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3 unusual facts about Wistert


Wistert

Alvin Wistert (1916–2005), 1948 and 1949 All-American, 1981 College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Whitey Wistert (1912–1985), 1933 All-American, 1967 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1934 Big Ten Baseball MVP, Cincinnati Reds player

Al Wistert (born 1920), 1942 All-American, 1968 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Philadelphia Eagle player


Whitey Wistert

Wistert was the first of the three Wistert brothers—he was succeeded by Albert (Al) and Alvin—who were named All-American tackles at Michigan and later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The story of the Wistert brothers at Michigan began when Whitey's Carl Schurz High School classmate John Kowalik was invited to visit the University of Michigan.

Wistert and Chuck Bernard were the leaders of the 1933 offensive line when the team went 7–0–1 with a tie to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.


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