Whitey Wistert
{{NFL.com player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. Template:Infobox MLB retired Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert (born February 20, 1912 in Template:City-state, died April 23, 1985 in Template:City-state) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines. He was the first of the three Wistert brothers (Alvin, Albert (Al)) who were named All-American Tackles at Michigan and later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967. He and his brothers are three of the seven players who have had their numbers retired by the Michigan Wolverines football program. He was also Big Ten conference MVP in baseball in college and later played for the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds.
College athletics
After graduating from Schurz High School,[1] Wistert was the first of the Wistert brothers to play for Michigan where he wore number 11 like his brothers to follow and played from 1931-1933. He was a consensus All-American in 1933.[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967, one year before his brother Albert.[2] He and Chuck Bernard were the leaders of the 1933 offensive line when the team went 7-0-1 with record marred only by a tie to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. The 1932 and 1933 teams were national champions.[3][4] He later was a member Michigan football coaching staff.[5]
He earned varsity letters in baseball three years and was Big Ten MVP in 1934.[5]
Professional baseball
Wistert debuted for the Cincinnati Reds on September 11 1934 and played his final major league game on September 25 1934.[6] Although he only played one year of major league baseball, he played five years of professional baseball.[1]
Non-athletic
Wistert was from a Lithuanian family.[7] His father was a Spanish-American War veteran who was later killed in the line of duty while working for the Chicago Police Department.[7] After retiring from sports, Wistert became a New York lawyer. Then he went on to became a vice-president of a industrial relations firm in Template:City-state. He served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant during World War II.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c "Francis "Whitey" Wistert". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b Jones, Todd (2007). "Michigan". In MacCambridge, Michael (ed.). ESPN Big Ten College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Enterprises. ISBN 1933060492.
- ^ "1933 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "1932 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "University of Michigan Football All-American: Francis (Whitey) Wistert". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Whitey Wistert". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc. 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Campbell, Jim (2006-04-15). "Conversation with Al Wistert: An old pro tells it like it was". Pro Football Weekly LLC. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
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External links
- Whitey Wistert at baseball-reference.com
- College Football Hall of Fame Bio
- Top 100 Michigan Football players
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