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| {{Infobox NFL biography | {{Infobox NFL biography | ||
| | name = Red Weiner | | name = Red Weiner | ||
| | image = | | image = File:Red Weiner, 1934 Eagles.png | ||
| | image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| | alt = | | alt = | ||
| | caption = | | caption = Weiner with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1934 | ||
| | number = 18, 43, 20 | | number = 18, 43, 20 | ||
| | position = ] | | position = ] | ||
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| | birth_place = ], U.S. | | birth_place = ], U.S. | ||
| | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|9|17|1911|1|24}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|9|17|1911|1|24}} | ||
| | death_place = | | death_place = ], U.S. | ||
| | height_ft = 5 | | height_ft = 5 | ||
| | height_in = 9 | | height_in = 9 | ||
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| * ] (1936) | * ] (1936) | ||
| * ] (1937) | * ] (1937) | ||
| * ] (1937) | |||
| * ] (1938) | * ] (1938) | ||
| | pastcoaching = | | pastcoaching = | ||
| * ] (1935) | * ] (1935)<br>Head coach | ||
| * ] (1936) | * ] (1936)<br>Assistant baseball coach / assistant football coach | ||
| * Hillside High School (1937–1940)<br>Head baseball coach / assistant football coach | |||
| * Hillside High School (1941–1942, 1946–1953)<br>Head baseball coach / head football coach | |||
| * Irvington junior high school (1966)<br>Football coach | |||
| * ] (1967–1968)<br>Sophomore football coach | |||
| * Parsippany Hills High School (1969–1974)<br>Freshmen football coach | |||
| | highlights = | | highlights = | ||
| | statlabel1 = ] | | statlabel1 = ] | ||
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| | pfr = WeinRe20 | | pfr = WeinRe20 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Albert Weiner''' (January 24, 1911 – September 17, 1988), nicknamed "''' |
'''Albert Weiner''' (January 24, 1911 – September 17, 1988), nicknamed "'''Red'''" or "'''Reds'''", was an American multi-sport professional athlete and coach. He played ] as a ] in the ] (NFL) with the ] for one season and also played several years of ]. Additionally, he also played with a number of non-NFL professional football teams. | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Albert Weiner was born on January 24, 1911, in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/wein00600.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Al Weiner Stats}}</ref> He was one of four brothers, each of whom were athletes, and three – Albert, ], and ] – played professional ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162115033/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 20, 1951|page=74|title=Red Weiner packs a heavy punch into little Hillside–ask its big rivals|author=Heller, Dick}} {{Open access}}</ref> His parents were initially opposed to any of the brothers playing sports, but later became "great fans" after Mickey, the oldest, began playing football.<ref |
Albert Weiner was born on January 24, 1911, in ], and was Jewish.<ref name="auto17">{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/wein00600.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Al Weiner Stats}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/> He was one of four brothers, each of whom were athletes, and three – Albert, ], and ] – played professional ].<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162115033/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 20, 1951|page=74|title=Red Weiner packs a heavy punch into little Hillside–ask its big rivals|author=Heller, Dick}} {{Open access}}</ref> His parents were initially opposed to any of the brothers playing sports, but later became "great fans" after Mickey, the oldest, began playing football.<ref name="auto4"/> | ||
| Weiner attended ] in New Jersey where he was a standout athlete.<ref |
Weiner attended ] in New Jersey where he was a standout athlete.<ref name="auto4"/> He entered the school in 1926 and made the ]s in four sports as a ]: ], ], football, and ].<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-obituary-for-lloyde-s-w/162116639/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 26, 1988|page=36|title=Weiner's career in sports filled with achievements|author=Glicken, Lloyde S.}} {{Open access}}</ref> He went on to be considered the school's greatest athlete, according to '']'', winning 15 ]s out of 16 possible, only missing one track and field letter as a ] due to injury.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162117098/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=February 20, 1975|page=49|title=All-time Irvington great Weiner to call it a day|author=Glicken, Lloyde S.}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="auto8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162117277/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 13, 1933|page=22|title=Muhlenberg Football Players Tendered Splendid Banquet to Mark Close of Successful Season}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was named the team ] in both football and basketball{{efn|In an interview with '']'' in 1952, he said that he captained the baseball team as well; however, in a later interview with the paper in 1975, he said that his biggest regret in sports was that "I never was captain of the baseball teams at either Muhlenberg or at Irvington, and I always wanted it."<ref name="auto14">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162118803/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 25, 1952|page=52|title=Red Weiner, ex-grid and baseball ace, 'batons' parade of stars at Hillside|author=Weiner, Albert; Heller, Dick}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="auto10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162118486/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=February 21, 1975|page=40|title=Hillside will fete Weiner's 50 years in sports|author=Glicken, Lloyde S.}} {{Open access}}</ref>}} and recalled being named all-state in both football and baseball.<ref name="auto14"/><ref name="auto10"/> | ||
