Heinie Weisenbaugh
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Tarentum, Pennsylvania | March 12, 1914||||||||
Died: | September 20, 1965 Tatentum, Pennsylvania | (aged 51)||||||||
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High school: | Tatentum (PA) The Kiski School | ||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Henry A. "Heinie" Wiesenbaugh (March 12, 1914 – September 20, 1965) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Redskins. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
Early life[]
Wiesenbaugh was born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania and attended Tarentum High School, where he played high school football. He then attended The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.
Football career[]
After Prep School, Wiesenbaugh attended and played college football at the University of Pittsburgh as a fullback. In 1932, the Pittsburgh Panthers went undefeated in the regular season, then lost to the USC Trojans in the 1933 Rose Bowl. He graduated from Pittsburgh in 1935 and then joined the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL). He then played for the Boston Redskins before retiring from playing football. Weisenbaugh then served as a field official for the NFL for several years.
Dentistry[]
Wiesenbaugh graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1938 and established his practice in Tarentum.
Military service[]
During World War II, Wiesenbuagh served as a captain and dental officer in the 455th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in Europe. He later departed the unit and eventually became a major in the Army Medical Corps.
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External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Heinie Weisenbaugh at Find a Grave
- Funeral Service Announcement
- 1914 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Tarentum, Pennsylvania
- American football running backs
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players
- Boston Redskins players
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs