Career
Skoglund was born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois before attending the University of Notre Dame. A 6"1" end, he participated in the 1945 and 1946 East-West Shrine Games and earned three letters with the Fighting Irish.
He later played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1947 NFL season.
Skoglund died suddenly of a kidney infection in 1949.