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{{Infobox gridiron football person
|image=Larry Buhler.jpg
|caption=Larry Buhler in his University of Minnesota sweater
|birth_date={{birth date|1917|5|28|mf=y}}
|birth_place= [[Windom, MN]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1990|8|21|1917|5|28}}
|College=[[University of Minnesota|Minnesota]]
|Position= [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]<br>[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]] 
|DraftedYear=1939
|DraftedRound=1
|DraftedPick=9
|Awards=
|Honors=
|Records=
|years=1939–1941
|teams=[[Green Bay Packers]]
|Stats=y
|DatabaseFootball=BUHLELAR01}}
'''Lawrence A. "Larry" Buhler''' (May 28, 1917 – August 21, 1990) was a [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]]/[[Halfback (American football)|halfback]]  in the [[National Football League]] who played 21 games for the [[Green Bay Packers]].  He played for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|University of Minnesota Golden Gophers]] under [[Bernie Bierman]].<ref name=DG>{{cite news|title=Bronze statue honors Windom pro footballer|url=http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/34531/|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=Daily Globe|date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>   In 1939, the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the [[1939 NFL Draft]] to sign Buhler out of the [[University of Minnesota]]. Buhler went on to play for three seasons with the Packers and retired in 1941.  Buhler ended his working career as the manager of the municipal liquor store in [[Windom, Minnesota]].<ref name=res>City of Windom Resolution #2-84</ref>  He worked as assistant manager and manager for 16 years and 8 months before retiring at the end of 1983.<ref name=res />  A statue of Buhler was erected on the grounds of the [[Cottonwood County Courthouse]] and was dedicated in 1993.<ref name=DG />

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/buhler_larry_1939-41/ Packers.com]
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/larrybuhler/profile?id=BUH415291 NFL.com]

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| NAME              = Buhler, Larry
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH     = May 28, 1917
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Windom, MN
| DATE OF DEATH     = August 21, 1990
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Cottonwood County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:American football fullbacks]]
[[Category:American football halfbacks]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Minnesota]]


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