John Albert "Socko" Wiethe (October 17, 1912 – May 3, 1989) was an early all-around sports star in football, baseball and basketball. He played professional American footballguard/linebacker in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Detroit Lions (1939–1942). He also briefly played in the National Basketball League during the late 1930s, and also played independent pro baseball. He later coached both football and then basketball at the University of Cincinnati. In later years, he was also active in local Cincinnati politics as a Democrat.
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
john, wiethe, john, albert, socko, wiethe, october, 1912, 1989, early, around, sports, star, football, baseball, basketball, played, professional, american, football, guard, linebacker, national, football, league, played, four, seasons, detroit, lions, 1939, 1. John Albert Socko Wiethe October 17 1912 May 3 1989 was an early all around sports star in football baseball and basketball He played professional American football guard linebacker in the National Football League He played four seasons for the Detroit Lions 1939 1942 He also briefly played in the National Basketball League during the late 1930s and also played independent pro baseball He later coached both football and then basketball at the University of Cincinnati In later years he was also active in local Cincinnati politics as a Democrat John WietheBiographical detailsBorn 1912 10 17 October 17 1912Cincinnati Ohio U S DiedMay 3 1989 1989 05 03 aged 76 Playing careerFootball1936 1939Xavier1939 1942Detroit LionsPosition s Guard LinebackerCoaching career HC unless noted Basketball1946 1953CincinnatiHead coaching recordOverall106 47Tournaments0 1 NIT Accomplishments and honorsChampionshipsAs coach 5 MAC 1947 1951 AwardsAs player 2 NFL All Pro 1939 1940 Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonCincinnati Bearcats Mid American Conference 1946 1953 1946 47 Cincinnati 17 9 6 2 1st1947 48 Cincinnati 17 7 7 2 1st1948 49 Cincinnati 23 5 9 1 1st1949 50 Cincinnati 20 6 10 0 1st1950 51 Cincinnati 18 4 7 1 1st NIT First Round1951 52 Cincinnati 11 16 5 5 5thJohn Wiethe 106 47 693 44 11 800 Total 106 47 693 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament championReferences editExternal links edit nbsp Biography portalJohn Wiethe at Find a Grave nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wiethe amp oldid 1176632537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,