| Weiner was a ] in baseball, a ] in football, and a ] in basketball.<ref |
Weiner was a ] in baseball, a ] in football, and a ] in basketball.<ref name="auto3"/> He batted over .400 in baseball and was described as "an excellent ] in the ] in football, and a ] of no mean pretensions," as well as a "fine guard" in basketball, despite standing at {{convert|5|ft|9|in}}.<ref name="auto3"/> He recalled that as a ], he was named the best athlete in North Jersey by the ''World-Telegram''.<ref name="auto3"/> He said that he batted .475 as a ] but despite this did not repeat as the award-winner, as "Some kid from ] hit something like .625."<ref name="auto3"/> | ||
| As baseball and track were held at the same time, whenever Irvington played both sports at home, Weiner "did double duty."<ref |
As baseball and track were held at the same time, whenever Irvington played both sports at home, Weiner "did double duty."<ref name="auto5"/> ''The Star-Ledger'' described how, "In between innings, he would shuck his catching togs and jog over to the nearby track, pick up a ] and throw for the track and field team."<ref name="auto5"/> | ||
| ==College career== | ==College career== | ||
| ===1930–1932=== | |||
| Weiner enrolled at ] in Pennsylvania in 1930.<ref |
Weiner enrolled at ] in Pennsylvania in 1930.<ref name="auto17"/> He was ineligible to play varsity sports that year as a freshman.<ref name="auto4"/> During this time, he played basketball for a local Jewish all-stars exhibition team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162139244/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 24, 1931|page=30|title=Buffaloes Lose Basketball Game}} {{Open access}}</ref> Then, as a ], Weiner won four varsity letters, in each of the four sports he starred in while at Irvington.<ref name="auto4"/> Track and field was discontinued following the 1931 season, and thus Weiner was only able to achieve three varsity letters per year in subsequent seasons.<ref name="auto4"/> Mid-season with the football team in 1931, he was promoted to being the starting ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162139553/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 13, 1931|page=22|title=Muhlenberg Makes 'Changes for Booster Game With St. Joe Friday}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| Weiner became a top player for the Muhlenberg baseball team; by May 1932, in his second season, he was their leading batter with an average of .500, as well as the team's leader in both ] and ]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162186907/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 22, 1932|page=11|title=Weiner Leads 'Berg Hitters}} {{Open access}}</ref> He then opened the 1932 football season as a starting ] for Muhlenberg, having several key performances in their season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/162187416/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 24, 1932|page=20|title=Muhlenberg Routs St. Joseph's Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also saw significant action at quarterback, being described as their lead "signal-barker," and was additionally used as a ] and kicker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal/162187825/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 28, 1932|page=6|title=News From F. & M. Rival Camps}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162188133/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 23, 1932|page=10|title=Mules Outplay Ursinus but Are Tied, 0-0}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news/162191273/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 13, 1932|page=11|title=Muhlenberg Tops Gettysburg, 26-7}} {{Open access}}</ref> In the first game, he had a 60-yard ] return which helped them defeat ].<ref |
Weiner became a top player for the Muhlenberg baseball team; by May 1932, in his second season, he was their leading batter with an average of .500, as well as the team's leader in both ] and ]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162186907/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 22, 1932|page=11|title=Weiner Leads 'Berg Hitters}} {{Open access}}</ref> He then opened the 1932 football season as a starting ] for Muhlenberg, having several key performances in their season.<ref name="auto12">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/162187416/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 24, 1932|page=20|title=Muhlenberg Routs St. Joseph's Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also saw significant action at quarterback, being described as their lead "signal-barker," and was additionally used as a ] and kicker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal/162187825/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 28, 1932|page=6|title=News From F. & M. Rival Camps}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162188133/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 23, 1932|page=10|title=Mules Outplay Ursinus but Are Tied, 0-0}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news/162191273/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 13, 1932|page=11|title=Muhlenberg Tops Gettysburg, 26-7}} {{Open access}}</ref> In the first game, he had a 60-yard ] return which helped them defeat ].<ref name="auto12"/> He was also cited as one of the top players in their 6–0 loss to ], and although the Mules lost against ] 25–6, Weiner was noted in '']'' as the Mules' "offensive spark," as "Time after time he got away for substantial gains, he passed perfectly and punted well."