Kenneth Wayne Huxhold (August 10, 1929 – December 7, 2020) was a player in the

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(NFL) for the

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from 1954 to 1958 as a guard. Huxhold was previously drafted in the 27th round of the

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by the

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. He played at the collegiate level at the

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Biography

Huxhold was born Kenneth Wayne Huxhold on August 10, 1929, in

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

. He retired from professional football in 1959 and started working for the

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company.

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1929 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Kenosha, Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin Philadelphia Eagles players American football offensive guards Wisconsin Badgers football players {{offensive-lineman-1920s-stub

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