George Siegrist Buehler, Jr. (born August 10, 1947) is a former

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in the

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and the

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High school career

Buehler played for

Whittier High School Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon (class of 1930) and John Lasseter (class of 1975), founder of Pixa ...

and was the

CIF Southern Section The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF ...

Player of the Year in 1964. While attending Whittier High George also competed on the Wrestling and Track Teams. In Track was a very successful Shot Putter/Discus Thrower, and, on the Wrestling Team, he was a four-year Varsity Heavyweight Champion, and, was the CIF Southern Section Heavyweight Champion in both his Jr.(1964) and Senior year 1965. See CIF SS Record Sports Information Records

College career

Buehler played

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Professional career

George Buehler played for the

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from 1969 to 1978. From 1969 to 1970, Buehler was a replacement. He became a starter at right offensive guard for the Raiders from 1971 to 1977, but was used sparingly in 1978, replaced by

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, and ending his career with the

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in 1978 and 1979. He was part of a particularly strong offensive line during the 1976 season, featuring interior linemates

Dave Dalby David Merle Dalby (October 19, 1950 – August 30, 2002) was an American football center; he played fourteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Early years Dalby was a star linemen at center ...

at center and

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at left guard. In the 1976 AFC championship game of the

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, the Raiders beat the

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, rushing for 157 yards and passing for 88 yards. The Raiders then beat the

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, rushing for a whopping 266 yards and passing for 180 yards, as Buehler overpowered the opposing defensive tackle, Doug Sutherland.

Personal

His nephew,

David Buehler David Jonathan Buehler (born February 5, 1987) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college footba ...

was the

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for the

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team. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the

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1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Whittier, California Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California American football offensive guards Stanford Cardinal football players Oakland Raiders players Cleveland Browns players American Football League players Whittier High School alumni {{offensive-lineman-1940s-stub

High school career

College career

Professional career

Personal

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