Laurie Niemi

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Niemi on a 1952 Bowman card

No. 47, 74

Position:

Offensive tackle / Defensive tackle

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 19, 1925

Place of birth:

Red Lodge, Montana

Date of death:

February 19, 1968 (aged 42)

Place of death:

Spokane, Washington

Career information

College:

Washington State

NFL draft:

1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18

Career history

Washington Redskins (1949–1953)
Vancouver/BC Lions (1954–1955)

Career highlights and awards

2× Pro Bowl selection (1951, 1952)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	56
Fumble recoveries:	8
Touchdowns:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Laurie Jack Niemi (March 19, 1925 – February 19, 1968) was an American and Canadian football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League for the Vancouver/BC Lions. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1949 NFL Draft.^[1]

References

↑ "LAURIE NIEMI". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

External links

Just Sports Stats

Washington Redskins 1949 NFL Draft selections

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BC Lions 1954 Inaugural Season Roster

Head Coach: Annis Stukus

General Manager: Phil Webb

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