Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Died March 17, 2004 College: Nebraska Weight 86 kg | Name Bernie Scherer Positions End Role American football player | |
Date of birth: (1913-01-28)January 28, 1913 Place of birth: Spencer, Nebraska, U.S. Date of death: March 17, 2004(2004-03-17) (aged 91) NFL draft: 1936 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25 Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln | ||
Bernie Scherer: Football End
Bernard Joseph "Bernie" Scherer (January 28, 1913 – March 17, 2004) was an American football end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1936–1938) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers football player to be drafted in the NFL Draft. He later served as an officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of Colonel and serving during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Scherer is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
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