Dick Wildung
Richard Kay Wildung (August 16, 1921 – March 15, 2006) was an American football tackle who played professionally the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers. Wildung attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-time consensus All-American as a tackle following the 1941 and 1942 seasons. He was elected as captain of the team. While in college he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[1] He served in World War II as a United States Navy lieutenant on a PT boat in the Pacific Ocean from 1943 through 1945.
 Wildung on a 1950 Bowman football card | |
| No. 45, 70 | |
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| Position: | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 16, 1921 Scotland, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died: | March 15, 2006 (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Luverne (MN) |
| College: | Minnesota |
| NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Wildung was drafted in the first round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Bay Packers and played with the team from 1946 to 1951 and in 1953. He played in the Pro Bowl following the 1951 season.[2]
In 1957, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 1973 he was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.
References
- Fraternity affiliation noted in the Minnesota Gopher yearbook of 1942, p.93.
- "Dick Wildung". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.