George Peter Svendsen (March 22, 1913 – August 6, 1995) was an

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player. After his college career at

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and the

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, he starred for the Green Bay Packers. He also played one season for the

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of the National Basketball League.BBALLsports.com
Sports Statistics Database. Svendsen played in 52 NFL games, starting in 31 of them. He played in both playoff games for the Packers in 1936 and 1941. He had one career reception, for 11 yards in 1937. He was named to the 2nd Team All-Pro by Collyers Eye Magazine, the NFL, and UPI. Svendsen is one of ten players that were named to the

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that have not been inducted into the

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