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162188227/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 8, 1932|page=18|title=Lebanon Valley Upsets Dope, Taking Measure of Muhlenberg By 6 to 0 in Exciting Tussle}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162188544/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 30, 1932|page=9|title='Mules' Outplay Coach Tate's Proteges, But Long Runs by Chick Halsted and Short Win for Lehigh}} {{Open access}}</ref> Later, in a November game against ], Weiner returned the opening ] 90 yards for a ] and was a major figure in Muhlenberg's 26–7 ] win, with ''The Morning Call'' noting of his kick return: "He went through the entire Gettysburg team in his wild dash ... shaking off one would-be-tackler after another, and seldom if ever has there been a finer exhibition of broken field running on the local gridiron."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162191387/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 13, 1932|page=9|title=Mules Turn About to Kick Gettysburg, 26-7}} {{Open access}}</ref> After the season, he was selected to the all-conference team named by Muhlenberg coach ], at quarterback.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162192367/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 6, 1932|page=19|title=Holstrom Names Three Muhlenberg Players on All-Conference Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| ===1933–1934=== | |||
| ⚫ | Following the 1932 football season, Weiner returned to the Muhlenberg basketball team, for which he played ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lebanon-daily-news/162192657/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 7, 1933|page=6|title=Eastern Pennsy League}} {{Open access}}</ref> After then winning another letter for the baseball team, he returned to the football team for a final season in 1933.<ref |
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| ] named Weiner to his 1933 All-Jewish football team]] | |||
| ⚫ | Following the 1932 football season, Weiner returned to the Muhlenberg basketball team, for which he played ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lebanon-daily-news/162192657/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 7, 1933|page=6|title=Eastern Pennsy League}} {{Open access}}</ref> After then winning another letter for the baseball team, he returned to the football team for a final season in 1933.<ref name="auto8"/> He opened the season as starting right halfback and made several "dazzling" plays in their opening win over Saint Joseph's, according to ''The Morning Call'', including a 32-yard touchdown run.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162194137/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 23, 1933|page=14|title=Muhlenberg Outplays St. Joe, But Is Extended to Win by 12-0 Score Before Record Grid Crowd}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was known for playing every second of games, being sometimes the only Muhlenberg player to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162194551/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 4, 1933|page=16|title=Muhlenberg Is Seriously Crippled For Game With Fordham Saturday}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was also considered such a top player that at times, coach ] would have Weiner run the ball on up to seven plays straight, noting that he was less likely to ] than others on the team; in one game he was noted to have ran the ball "more than two-thirds of the time."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162195059/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 29, 1933|page=18|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162195759/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 12, 1933|page=14|title='Red' Weiner's 13-Yard Field Goal In Closing Period Nets Muhlenberg Close Victory in Conference Game}} {{Open access}}</ref> That season, he kicked ]s that allowed Muhlenberg to defeat ], 3–0, and ], 3–0, and played "sensational" in several others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162195475/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 16, 1933|page=19|title=Does History Repeat in Athletics?}} {{Open access}}</ref> In November, against Lehigh, he scored all 10 points (on a touchdown, ] and a field goal) in the Mules' 10–0 victory, which was the first time they had beaten the school since 1930, when Weiner's brother, Mickey, had captained the Mules.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162195951/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 19, 1933|page=14|title=Muhlenberg Beats Lehigh 10-0}} {{Open access}}</ref> He played his final game against ] later that month and scored every point in a 7–0 victory, which allowed Muhlenberg to win the conference title with a record of 6–3.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162196195/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 26, 1933|page=8|title=Muhlenberg Grid Squad Vanquishes Dickinson, 7 to 0}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162255221/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 3, 1935|page=16|title='Mule' Teams Average .632}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| Following the 1933 football season, Weiner was honored as an honorable mention All-Eastern selection by the ] (AP).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal/162196935/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 29, 1933|page=10|title=Two F. & M. Men In All East Selections|agency=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was also named all-conference by his coach, first-team All-Jewish ] by ], and an honorable mention All-American by the AP.<ref |
