Royal Kahler

Royal Kahler

No. 46, 72
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1918-03-22)March 22, 1918 Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:	February 21, 2005(2005-02-21) (aged 86) Potter, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Grand Island (Nebraska)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1941 / round: 5 / pick: 31
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1941) Green Bay Packers (1942)
Career highlights and awards
2× Second-team All-Big Six (1939, 1940)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 16 Kick returns: 1 Return yards: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Royal James Kahler (March 22, 1918 – February 21, 2005) was a player in the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Kahler was born on March 22, 1918, in Grand Island, Nebraska.^[1]

Career

Kahler was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, but his rights were transferred to the Pittsburgh Steelers due to the events later referred to as the Pennsylvania Polka.^[2] He played for the Steelers in 1941. The following season, he played with the Green Bay Packers.

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.^[3]

See also

• List of Pittsburgh Steelers players
• List of Green Bay Packers players

References

• "Copper! But Husker Kahler Will First Patrol Steeler Line". Pittsburgh Press. August 21, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

1. "Royal Kahler Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
3. "Royal Kahler Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.