Irv Wisniewski

{{Short description|American football and basketball player and coach (1925–2014)}}

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| name = Irv Wisniewski

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| birth_date = {{birth date |1925|1|8}}

| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|26|1925|1|8}}

| death_place = Newark, Delaware, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1946–1949

| player_team2 = Michigan

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1946–1950

| player_team4 = Michigan

| player_positions = End (football)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1951

| coach_team2 = Hillsdale

| coach_years3 = 1952–1979

| coach_team3 = Delaware (assistant)

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1950–1952

| coach_team5 = Hillsdale

| coach_years6 = 1954–1966

| coach_team6 = Delaware

| coach_sport7 = Golf

| coach_years8 = 1954–1963

| coach_team8 = Delaware

| overall_record = 2–6 (football)
124–179 (basketball)

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National (1948)

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Irvin C. "Whiz" Wisniewski (January 8, 1925 – February 26, 2014) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in 1951, tallying a mark of 2–6. Wisniewski was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale from 1950 to 1952 and at the University of Delaware from 1954 to 1966, compiling a career college basketball record of 124–179.

Playing career

Wisniewski played football at the University of Michigan as an end from 1946 to 1949. He caught 11 passes for 126 yards and one touchdown as a senior for the 1949 Wolverines. He also played basketball at Michigan.

Coaching career

Wisniewski was the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan for one season, in 1951, tallying a mark of 2–6.{{Cite web|title=Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide |publisher=Hillsdale College |url=http://www.hillsdalesites.org/chargers/football/2010/2010HCFBmediaguide.pdf |access-date=November 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022043/http://www.hillsdalesites.org/chargers/football/2010/2010HCFBmediaguide.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}

Legacy and honors

Wisniewski and his wife, Martha, owned and operated "Varsity Day Camp" a summer day camp for children located outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The camp started in 1950.varsitydaycamp.com/html/aboutus.html

Wisniewski was inducted into the Woodward High School, Toledo, OH (Class of 1943) Hall of Fame in 1985.{{Cite web |url=http://woodwardhalloffame.com/hall-fame-inductees/ |title=Hall of Fame Inductees – Woodward Hall of Fame |access-date=2015-02-12 |archive-date=2018-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819172341/http://woodwardhalloffame.com/hall-fame-inductees/ |url-status=dead }} He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.{{YouTube|om6iRl-zU-Q|Irvin C. Wisniewski – Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame 2006 Inductee}}

Death

Wisniewski died at his home in Delaware of a brief illness on February 26, 2014. He was 89 years old.{{Cite web|url=http://rtfoard.tributes.com/obituary/show/Irvin-Whiz-Wisniewski-100481065|title = Irvin Wisniewski Obituary – Newark, Delaware – R.T. Foard & Jones, Inc}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bluehens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29100&ATCLID=209422086|title = University of Delaware Athletics Mourns Loss of Blue Hen Coaching Legend Irv ?Whiz? Wisniewski}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/college/ud/2014/03/04/coach-whiz-left-lasting-mark-on-his-ud-family-/6038003/|title='Coach Whiz' left lasting mark on his UD family}}