Wilbur Summers

{{Short description|American football player (1954–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Wilbur Summers

| number = 10

| position = Punter

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|8|6}}

| birth_place = Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|11|1|1954|8|6}}

| death_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 220

| high_school = Miami Gardens (FL) Norland

| college = Louisville

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 15

| draftpick = 418

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1977}})

|statlabel1=Punts

|statvalue1=93

|statlabel2=Punt yards

|statvalue2=3,420

|statlabel3=Longest punt

|statvalue3=51

|pfr=SummWi20

}}

Wilbur Summers (August 6, 1954 – November 1, 2019) was an American football punter. He played for the Detroit Lions in 1977.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SummWi20.htm |title=Wilbur Summers Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/wilbursummers/2526837/profile |title=Wilbur Summers, P |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-31}}

He died on November 1, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky at age 65.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=wilbur-t-summers&pid=194348230& |title=Wilbur Summers Obituary - Louisville, KY | Courier-Journal |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-31}}