Fred Wyant
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No. 11 | |||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Weston, West Virginia, U.S. | April 26, 1934||||||
Died: | March 20, 2021 Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 86)||||||
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High school: | Weston (WV) | ||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36 | ||||||
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Frederick Mount Wyant Jr. (April 26, 1934 – March 20, 2021) was an American football quarterback who went on to serve as an official in the National Football League (NFL) for 27 years from 1966 through 1992, with 19 of those years (1971–1989) as a referee. Wyant originally wore number 75 as an official before switching to number 11, which he wore as a player, in 1983. (He also wore #11 from 1979 through 1981, when officials were numbered separately by position, instead of together as a pool).
Early life
Wyant was a three-sport star in
Professional career
Wyant would later have a career in the NFL as he was
Years as an Official
Following his playing days, Wyant worked as a
Wyant was notable for his perspective of the NFL as outlined in Rene A. Henry's book, "Offsides." Wyant was the referee in the
Wyant and his wife Dolores, resided in Morgantown, West Virginia. They had three children and three grandchildren. After months of deteriorating health, Wyant died March 20, 2021, at the age of 86.[2]
Honors
- West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame
Books
- Offsides! - Fred Wyant's Provocative Look Inside the National Football League Rene A Henry, Xlibris[ISBN 0-7388-0973-X
References
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Manning, Sean (March 21, 2021). "Former WVU quarterback Fred Wyant dies at age 86". The Dominion Post. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
External links
- WVU Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine