Although drafted in the 1st round of the NFL draft in 1945 by the Chicago Bears as a running back, Lund felt baseball would be the better career choice.
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He was also selected in the 1945 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions (31st round, 321st overall) but never played in the National Football League.
In 1945, the Green Bay Packers used the 11th pick in the 1st round of the 1945 NFL Draft to sign Schlinkman out of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).