STATISTICS & HISTORY
George Svendsen was a star athlete at Marshall High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He played freshmen football and basketball at the Oregon State University before enrolling at the University of Minneasota for his sophmore year. Svendsen lettered in both football and basketball during each of his three years at Minnesota. After graduation in 1935, Svendsen played four years of professional basketball, mainly with independent teams. Svendsen also played professional football with the Green Bay Packers for five seasons where he stood out as one of the best centers in the National Football League. His pro football career was cut short by his service in the Army during World War II.
| GEORGE SVENDSEN | Height: | 6:04 | Weight: | 230 | College: | Oregon State’32 / Minnesota’35 | |||||
| George Peter Svendsen Jr. | Born: Mar 22, 1913 | Died: Aug 6, 1995 | Hometown: | Minneapolis, Mn. | |||||||
| Played Professional Football | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1931-32 | Oregon State (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Minnesota | College | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Minnesota | College | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Minnesota | College | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Oshkosh All -Stars | ||||||||||
| 1937-38 | Oshkosh | NBL | 11 | 18 | 9 | 45 | 4.1 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Oshkosh All Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Thorp Gamble All Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 11 | 18 | 9 | 45 | 4.1 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1937-38 | Oshkosh | NBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||