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Per STrib:
Joe Pung, the captain of the 1964 Gophers football team, died on Saturday in Minneapolis. He was 80.
Pung, a three-year letter winner for the Gophers, played in the collegiate all-star Blue-Gray Football Classic following his senior season. The Gophers were 5-4 in 1964. He declined an offer to try out with the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
He earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota and helped coach the Gophers freshman team for four years. He then taught in the Osseo school district for 30 years.
Pung grew up in St. Martin and attended Paynesville High School.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Joe Pung, the captain of the 1964 Gophers football team, died on Saturday in Minneapolis. He was 80.
Pung, a three-year letter winner for the Gophers, played in the collegiate all-star Blue-Gray Football Classic following his senior season. The Gophers were 5-4 in 1964. He declined an offer to try out with the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
He earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota and helped coach the Gophers freshman team for four years. He then taught in the Osseo school district for 30 years.
Pung grew up in St. Martin and attended Paynesville High School.
Former Gophers football captain Joe Pung dies at 80
A three-year letter winner, Pung played in the collegiate all-star Blue-Gray Football Classic following his senior season in 1964.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!