20 Facts About Whitey Wistert

Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert was an American football and baseball player.

Whitey Wistert played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan.

Whitey Wistert was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

Whitey Wistert was Big Ten Conference MVP in baseball in college and later played for the Cincinnati Reds of the Major League Baseball.

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

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

Whitey Wistert died in June 1927 when Whitey was 15 years old.

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

Whitey Wistert was the first of three brothers to play for Michigan.

All three Whitey Wistert brothers wore number 11 for the Wolverines football team, and all three were All-Americans.

The Whitey Wistert brothers grew up on the northwest side of Chicago and were the sons of a Lithuanian family.

Whitey Wistert was the key to Michigan's defensive line play.

Whitey Wistert was a sure tackler and it was next to impossible to fool him on trick maneuvers.

Whitey Wistert was keen, quick, and accurate in diagnosing plays.

Whitey Wistert earned varsity letters in baseball three years and was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference in 1934.

Whitey Wistert was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967, one year before his brother Albert.

Whitey Wistert had a short cup of coffee in Major League Baseball, appearing in three games for the Cincinnati Reds between September 11,1934, and September 25,1934.

In two appearances as a pitcher, Whitey Wistert allowed only one run in eight innings, for a career ERA of 1.13.

Whitey Wistert went on to become a vice-president of an industrial relations firm in Toledo, Ohio.

Whitey Wistert served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant during World War II.