Art Weiner
![]() Weiner on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||
No. 66 | |||||||
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Position: | End | ||||||
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Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | August 16, 1926||||||
Died: | December 25, 2013 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 87)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Westside (Newark, New Jersey) | ||||||
College: | North Carolina (1946–1949) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 | ||||||
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Art Weiner (August 16, 1926 – December 25, 2013) was an American football end who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1946 to 1949.[1]
Weiner matched the (at the time) NCAA record when he amassed 52 receptions in 1949. He averaged 16 yards per reception for career. He played alongside Choo Choo Justice in what became known as the Justice–Weiner era while leading UNC to three major bowls. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and later into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992. After his football career ended, he worked as an executive at Burlington Industries and later owned a travel business.
Weiner spent most of his adult life in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Marion "Boots" Weiner. They had 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Weiner died on December 25, 2013, with his family by his side.[2]
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References
- ^ Art Weiner, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Former Tar Heel Football All-America Art Weiner Passes Away at Age 87 | digtriad.com". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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