Following the 1933 football season, Weiner was honored as an honorable mention All-Eastern selection by the ] (AP).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal/162196935/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 29, 1933|page=10|title=Two F. & M. Men In All East Selections|agency=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was also named all-conference by his coach, first-team All-Jewish ] by ], and an honorable mention All-American by the AP.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162197104/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 28, 1933|page=29|title=Johnny Utz Picks Three Muhlenberg Players on All-Conference Team}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162197772/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 11, 1933|page=13|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-new-era/162197621/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 2, 1933|page=9|title=Watts, Weiner Rate Honorable Mention}} {{Open access}}</ref> In nine games played, he finished with four touchdowns scored, four extra points, and three field goals, for a total of 37 points on the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/162197430/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 27, 1933|page=21|title=Young Leads East In Gridiron Scoring|agency=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> His three field goals made tied for first nationally.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162197492/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 4, 1933|page=15|title=Pete Young Is Scoring Champ|agency=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> At the team banquet, Weiner was named Muhlenberg's honorary captain.<ref name="auto8"/> ''The Morning Call'' named him Muhlenberg's most outstanding all-around athlete of the year and the '']'' described him as "the greatest developed at the Allentown institution in many years, if not all time."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162197925/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 28, 1933|page=15|title=Muhlenberg Brings to Close One of Best Years in Athletics}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="auto11">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162197987/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 23, 1934|page=36|title=Reds Weiner to Gallop For Al Julian's Keys}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| After the football season, Weiner joined the basketball team for his final season there, becoming a starter at guard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/162200732/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 24, 1934|page=12|title=Muhlenberg's Star Cagers Led By Local Boy}} {{Open access}}</ref> He contributed to what was described that season as "the best season Muhlenberg ever had" and was named honorary captain of the team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162200945/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 8, 1934|page=18|title='Mules' Hang Up Thrilling 25-24 Decision Over Lehigh Basketeers}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201037/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 21, 1934|page=19|title=Mules Honor 'Red' Weiner}} {{Open access}}</ref> Following the basketball season, he returned to the baseball team and was their starting catcher for the 1934 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201104/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 23, 1934|page=15|title=Muhlenberg Lifts Curtain on 1934 Season With Bucknell Tuesday}} {{Open access}}</ref> In May 1934, ''The Morning Call'' described him as "One of the best receivers at Muhlenberg ... not only has been a consistent worker behind the bat but his hitting for the Mules has been well above the average all season."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201294/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 26, 1934|page=20|title='Mule' Battery}} {{Open access}}</ref> He ended the season with a batting average of .283 and was the team's leading home run hitter, with four, while the team compiled a record of 10–2.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201436/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=June 13, 1934|page=16|title=Sterner Best 'Mule' Batter}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162254882/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 22, 1935|page=20|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> Receiving a varsity letter for his time with the 1934 baseball team, he concluded his tenure at Muhlenberg having received 10 total, in four sports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the- |
After the football season, Weiner joined the basketball team for his final season there, becoming a starter at guard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/162200732/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 24, 1934|page=12|title=Muhlenberg's Star Cagers Led By Local Boy}} {{Open access}}</ref> He contributed to what was described that season as "the best season Muhlenberg ever had" and was named honorary captain of the team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162200945/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 8, 1934|page=18|title='Mules' Hang Up Thrilling 25-24 Decision Over Lehigh Basketeers}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201037/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 21, 1934|page=19|title=Mules Honor 'Red' Weiner}} {{Open access}}</ref> Following the basketball season, he returned to the baseball team and was their starting catcher for the 1934 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201104/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 23, 1934|page=15|title=Muhlenberg Lifts Curtain on 1934 Season With Bucknell Tuesday}} {{Open access}}</ref> In May 1934, ''The Morning Call'' described him as "One of the best receivers at Muhlenberg ... not only has been a consistent worker behind the bat but his hitting for the Mules has been well above the average all season."