Dick Wildung

Dick Wildung
Dick Wildung
Date of birth: August 16, 1921
Place of birth: Anoka, Minnesota
Date of death: March 15, 2006(2006-03-15) (aged 84)
Place of death: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s): Tackle
College: Minnesota
NFL Draft: 1943 / Round: 1 / Pick 8
Organizations
 As player:
1946-1953 Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls: 1
Honors: Packers Hall of Fame
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Richard Kay "Dick" Wildung (August 16, 1921 in Anoka, Minnesota – March 15, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American football tackle in the National Football League 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 served in World War II as a Navy lieutenant on a PT boat in the Pacific Ocean from 1943 through 1945.

In 1957 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 1973 he was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.

See also

  • 1942 College Football All-America Team

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