Francis Wistert
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| Michigan Wolverines No. 11 | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Career history | |
| College | Michigan (1931–1933) |
| High school | Schurz |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | February 20, 1912 |
| Place of birth | Chicago, U.S. |
| Date of death | April 23, 1985 (aged 73) |
| Place of death | Painesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1967) | |
| Whitey Wistert | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1934, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1934, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through Career) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 1.13 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Big Ten MVP, Baseball, 1934 | |||
Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert (February 20, 1912 – April 23, 1985) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan. Wistert was the first of the three Wistert brothers—he was succeeded by Albert (Al) and Alvin—who were named All-American tackles at Michigan and later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967. During his time at Michigan, Wistert played on three consecutive Big Ten Conference football championships teams, including two that won back-to-back national championships. He was also Big Ten Conference MVP in baseball in college and later played for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. The Wistert brothers all wore jersey No. 11 at Michigan and are among the seven players who have had their numbers retired by the Michigan Wolverines football program. Their number will be put back into circulation starting on November 10, 2012 before a Michigan home game against Northwestern as part of the Michigan Football Legend program.
Wistert was born in 1912 in Chicago. His parents, Kazimir J. Wistert and Josephine (Shukis) Wistert, immigrated to the United States from Lithuania in 1894 and were married at Chicago in 1907. His father was a policeman in Chicago from at least 1910 to 1927. At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Wistert's family lived at 5647 Waveland Avenue in Chicago's 27th Ward and consisted of parents, Kazimir and Josephine, and five children: Josephine (age 11), Isabelle (age 10), Francis (age 7), Evelyn (age 6), and Alvin (age 3-1/2).
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