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201294/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 26, 1934|page=20|title='Mule' Battery}} {{Open access}}</ref> He ended the season with a batting average of .283 and was the team's leading home run hitter, with four, while the team compiled a record of 10–2.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201436/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=June 13, 1934|page=16|title=Sterner Best 'Mule' Batter}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="auto6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162254882/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 22, 1935|page=20|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> Receiving a varsity letter for his time with the 1934 baseball team, he concluded his tenure at Muhlenberg having received 10 total, in four sports.<ref name="auto4"/> He graduated from Muhlenberg in June 1934 with a ] degree.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162201569/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 13, 1934|page=17|title=Johnny Utz Has Fifty Candidates Out For Spring Grid Drills at Muhlenberg}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162282432/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=June 27, 1938|page=7|title=Betrothal Announced}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was a member of the ] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162206860/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 12, 1934|page=7|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| Weiner later said that in the entirety of his high school and college football career, he only missed one game due to injury, which was a broken shoulder.<ref |
Weiner later said that in the entirety of his high school and college football career, he only missed one game due to injury, which was a broken shoulder.<ref name="auto3"/> His coach, John Utz, described him as "a whale of a football player who could do anything ... He was the steadying influence in our backfield."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162205630/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 2, 1934|page=13|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| During his time at Muhlenberg, Weiner also played for several other local baseball and basketball teams.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162186303/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 28, 1932|page=10|title=Reds Weiner's Single Beats Maccos, 3 To 1}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162186602/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 18, 1932|page=16|title=Center Loses To Harrisburg In Tight Game}} {{Open access}}</ref> He played for the Shore Railroad baseball team in the summer of 1932 and was noted for scoring a game-winning single in a game in July and a game-winning home run in a game in August.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162186456/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 16, 1932|page=8|title=Red Weiner's Home Run Wins Game In 5th Inning}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also played for the local Jewish Community Center team that won the 1932 Pennsylvania championship and advanced to the national ] finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162186741/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 10, 1932|page=20|title=Center Cagemen Are Honored}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
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| local baseball teams: Shore Railroad<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162186303/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 28, 1932|page=10|title=Reds Weiner's Single Beats Maccos, 3 To 1}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162186456/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 16, 1932|page=8|title=Red Weiner's Home Run Wins Game In 5th Inning}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
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| He also helped the Jewish Community Center team in the 1932 season win the Pennsylvania championship and advance to the National ] finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162186741/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 10, 1932|page=20|title=Center Cagemen Are Honored}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
| ==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
| ===Football=== | ===Football=== | ||
| ====Philadelphia Eagles==== | |||
| ⚫ | After Weiner graduated from Muhlenberg, he signed a contract to play professional football with the ] of the ] (NFL).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittston-gazette/162203768/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 31, 1934|page=5|title=Heist, And Weiner, Muhlenberg Stars, Signed By Cardinals}} {{Open access}}</ref> He made the team and debuted in the Eagles' opener against the non-NFL ] on September 9, being a substitute for ] and playing for a few minutes in the 8–7 win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162205850/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 10, 1934|page=15|title=Philly Eagles Beat Shenandoah}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1934nflphi.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1934 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)}}</ref> He recorded his first statistics in NFL play in the Eagles' second 1934 NFL game, against the ], in which he ran for 33 yards on six carries, which was second-best on the team, and had a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter which helped the team win 17–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193409260pit.htm|website=]|title=Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Pirates - September 26th, 1934}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/162210912/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 27, 1934|page=15|title=Philadelphia Gridders Down Bucs, 17-0|author=Sell, Jack}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also made one field goal in the game, from 17 yards out, which ended up being the only field goal scored by the Eagles all season.<ref |
