Pug Lund
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Francis LeRoy "Pug" Lund was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback for Minnesota Golden Gophers and won All-Big Ten Conference honors in both 1933 and in 1934. He was c
Lund (right) with President Gerald R. Ford in 1975
Triple-threat man
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In gridiron football, a triple-threat man is a player who excels at all three of the skills of running, passing, and kicking. In modern usage, such a player would be referred to as a utility player.
Pug Lund
…the paper, it included his photo with the caption "Pug Lund". As a sophomore in 1932, Lund played for Minnesota's varsity football team and became a triple-threat man. He emerged as a star in his first game for the Gophers, setting up the winning touchdown on a pass to Brad Robinson and then rushing ten yards for the…
1906 St. Louis Post-Dispatch photograph of Brad Robinson throwing a forward pass
1905 St. Louis Post-Dispatch photograph of Brad Robinson preparing to punt