Fred Wyant
Wyant from The 1955 Monticola
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 26, 1934 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Weston, West Virginia | ||||||||
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| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||
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| TDs-INTs: | 0-0 |
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| Passing Yards: | 17 |
| Quarterback rating: | 79.2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Frederick Mount "Fred" Wyant, Jr. (born April 26, 1934) is a former American football quarterback who went on to serve as an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) for 27 years from 1966 through 1992, with 19 of those years (1971-1989) as a referee. Wyant originally wore number 75 as an official before switching to number 11, which he wore as a player, in 1983. (He also wore #11 from 1979 through 1981, when officials were numbered separately by position, instead of together as a pool).
Wyant was a three-sport star in football, baseball and basketball for Weston High School in Weston, West Virginia and later attended West Virginia University (WVU) from 1952 to 1955, where he became one of the greatest quarterbacks in Mountaineer history. He was starting quarterback his freshman year at WVU. He ranks among the WVU career top ten in total offense (3,426), passing yardage (2,663), pass attempts (401), and touchdown passes (20). Wyant's record as a starter was 30-4 and led the Mountaineers to the 1954 Sugar Bowl. In addition to playing football at WVU, Wyant participated in one successful season of baseball, batting a percetange of .406. During his career at WVU, Wyant was a three time Academic All-American, earning his degree from WVU in Chemical Engineering.
Wyant would later have a career in the NFL as he was drafted in the third round (36th overall pick) of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He played one season for the Redskins, becoming a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) the following year where he played one season.
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