Bernard Joseph Scherer (January 28, 1913March 17, 2004) was an American football end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1936–1938) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers football player to be drafted in the NFL Draft. He later served as an officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of colonel and serving during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Scherer is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. External links People from Boyd County, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska American football wide receivers Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Green Bay Packers players Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players United States Army personnel of World War II 1913 births 2004 deaths United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-j-scherer&pid=2083941