Zuehl Conoly
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| Positions | Guard, tackle | ||||
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| Born | September 13, 1920 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Died | January 22, 2001 (aged 80) Kinney, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Roy Miller (Corpus Christi, Texas) | ||||
| College | Southwestern (TX) Texas | ||||
| NFL draft | 1943: 10th round, 82nd overall pick | ||||
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William Zuehl "Bud" Conoly (September 13, 1920 – January 22, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a guard for one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals. Prior to that he played college football for the Southwestern Pirates and Texas Longhorns.
Early life
[edit]Conoly played high school football at Corpus Christi High where he helped them to the 1938 State Championship (its first of only two) and was an all-star tackle in 1939.[1]
College career
[edit]Conoly played college football at Texas in 1941 and 1942, where he was a tackle.[2] In 1941, the team went 8-1-1, spent two weeks ranked #1 and finished the season ranked #4. The next year Conoly deferred his enlistment in the Navy and the Longhorns won both the Southwest Conference Championship and the Cotton Bowl and finished ranked 11th.[3]
In 1943, as part of his military service, he was transferred to Southwestern University where he played for the Pirates football team despite having used all of his eligibility at Texas.[4] With other stars from Texas, like Spot Collins and Harold Fischer, he helped the team to a 10-1-1 record, the only ranking in school history and to a victory in the Sun Bowl. For his efforts he was an AP All-American Honorable Mention that year.[5]
Military service
[edit]Conoly served in the Navy during World War II.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Conoly was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the tenth round (82nd overall) of the 1943 NFL draft.[7] After returning from service in World War II, he played in nine games for the Cardinals in 1946.[8] Against the Lions that year, he blocked and recovered a punt to set up a touchdown.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Andis Placed on All-Star Grid Eleven". The Pampa News. July 12, 1939.
- ↑ "Texas Football History and Honors" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Longhorns Ready for New Season". McAllen Daily Press. June 10, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Bible Will See Stars on Saturday". Toledo Blade. September 29, 1943. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Southwestern Football Record Book". Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ Wells, Jonathan (November 10, 2023). "An historic list of Texas football's military veterans". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ↑ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicago Cardinals 1946 Roster". StatMuse. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Lions Bow 34 to 14 to Grid Cards". Meriden Record. October 1, 1946. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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