Waddy Kuehl

American football player (1893–1967)

American football player

Waddy Kuehl

Personal information
Born:| (1893-02-12)February 12, 1893
Davenport, Iowa
Died:| July 24, 1967(1967-07-24) (aged 74)
Venice, Florida
Height:| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:| 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College:| St. Ambrose
Position:| Back
Career history

* Rock Island Independents (1920)
* Buffalo All-Americans (1921)
* Detroit Tigers (1921)
* Buffalo All-Americans (1922)
* Rock Island Independents (1923)
* Dayton Triangles (1924)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ray Otto "Waddy" Kuehl (February 12, 1893 - July 24, 1967), was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rock Island Independents (1920, 1923), Detroit Tigers (1921), Buffalo All-Americans (1921-1922), and Dayton Triangles (1924). He appeared in 39 NFL games and scored nine touchdowns.[1] On October 10, 1920, the second week of the first NFL season, Kuehl is credited with catching the first touchdown pass in NFL history — a 35-yard completion from Pudge Wyman against Hammond.[2] He played college football at St. Ambrose University and Dubuque College (now known as Loras College), both located in Iowa.[1] He retired from the game in 1925.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Waddy Kuehl". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
2. ^ "The First NFL Game(s)" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
3. ^ ""Waddy" Kuehl, Pro Star, Lays His Grid Togs Aside". The Davenport Democrat. September 1925. p. 25.