Bob Wiese
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| Date of birth | 25 January 1923 |
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| Place of birth | Jamestown, North Dakota |
| Date of death | November 19, 1971 (aged 48) |
| Place of death | Lake County, Ohio |
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| Position(s) | Fullback, Quarterback |
| College | Michigan |
| NFL draft | 1945 / Round: 5 / Pick: 39 |
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| 1942–44, 1946 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 1947–48 | Detroit Lions |
Robert Lee Wiese (25 January 1923 – 19 November 1971) was an American football player. He played college football for Fritz Crisler's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1946—missing the 1945 season due to military service. He also played professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1947 and 1948.
Wiese was born in Jamestown, North Dakota in 1923. He enrolled at the University of Michigan where he joined the football team coached by Fritz Crisler in 1942. In his first year with the team, he started eight games at the fullback position. and was given Meyer Morton Award as the player who showed the greatest development and promise during spring practice.
In 1943, Coach Crisler asked Wiese to assume the quarterback position, and Wiese started five games at the new position as well as three games at his customary fullback position. Wiese was a key player in a Michigan offense that scored 302 points—more points than a Michigan team had scored in 25 years (including the Tom Harmon years). The 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team finished the season with an 8-1 record, outscored its opponents 302 to 73, tied with Purdue for the Big Ten Conference championship, and was ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll. On a team that included stars and Hall of Famers (including Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch and Bill Daley), Wiese was given the award as the team's Most Valuable Player. His teammates also chose him to serve as captain of the 1944 team.
As captain of the 1944 team, Wiese returned to the fullback position, with Joseph Ponsetto taking over as quarterback. Wiese led the team to a 6–1 record in the first seven games of the season, including victories over Big Ten powers Minnesota (28–13), Northwestern (27–0), and Purdue (40–14). However, Wiese was called into active military service on November 1, 1944 and missed the final three games of the season.
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