 Wismann in 1949 | |||||||
| No. 22, 52 | |||||||
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| Position: | Center Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | October 9, 1922 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 5, 2023 (aged 100) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Maplewood (MO) | ||||||
| College: | Washington University (1942) Saint Louis University (1946-1948) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 7 / Pick: 64 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Lawrence William "Pete" Wismann (October 9, 1922 – September 5, 2023) was an American football center and linebacker[1] who played five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.[2]
Biography
Wismann was born October 9, 1922, in St. Louis. He attended Maplewood High School in Maplewood, Missouri.[3] Wismann played college football at Washington University before the war and at Saint Louis University after serving in the Marine Corps. He also worked as a mason.[4] Wismann died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 100.[5]
References
- ^ Branch, Eric (2021-03-13). "The last living original 49er: Ken Casanega's remarkable life reaches 100". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "75 for 75: First NFL Game". www.49ers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ Hank Gola, "San Francisco 49ers Have Living Link to Beginning with 90-year Pete Wismann, a Playmaker on All-America Football Conference Team," New York Daily News, January 28, 2013.
- ^ Gould IV, William B. (2002). Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor (paperback ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 362. ISBN 0-8047-4708-3.
- ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Organized Labor. Vol. 123, no. 12. San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council. December 2023. p. 22.
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