John Wiethe

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.

External links

Xavier bio
John Wiethe at Find a Grave

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches

Henry S. Pratt (1901–1902)
Anthony Chez (1902–1904)
Amos Foster (1904–1909)
C. A. Shroetter (1909–1910)
Russell Easton (1910–1914)
George Little (1914–1916)
Ion Cortright (1916–1917)
Whitelaw Morrison (1917–1918)
Boyd Chambers (1918–1928)
Frank E. Rice (1928–1932)
John Halliday (1932–1933)
Tay Brown (1933–1937)
Walter Van Winkle (1937–1939)
Clark Ballard (1939–1942)
Robert Reuss (1942–1944)
Ray Farnham (1944–1946)
John Wiethe (1946–1952)
George Smith (1952–1960)
Ed Jucker (1960–1965)
Tay Baker (1965–1972)
Gale Catlett (1972–1978)
Ed Badger (1978–1983)
Tony Yates (1983–1989)
Bob Huggins (1989–2005)
Andy Kennedy (2005–2006)
Mick Cronin (2006–)

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Name	Wiethe, John
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 17, 1912
Place of birth
Date of death	May 3, 1989
Place of death