 Wildung on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tackle Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1921 Scotland, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 15, 2006 (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Luverne (MN) | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1943 / round: 1 / pick: 8 | ||||||||
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Richard Kay Wildung (August 16, 1921 – March 15, 2006) was an American football tackle who played college football for Minnesota (1940–1942) and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers. He played for back-to-back national championship teams at Minnesota and was a consensus All-American in 1941 and 1942. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.