Died December 1, 1974 Role American football player | Name Merwin Mitterwallner College: Denver
Illinois Positions Guard | |
Date of birth: (1897-07-04)July 4, 1897 Date of death: December 1, 1974(1974-12-01) (aged 77) | ||
Place of birth: Trumansburg, New York | ||
Merwin Mitterwallner (July 4, 1897 – December 1, 1974), sometimes known as Bubbles Mitterwallner, was an American football player. Mitterwallner was born in Trumansburg, New York. He played college football at the guard position at both the University of Denver and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. While playing for Illinois, he was a key blocker for Red Grange and was selected by Herbert Reed as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team. He also received third-team All-American honors from the International News Service and the Chicago Daily News.
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