# Pete Wismann

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pete_Wismann
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pete_Wismann.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Wismann
> Source revision: 1347424917
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Lawrence William "Pete" Wismann** (October 9, 1922 – September 5, 2023) was an American [football](/source/American_football) center and [linebacker](/source/Linebacker)[1] who played five seasons with the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers).[2]

## Biography

Wismann was born October 9, 1922, in [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis). He attended [Maplewood High School](/source/Maplewood_Richmond_Heights_High_School) in [Maplewood, Missouri](/source/Maplewood,_Missouri).[3] Wismann played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Washington University](/source/Washington_University_in_St._Louis) in St. Louis before the war and at [Saint Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)) after serving in the [Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps). He also worked as a mason.[4] Wismann died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 100.[5]

## References

1. Branch, Eric (2021-03-13). ["The last living original 49er: Ken Casanega's remarkable life reaches 100"](https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/An-original-49er-Ken-Casanega-s-remarkable-16020195.php). *San Francisco Chronicle*. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

1. ["75 for 75: First NFL Game"](https://www.49ers.com/news/75-for-75-first-nfl-game). *www.49ers.com*. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

1. Hank Gola, ["San Francisco 49ers Have Living Link to Beginning with 90-year Pete Wismann, a Playmaker on All-America Football Conference Team,"](https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/01/28/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.

1. 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.

1. ["In Memoriam"](https://sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/pdf/archives/2023/OrgLab_Dec23-Low-rez.pdf). *Organized Labor*. Vol. 123, no. 12. San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council. December 2023. p. 22.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pete Wismann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Wismann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Wismann?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.