accessdate=September 21, 2013}}
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
Bold
| Career high |
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rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
1945 | GNB
| 9 || 4 || 10 || 151 || 15.1 || 44 || 1 | ||||||
1946 | GNB
| 11 || 8 || 16 || 224 || 14.0 || 36 || 2 | ||||||
1947 | GNB
| 12 || 9 || 42 || 696 || 16.6 || 44 || 7 | ||||||
1948 | GNB
| 12 || 8 || 17 || 285 || 16.8 || 40 || 2 | ||||||
1949 | GNB
| 12 || 9 || 15 || 169 || 11.3 || 30 || 1 | ||||||
colspan="2"| | 56 | 38 | 100 | 1,525 | 15.3 | 44 | 13 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Green Bay Packers 1945 NFL draft picks}}
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Kilgore Rangers football players
Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players
Category:Coffeyville Red Ravens football coaches
Category:Players of American football from Austin County, Texas
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