24 Facts About Alvin Wistert

Alvin Lawrence "Moose" Wistert was an American football offensive tackle.

Alvin Wistert played college football for the Boston University Terriers in 1946 and for the Michigan Wolverines from 1947 to 1949.

Alvin Wistert began his collegiate football career at age 30 following 12 years of working in a factory and serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

Alvin Wistert played at the defensive tackle position for the undefeated 1947 and 1948 Michigan Wolverines football teams, both of which finished the season ranked No 1 in the final Associated Press poll.

Alvin Wistert was the oldest college football player selected as a College Football All-American, having been selected to the 1948 College Football All-America Team at age 32 and the 1949 team at age 33.

All three Wistert brothers played at the tackle position, were selected as consensus All-Americans, and were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Alvin Wistert was the last of the three brothers to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, receiving the honor in 1973.

Alvin Wistert's father was a policeman in Chicago from at least 1910 to 1927.

Alvin Wistert's father was shot while on duty and pursuing a robbery suspect in July 1926.

Alvin Wistert died in June 1927 when Alvin was 10 years old.

At the time of the 1930 United States census, Alvin Wistert's family continued to live at 5647 Waveland Avenue in Chicago.

Alvin Wistert attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, but dropped out.

Alvin Wistert later recalled that he was often confused with his brother Al Alvin Wistert who played both college and professional football.

Alvin Wistert learned that Boston University was offering high school equivalency tests that would allow him to enroll there.

Bill, Alvin Wistert spent one semester at Boston University and played for the school's football team as a 30-year-old freshman.

Alvin Wistert was the last of the Wistert brothers to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team where he, like his brothers Francis and Albert before him, wore number 11, which was retired by the University of Michigan but will be re-issued starting November 10,2012, before a home game against Northwestern as part of the new Michigan Football Legend program.

Alvin Wistert played defensive left tackle for the undefeated 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team that became known as "The Mad Magicians", and is considered to be the greatest Michigan football team of all time.

Alvin Wistert was selected as a consensus All-American for the second straight year in 1949.

Alvin Wistert had never seen one of her sons' football games in person but listened to the games on the radio.

Alvin Wistert declined the invitation, noting that she had been ill would listen to the game on the radio while looking at her sons' pictures.

Alvin Wistert had the hard way and that's why I am so happy his teammates made him captain this year and that he was picked by you sportswriters as an All-America.

Alvin Wistert was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973 as the third Alvin Wistert brother so honored.

In November 1982, the 66-year-old Alvin Wistert was working as a sales representative for Owens-Illinois.

Alvin Wistert lived in Northville, Michigan, in his later years and died in October 2005 at age 89.