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| ⚫ | After Weiner graduated from Muhlenberg, he signed a contract to play professional football with the ] of the ] (NFL).<ref name="auto15">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittston-gazette/162203768/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 31, 1934|page=5|title=Heist, And Weiner, Muhlenberg Stars, Signed By Cardinals}} {{Open access}}</ref> He made the team and debuted in the Eagles' opener against the non-NFL ] on September 9, being a substitute for ] and playing for a few minutes in the 8–7 win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162205850/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 10, 1934|page=15|title=Philly Eagles Beat Shenandoah}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1934nflphi.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1934 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)}}</ref> He recorded his first statistics in NFL play in the Eagles' second 1934 NFL game, against the ], in which he ran for 33 yards on six carries, which was second-best on the team, and had a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter which helped the team win 17–0.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193409260pit.htm|website=]|title=Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Pirates - September 26th, 1934}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/162210912/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 27, 1934|page=15|title=Philadelphia Gridders Down Bucs, 17-0|author=Sell, Jack}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also made one field goal in the game, from 17 yards out, which ended up being the only field goal scored by the Eagles all season.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1934.htm|website=]|title=1934 Philadelphia Eagles Stats}}</ref> Later, on September 30, he was a major part of the team's non-league 13–0 victory against the ]; the ''Reading Times'' praised him for having won against the Keys "almost single-handed," noting he "stole the show" from more well-known Eagles players such as ], running for a touchdown, throwing for a touchdown and kicking an extra point.<ref name="auto11"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162207235/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 1, 1934|page=12|title=Reds Weiner, Former Muhlenberg Star, Leads Big Leaguers To Win|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| Weiner saw his first action at quarterback for the Eagles in their 10–0 loss to the ] on October 14, completing one of two pass attempts for zero yards, while also rushing once for two yards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410140phi.htm|website=]|title=Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles - October 14th, 1934}}</ref> On November 6, he played a part in the team's historic 64–0 victory over the ], in what remains the NFL's biggest regular season shutout ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193411060phi.htm|website=]|title=Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Eagles - November 6th, 1934}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/roobs-eagles-stats-tanner-mckee-cowboys-aj-brown/639452/|publisher=]|author=Frank, Reuben|title=In Roob's Eagles Stats: The mind-boggling Tanner McKee numbers and lots more |date=December 31, 2024}}</ref> He ran twice for two yards, successfully kicked three of four extra point attempts, and completed two of four pass attempts for 40 yards and two touchdowns.<ref |
Weiner saw his first action at quarterback for the Eagles in their 10–0 loss to the ] on October 14, completing one of two pass attempts for zero yards, while also rushing once for two yards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410140phi.htm|website=]|title=Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles - October 14th, 1934}}</ref> Two weeks later, he was recorded as missing a field goal in the team's 17–0 loss to the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/gamelogs/w/wein00600.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Al Weiner NFL Game Logs}}</ref> On November 6, he played a part in the team's historic 64–0 victory over the ], in what remains the NFL's biggest regular season shutout ever.<ref name="auto13">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193411060phi.htm|website=]|title=Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Eagles - November 6th, 1934}}</ref><ref name="auto16">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/roobs-eagles-stats-tanner-mckee-cowboys-aj-brown/639452/|publisher=]|author=Frank, Reuben|title=In Roob's Eagles Stats: The mind-boggling Tanner McKee numbers and lots more |date=December 31, 2024}}</ref> He ran twice for two yards, successfully kicked three of four extra point attempts, and completed two of four pass attempts for 40 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="auto13"/> Both his touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter, with one going to ] and the other two Swede Hanson.