Joe Pung, the captain of the 1964 Gophers football team, died on Saturday in Minneapolis. He was 80.
Former Gophers football captain Joe Pung dies at 80
A three-year letter winner, Pung played in the collegiate all-star Blue-Gray Football Classic following his senior season in 1964.
July 6, 2023 at 11:39PM
Pung, a three-year letter winner for the Gophers, played in the collegiate all-star Blue-Gray Football Classic following his senior season. The Gophers were 5-4 in 1964. He declined an offer to try out with the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
He earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota and helped coach the Gophers freshman team for four years. He then taught in the Osseo school district for 30 years.
Pung grew up in St. Martin and attended Paynesville High School.
JOEL RIPPEL
Saints bats go quiet
The St. Paul Saints managed just two hits Thursday night in a 6-3 loss to the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines.
After back-to-back walks in the third inning, Kyle Garlick put the Saints up 3-1 with a three-run home run, but the Cubs responded with a three-run homer of their own by Nelson Velazquez in the bottom of the inning to go up 4-3.
The Saints didn't have a hit after the third inning and they've had just nine hits total in the first three games of this series.
Minnesotans Maddie Dahlien and Clare Gagne helped the 21-time NCAA champion Tar Heels end the Gophers’ season.
