Bob Lundell

Wilbur Harvey Lundell (June 21, 1907 – July 7, 1993), sometimes known as Bob Lundell He was an all-round athlete at Gustavus Adolphus, playing end on the football team, center on the basketball team, and as a first baseman for the baseball team. He led Gustavus Adolphus to its first Minnesota College Conference championship in 1926.

He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and punter for the Minneapolis Red Jackets (1929-1930) and Staten Island Stapletons (1930). He appeared in 20 NFL games, 16 of them as a starter. He scored one touchdown, for the Red Jackets in 1930.

He also played professional baseball for Belle Plaine in 1927, in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system, and for St. Cloud starting in 1931.

He also remained active in basketball, playing center for the Raferts in the Minneapolis A.A.U. basketball league.

Lundell lived in McAllen, Texas, from 1972. He died in 1993 at the Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen at age 86.