Willamette coach Spec Keene used Weisgerber as a defensive back, fullback and kicker, leading the nation in extras points as a freshman in 1934.[2] With 13 touchdowns (including two touchdowns scored in the final game of the season on Thanksgiving Day against Whitman College), 14 extra points and two field goals, Weisgerber scored a total of 98 points in his 10 games played during the 1936 collegiate football season for Willamette, the second-most of any player in the nation behind Norman Schoen of Baldwin Wallace University, who scored 117 points—primarily on 19 touchdowns—in an eight-game schedule on a team that led the nation with 330 points scored.[3][4]
Weisgerber joined the Packers for the 1938 season and played on the team that won the 1939 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, avenging a loss in the previous year's title game.[2] In his four seasons with the Packers, Weisgerber played 27 games (seven of them as a starter) and had a career record of 34 rushing yards on 11 carries, a single reception for 27 yards, four interceptions and made both of the extra points he attempted.[1]
During the 1941 season, Weisgerber return to Willamette, where he became an assistant coach to Spec Keene. The team finished the season with an 8–2 record, including five wins against the teams in the Northwestern Conference, where Willamette outscored their opponents by a 218–7 margin. At the conclusion of the season the team sailed to Hawaii, where they lost to the Hawaii team by a score of 20–6 in a game played on December 6 in front of a crowd of 24,000 spectators. While waiting in front of their hotel the next morning waiting to do some sightseeing, the team found themselves in the middle of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. They spent the subsequent 10 days after the attack laying barbed wire and were given rifles to guard against a Japanese invasion, before being first able to leave the island on December 19 to return to the mainland.[2][5]
He played for the Packers in the 1942 season and then enlisted in the military, where a service-related injury prevented him from resuming his football career when he returned to civilian life after World War II.[2]
^ abcdeDick Weisgerber, NJ Sports Heroes. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Richard Arthur Weisgerber was born February 19, 1913 in Kearny and grew up in Newark. Fast and powerful, Dick was drawn to football as a boy and starred in high School for St. Benedict’s Prep. A good student, he attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon."
^Staff. "SCHOEN FIRST WITH 117; Weisgerber Fails to Pass Baldwin-Wallace's U.S. Scoring Leader.", The New York Times, December 1, 1936. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Dick Weisgerber, an Eastern boy who went West to make good in a big way on intercollegiate football fields, made a great bid to snatch the national scoring leadership from Norman Schoen of Baldwin-Wallace during the past week, but fell 19 points short of his mark, according to The Associated Press compilation."
^Norman N. Schoen 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Baldwin Wallace University. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Schoen was outstanding in football, basketball, baseball and tennis. He topped national scoring in football in 1936 with 117 points. Baldwin-Wallace was the top-scoring team in the nation that year with 330 points."
^Wilson, Tom. "When Willamette went to war", D3football.com, December 7, 2003. Accessed November 8, 2017.
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dick, weisgerber, richard, arthur, weisgerber, february, 1915, june, 1984, player, national, football, league, played, four, seasons, with, green, packers, 33position, backpersonal, informationborn, 1915, february, 1915kearny, jersey, died, june, 1984, 1984, a. Richard Arthur Weisgerber February 19 1915 June 1 1984 was a player in the National Football League NFL He played four seasons with the Green Bay Packers 1 Dick WeisgerberNo 33Position BackPersonal informationBorn 1915 02 19 February 19 1915Kearny New Jersey U S Died June 1 1984 1984 06 01 aged 69 Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin U S Height 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 200 lb 91 kg Career informationCollege WillametteCareer historyGreen Bay Packers 1938 1940 1942 Career highlights and awardsNFL champion 1939 Career NFL statisticsRushing attempts 11Rushing yards 34Receptions 1Receiving yards 37Player stats at NFL com PFRBorn in Kearny New Jersey Weisgerber was raised in Newark and played high school football at Saint Benedict s Prep School earning grades sufficient to be admitted to Oregon s Willamette College now known as Willamette University 2 Willamette coach Spec Keene used Weisgerber as a defensive back fullback and kicker leading the nation in extras points as a freshman in 1934 2 With 13 touchdowns including two touchdowns scored in the final game of the season on Thanksgiving Day against Whitman College 14 extra points and two field goals Weisgerber scored a total of 98 points in his 10 games played during the 1936 collegiate football season for Willamette the second most of any player in the nation behind Norman Schoen of Baldwin Wallace University who scored 117 points primarily on 19 touchdowns in an eight game schedule on a team that led the nation with 330 points scored 3 4 Weisgerber joined the Packers for the 1938 season and played on the team that won the 1939 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants avenging a loss in the previous year s title game 2 In his four seasons with the Packers Weisgerber played 27 games seven of them as a starter and had a career record of 34 rushing yards on 11 carries a single reception for 27 yards four interceptions and made both of the extra points he attempted 1 During the 1941 season Weisgerber return to Willamette where he became an assistant coach to Spec Keene The team finished the season with an 8 2 record including five wins against the teams in the Northwestern Conference where Willamette outscored their opponents by a 218 7 margin At the conclusion of the season the team sailed to Hawaii where they lost to the Hawaii team by a score of 20 6 in a game played on December 6 in front of a crowd of 24 000 spectators While waiting in front of their hotel the next morning waiting to do some sightseeing the team found themselves in the middle of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor They spent the subsequent 10 days after the attack laying barbed wire and were given rifles to guard against a Japanese invasion before being first able to leave the island on December 19 to return to the mainland 2 5 He played for the Packers in the 1942 season and then enlisted in the military where a service related injury prevented him from resuming his football career when he returned to civilian life after World War II 2 Weisgerber died at the age of 69 on June 1 1984 in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin 1 References edit a b c Dick Weisgerber Pro Football Reference com Accessed November 8 2017 a b c d e Dick Weisgerber NJ Sports Heroes Accessed November 8 2017 Richard Arthur Weisgerber was born February 19 1913 in Kearny and grew up in Newark Fast and powerful Dick was drawn to football as a boy and starred in high School for St Benedict s Prep A good student he attended Willamette University in Salem Oregon Staff SCHOEN FIRST WITH 117 Weisgerber Fails to Pass Baldwin Wallace s U S Scoring Leader The New York Times December 1 1936 Accessed November 8 2017 Dick Weisgerber an Eastern boy who went West to make good in a big way on intercollegiate football fields made a great bid to snatch the national scoring leadership from Norman Schoen of Baldwin Wallace during the past week but fell 19 points short of his mark according to The Associated Press compilation Norman N Schoen Archived 2017 11 09 at the Wayback Machine Baldwin Wallace University Accessed November 8 2017 Schoen was outstanding in football basketball baseball and tennis He topped national scoring in football in 1936 with 117 points Baldwin Wallace was the top scoring team in the nation that year with 330 points Wilson Tom When Willamette went to war D3football com December 7 2003 Accessed November 8 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Weisgerber amp oldid 1209076204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