<ref name="auto13"/> The Reds folded a few days after the game.<ref name="auto16"/> Weiner remained the last Eagles quarterback to throw two touchdown passes on four or less attempts until ] did so against the ] in 2024.<ref name="auto16"/> He also appeared as a substitute in the team's 10–7 loss to the ] on November 11, but later was released on November 22.<ref name="auto11"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald/162249937/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 12, 1934|page=16|title=Pro Football League}} {{Open access}}</ref> The ''Reading Times'' noted afterwards that "He had been carried as an extra back all season but was handicapped in that competition by size."<ref name="auto11"/> He concluded his tenure with the Eagles having appeared in five games, none as a starter, while he completed three of six pass attempts for 40 yards and two touchdowns, kicked three extra points and one field goal.<ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WeinRe20.htm|website=]|title=Reds Weiner Stats}}</ref> His one field goal tied for 10th in the NFL while his two passing touchdowns ranked sixth.<ref name="auto9"/> | ||
| ⚫ | ====Later career==== | ||
| A few hours after his release from the Eagles, Weiner signed with the Reading Keys, whom he had played against earlier in the season.<ref |
A few hours after his release from the Eagles, Weiner signed with the Reading Keys, whom he had played against earlier in the season.<ref name="auto11"/> A report following the signing noted that "Besides being a hard running back, he is quite adept in passing and punting and will give the Keys their most valuable triple threat man."<ref name="auto11"/> He debuted for the Keys in their 6–0 win against the ] and was noted to have "played great ball ... on both offense and defense."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162250459/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 26, 1934|page=15|title=Reading Scores 6-0 Decision Over Clifton|agency=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The next week, against the ], he helped give the Professionals their worst loss of the season, throwing for two touchdowns, running for another and having an interception in a 20–0 win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162251571/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 3, 1934|page=14|title=Keystones Trample Tamaqua Gridsters, 20-0|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref> He played against his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, on December 9, but the Keys lost by a score of 7–0.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162251834/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 10, 1934|page=14|title=y Eagles Eke Out 7-0 Win Over Keys|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref> He scored two touchdowns and had a 50-yard pass in the subsequent game, a 20–0 win against the Allentown All-Stars,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162252128/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 17, 1934|page=16|title=Keystones Troun own All-Stars, 20-0}} {{Open access}}</ref> and caught the game-winning 10-yard receiving touchdown in the Keys' 7–0 win against the ] to conclude the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162252323/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 24, 1934|page=17|title=Keystone Kalsomine York Professionals, 7-0|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1934rea.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1934 Reading Keys}}</ref> | ||
| Weiner re-signed with the Keys in August 1935, joining his brother Mickey, who had also signed with the team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162257080/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 30, 1935|page=23|title=Mike Brings Back Weiner, Dempsey}} {{Open access}}</ref> He started in the season opener, a loss to the Eagles,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162258625/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 9, 1935|page=14|title=Eagles Defeat}} {{Open access}}</ref> but injured his knee in the game, an injury which he re-aggravated in the team's second game of the season, which caused him to miss time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162258722/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 16, 1935|author=Silva, Doc|page=15|title=Kostak's 55-Yard Gallop Defeats Keys, 7 To 0}} {{Open access}}</ref> He returned two months later, near the end of the season, playing in the team's 15–6 win against the Shenandoah Presidents and intercepting a pass; the win allowed the Keys to claim the state independent professional championship for the first time in their history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162259571/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 25, 1935|page=14|title=Keys Trim Prexies, 15-6, To Cop State Grid Title|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref> | Weiner re-signed with the Keys in August 1935, joining his brother Mickey, who had also signed with the team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162257080/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 30, 1935|page=23|title=Mike Brings Back Weiner, Dempsey}} {{Open access}}</ref> He started in the season opener, a loss to the Eagles,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162258625/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 9, 1935|page=14|title=Eagles Defeat}} {{Open access}}</ref> but injured his knee in the game, an injury which he re-aggravated in the team's second game of the season, which caused him to miss time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162258722/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=September 16, 1935|author=Silva, Doc|page=15|title=Kostak's 55-Yard Gallop Defeats Keys, 7 To 0}} {{Open access}}</ref> He returned two months later, near the end of the season, playing in the team's 15–6 win against the Shenandoah Presidents and intercepting a pass; the win allowed the Keys to claim the state independent professional championship for the first time in their history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162259571/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 25, 1935|page=14|title=Keys Trim Prexies, 15-6, To Cop State Grid Title|author=Silva, Doc}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| Weiner signed with the ] of the ] (AA) for the 1936 season; his brother, Mickey, played for the team that year as well.