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Al Wistert
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Offensive tackle, Michigan, 1940–⁠42

Al Wistert

Born
Dec 28, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois
Died
Mar 5, 2016, in Grants Pass, Oregon

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Al Wistert played offensive tackle at Michigan (1940–⁠42). He was a consensus All‑American in 1942. The Philadelphia Eagles took Wistert in round 5, No. 32 overall in the 1943 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

Best season
1942
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 32
Round 5, 1943 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1942; UP second team 1941; Central Press second team 1941; Life magazine second team 1941

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1950 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1944–⁠47)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1944–⁠47; Sporting News first team 1948; United Press first team 1944–⁠48; New York Daily News first team 1944–⁠45, 1947; INS first team 1944–⁠45; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1945–⁠46.

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