Pete Wismann

Lawrence William "Pete" Wismann (October 9, 1922 – September 5, 2023) was an American football center and linebacker^[1] who played five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.^[2]

Pete Wismann

Wismann in 1949
No. 22, 52
Position:	Center Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1922-10-09)October 9, 1922 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:	September 5, 2023(2023-09-05) (aged 100)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Maplewood-Richmond Heights (Maplewood, Missouri)
College:	Miami (OH) (1942) Washington (1943) Saint Louis (1946-1948)
NFL draft:	1949: 7th round, 64th pick
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1949–1952, 1954)
Career NFL/AAFC statistics
Games played: 48 Games started: 21 Interceptions: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Biography

Wismann was born October 9, 1922, in St. Louis. He attended Maplewood High School in Maplewood, Missouri.^[3] Wismann played college football at Washington University in St. Louis before the war and at Saint Louis University after serving in the Marine Corps. He also worked as a mason.^[4] Wismann died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 100.^[5]

Wismann pictured in The Archive 1947, Saint Louis yearbook.