Bud Nygren

Born in Minneapolis, Nygren attended Forest Lake Area High School, graduating in 1936, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He began playing college football at Gustavus Adolphus College. Nygren served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. ==Professional football==

In 1946, Nygren played professional football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) as a right halfback for the Los Angeles Dons. On September 13, 1946, Nygren scored the first points in Los Angeles Dons team history on a touchdown pass from quarterback Charlie O'Rourke. With the ball at the Dons' 40-yard line, Nygren caught the ball at the Brooklyn 30-yard line and ran the remaining distance to the end zone. Nygren was a two-way player who was known as an "exceptional defender against passes." He appeared in only one game for the Dodgers. ==Coaching career==

After leaving the Dodgers, Nygren served as the freshman football coach at San Jose State in 1947. He next serve as the head football coach at Visalia Junior College/College of the Sequoias from 1948 to 1950. He became the head football coach at Grossmont High School in San Diego in 1951. ==High School Hall of Fame==

Bud Nygren was a 2012 inductee to the Forest Lake Area High School Arts & Athletics Hall of Fame. ==References==