Laurie Niemi

Laurie Niemi
No. 47, 74
Niemi on a 1952 Bowman card
Position:	Offensive tackle / Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1925-03-19)March 19, 1925
Place of birth:	Red Lodge, Montana
Date of death:	February 19, 1968(1968-02-19) (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
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

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

Washington Redskins 1949 NFL Draft selections

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