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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Chisholm, Minnesota, U.S. | December 21, 1924||||||
Died: | January 18, 2019 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 94)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Chisholm (MN) | ||||||
College: | Nevada | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 8 / Pick: 74 | ||||||
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Dan (Buddy) Orlich (December 21, 1924 – January 18, 2019) was an American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team. [1] He was of Serbian descent. He died in January 2019 at the age of 94. [2]
In addition to his success in the NFL, Dan is also considered to be the one of, if not the greatest, trapshooters who ever lived. [3] [4] Highlights include:
No. 49 | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Chisholm, Minnesota, U.S. | December 21, 1924||||||
Died: | January 18, 2019 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 94)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Chisholm (MN) | ||||||
College: | Nevada | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 8 / Pick: 74 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Dan (Buddy) Orlich (December 21, 1924 – January 18, 2019) was an American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team. [1] He was of Serbian descent. He died in January 2019 at the age of 94. [2]
In addition to his success in the NFL, Dan is also considered to be the one of, if not the greatest, trapshooters who ever lived. [3] [4] Highlights include: