LaVern Dilweg

LaVern Ralph "Lavvie" Dilweg (November 1, 1903 – January 2, 1968) was an American professional football player, attorney, and U.S.

He enrolled at Marquette University in Milwaukee and played college football for the Golden Avalanche under head coach Frank Murray.

[8] After two undergraduate years at Marquette, Dilweg had enrolled in the MU law school, and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1927.

[9] While in law school in 1926, he played professionally for the Milwaukee Badgers, an NFL team in its fifth year that folded before the end of the season.

Dilweg resumed the practice of law in Green Bay and Washington, and was confirmed as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission in 1961, appointed by President Kennedy.

Ill for several months after surgery, Dilweg was on vacation with his wife in Florida in early 1968 when he died in St. Petersburg, where they had been visiting friends.