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Dick Wildung, 1950
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Offensive tackle, Minnesota, 1940–⁠42

Dick Wildung

Born
Aug 16, 1921, in Anoka, Minnesota
Died
Mar 15, 2006, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Served
United States Navy

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Dick Wildung played offensive tackle at Minnesota (1940–⁠42). He finished seventh in the 1942 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1941 and 1942. The Green Bay Packers took Wildung in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1943 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.

Best season
1942
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1942 vote
Drafted
No. 8
Overall, 1943 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1940 and 1941; Big Ten champions, 1940 and 1941

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1951 · First-team All-Pro: 1947 · Second-team All-Pro: 1949

All-Pro teams: New York Daily News first team 1947; United Press first team 1947; United Press second team 1949.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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