Bill Wightkin
 Wightkin on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 72, 53, 86 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle End | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 28, 1927 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | January 25, 1997 (aged 69) Westchester, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit Catholic Central | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1949: 8th round, 79th pick | ||||||||
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William John Wightkin (July 28, 1927 – January 25, 1997) was an American professional football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Career
[edit]Wightkin played Offensive tackle, defensive tackle and end for eight seasons between 1950 and 1957 for the Chicago Bears.
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- 1997 deaths
- 1927 births
- American football offensive linemen
- Chicago Bears players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Players of American football from Detroit
- Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs