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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | Herman, Michigan, U.S. | April 26, 1918||||||
Died: | May 28, 1973 Paynesville, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 55)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Minneapolis (MN) Roosevelt | ||||||
College: | Minnesota | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 8 / pick: 66 | ||||||
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William E. Kuusisto (April 26, 1918 – May 28, 1973) was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers.[1] Kuusisto played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1941 NFL draft.[2] He played professionally for six seasons and retired in 1946.[3][4][5] Kuusisto was also a professional wrestler.[3][4]
Kuusisto died of a heart attack in Paynesville, Minnesota in 1973.[3][4]