Stu Voigt
{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Stu Voigt
| image =
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| caption =
| number = 83
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|8|12}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 223
| high_school = West (Madison)
| college = Wisconsin
| draftyear = 1970
| draftround = 10
| draftpick = 259
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1970|1980}})
| highlights =
- 50 Greatest Vikings
- Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 177
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,919
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 17
| pfr = V/VoigSt00
}}
Stuart Alan Voigt (born August 12, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Early life and college
Born in the Westmorland district of Madison, Wisconsin, he graduated from Madison West High School in 1966, where he was an all-state running back and track and field standout. His state record in shot put of {{height|ft=66|in=7}} in 1966 stood for 39 years.{{cite web | url=http://www.wisconsintrackandfield.com/news/2005/AOY.html | title= 2005 Athletes of the Year | work=Wisconsin High School Track and Field | accessdate = July 27, 2006}}
Voight accepted a football scholarship to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where also played on the baseball and track and field team. Voight batted .350 in his two baseball seasons with the Badgers, while his track and field team won Big Ten Championships in all his seasons at the university. On the football team, he was a star halfback and tight end on some of the worst teams in Badger history, which won just three games in his three varsity years of 1967–1969,{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/wisconsin_database.htm | title=Wisconsin Football History Database | work=NationalChamps.net | accessdate=July 27, 2006}} all in his senior season. As a senior, Voight was his team's leading receiver, catching 39 passes for 429 yards and 2 touchdowns. He finished his college career with 63 receptions for 704 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with 150 rushing yards and 3 more scores.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/stu-voigt-1.html | title=Stu Voigt College Stats }} In 2000, he was enshrined in Wisconsin's athletic hall of fame.{{cite web | url=https://uwbadgers.com/honors/university-of-wisconsin-athletic-hall-of-fame/stu-voigt/229 | title=Stu Voigt (2000) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame }}
Professional career
In the 1970 NFL draft, Voigt was selected in the tenth round by the Vikings and played in three Super Bowls {{nowrap|(VIII, IX, XI),}} all losses. He retired after the 1980 season with 177 receptions for 1,919 yards and 17 touchdowns. He then became a color commentator on Vikings radio broadcasts from {{nowrap|1981–1990}} and {{nowrap|1997–2000.}}
Personal life
Voigt is the former chairman of the board of First Commercial Bank in Bloomington, Minnesota.{{cite web | url=http://www.1stcommercialbank.com | title=1st Commercial Bank | access-date=July 27, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718065547/http://www.1stcommercialbank.com/ | archive-date=July 18, 2012 }} In April 2006, he approved a loan increase and extension to Hennessy Financial, LLC owner Jeffrey Gardner, who personally owed him $4.5 million. Gardner failed to disclose the debt.{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-1-jeffrey-allen-gardner-2-stuart-alan-voigt|title = United States v. Gardner, 204 F. Supp. 3d 1057 | Casetext Search + Citator}}
Voigt faced charges in a Ponzi scheme: two counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud; four counts of mail fraud; five counts of bank fraud; and seven counts of giving false statements on a loan application. He also faced sixteen counts of making monetary transactions in criminally-derived property, two counts of making false statements to the FDIC .{{cite web | url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/15/fmr-viking-accused-of-multi-million-dollar-ponzi-scheme/ | title=Local Fmr. Viking Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme | accessdate=May 15, 2015 |date=April 15, 2015 |website=CBS Minnesota}}
A federal jury convicted Voigt on one count of bank fraud, and was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine by U.S. District Judge {{nowrap|Patrick Schiltz.{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/ex-viking-stu-voigt-found-guilty-in-one-bank-fraud-count/367874771/|work=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |last=Montemayor |first=Stephen |title=Ex-Viking Stu Voigt found guilty in one bank fraud count |date=February 6, 2016 |accessdate=April 28, 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/ex-viking-stu-voigt-sentenced-to-six-months-in-prison-for-role-in-fraud-scheme/396973451/ |work=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |last=Serres |first=Chris |title=Ex-Viking Stu Voigt sentenced to six months in prison for role in fraud scheme |date=October 14, 2016 |accessdate=April 28, 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17787142/former-minnesota-vikings-te-stu-voigt-gets-6-months-prison-fraud-scheme |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=Ex-Vikings TE Stu Voigt gets 6 months in prison in fraud scheme |date=October 13, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2018}}}} He served a six-month sentence at Federal Prison Camp, Duluth, and was released on May 26, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Inmate Locator}}{{cite news |url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/06/16/former-viking-stu-voigt-ready-to-pay-it-forward-after-release-from-prison/ |work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |last=Sansavere |first=Bob |title=Former Viking Stu Voigt ready to 'pay it forward' after release from prison |date=June 16, 2017 |accessdate=April 28, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=Stu-Voigt|espn= |pfr=V/VoigSt00}}
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Minnesota Vikings announcers
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Players of American football from Madison, Wisconsin