| Number | 22, 52 |
|---|---|
| Position | Center, linebacker |
| Birth date | October 9, 1922 |
| Birth place | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death date | September 5, 2023 (aged 100) |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 215 |
| High school | Maplewood-Richmond Heights (Maplewood, Missouri) |
| College | Miami (OH) (1942) Washington (1943) Saint Louis (1946-1948) |
| Draftyear | 1949 |
| Draftround | 7 |
| Draftpick | 64 |
| Pastteams |
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| Statleague | NFL/AAFC |
| Statlabel 1 | Games played |
| Statvalue 1 | 48 |
| Statlabel 2 | Games started |
| Statvalue 2 | 21 |
| Statlabel 3 | Interceptions |
| Statvalue 3 | 4 |
| Pfr | W/WissPe20 |
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 in St. Louis 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". Organized Labor. Vol. 123, no. 12. San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council. December 2023. p. 22.