1. John Edward Weisenburger was an American football and baseball player.
22 Facts About Jack Weisenburger
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Jack Weisenburger played college football for the University of Michigan from 1944 to 1947 and was the starting fullback for the undefeated 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team that became known as the "Mad Magicians" and has been rated as the greatest football team in Michigan history.
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Jack Weisenburger later played professional baseball for five years from 1948 to 1952.
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Jack Weisenburger was born in Muskegon County, Michigan, in August 1926.
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Jack Weisenburger's father, Merle Weisenburger, was an Ohio native who worked as a laborer in a pattern shop.
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Jack Weisenburger attended Muskegon Heights High School where he played varsity football, basketball, baseball, and track.
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Jack Weisenburger was an all-conference basketball player and was selected as the class president in his sophomore, junior and senior years.
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Jack Weisenburger played college football as a halfback, fullback and quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1944 to 1947.
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Jack Weisenburger started five games at fullback for the 1944 Michigan Wolverines football team, and played five games at fullback and one at halfback for the 1945 team.
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Jack Weisenburger ended up starting three games at quarterback and one each at fullback and halfback for the 1946 team.
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Jack Weisenburger finished his football career by scoring three touchdowns in the 1948 Rose Bowl against the USC Trojans.
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Jack Weisenburger scored the game's first touchdown ten minutes into the game and added two more later in the game.
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Jack Weisenburger played as an infielder for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1945 to 1948.
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Jack Weisenburger led the Maize and Blue batting parade last season and will captain the squad during the 1948 campaign.
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Jack Weisenburger was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Michigan.
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Jack Weisenburger graduated from Michigan in 1948 with a degree in physical education.
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Jack Weisenburger was drafted by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference, but he opted instead to play professional baseball.
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Jack Weisenburger played professional baseball from 1948 to 1952 for the Pawtucket Slaters, Milwaukee Brewers, Denver Bears, Evansville Braves and Tulsa Oilers.
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From 1948 to 1960, Jack Weisenburger was a registered official for high school athletics.
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Jack Weisenburger was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Jack Weisenburger was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1992.
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Jack Weisenburger died on March 25,2019, at the age of 92 in Mount Pleasant.