<ref name="auto17"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/wein01080.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Mickey Weiner Stats}}</ref> While with the Buffaloes, he scored a touchdown in a non-league game against the ] and caught a 40-yard pass that led to a touchdown in a 7–7 tie to the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waterbury-democrat/162262131/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 10, 1936|page=14|title=Stapletons To Make Debut At Bristol Field}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union/162262293/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 19, 1936|page=12|title=Parkway-Stape Elevens Battle To Another Tie}} {{Open access}}</ref> He finished the season having appeared in six games, all as a starter, and was recorded to have converted one of two extra point attempts; other statistics are incomplete.<ref name="auto17"/><ref name="auto1"/> The team finished with a record of 1–4–1, finishing fourth in their division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1936afasta.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1936 Stapleton Buffaloes (AFA)}}</ref> Weiner began the 1937 season with the ] in the AA, playing alongside his brother, but the team only lasted one game, losing to the ] by a score of 20–0; he started in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1937afany.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1937 New York Tigers (AFA)}}</ref> In December, he signed to play for the ] after an injury to one of their players.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news/162263311/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 8, 1937|page=17|title=Red Weiner to Play Against Saracens}} {{Open access}}</ref> He appeared in the last game of the season, a loss to the ], and kicked an extra point.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news/162263512/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 13, 1937|page=17|title=Saracens End with Win Over Camptowners}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ===Baseball=== | ||
| ⚫ | In July 1934, a month after his graduation from Muhlenberg, Weiner began playing ] with the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162203641/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 18, 1934|page=15|title=Amicus Plays Poconos Here}} {{Open access}}</ref> Later that month, he was signed by the ] of ] (MLB), then sent to the ] of the ].<ref |
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| Weiner was set to play for a professional team in ], but the team folded before he had the chance to play.<ref name="auto5"/> He then returned to New Jersey and played the 1938 season there, joining the Newark Tornadoes.<ref name="auto17"/><ref name="auto5"/> On October 9, 1938, he made a lateral in the fourth quarter which was run in for a game-winning touchdown in a 7–0 defeat of the Clifton Wessingtons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news/162264639/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 10, 1938|page=17|title=Wessingtons Bow To Tornadoes in League Clash, 7-0}} {{Open access}}</ref> Three weeks later, against the ], he ran for a touchdown and later threw a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to win 14–13.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/162264821/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 31, 1938|page=480|title=Newark Rallies, Beats Rams, 14-13}} {{Open access}}</ref> He finished the season having started all seven games, kicking four extra points, running for a touchdown and throwing for another, as the Tornadoes placed fifth in the league with a record of 2–5; his passing touchdown was the team's lone of the season, and he placed second on the team in scoring with 10 total points, with only three players on the team scoring any points at all.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938afanew.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=1938 Newark Tornadoes (AFA)}}</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | Weiner had showed an interest in coaching while still in college, applying for the head coaching position at ] in March 1934.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-speaker/162203310/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 20, 1934|page=13|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also showed an interest in an assistant coaching job at Muhlenberg in 1935, but did not receive the job.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162256222/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 11, 1935|page=12|title=Entre Nous}} {{Open access}}</ref> During the 1935 football season, while he was still playing for the Reading Keys, Weiner became the head coach of a team known as the ], made up of several top local players.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162259198/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 21, 1935|page=13|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-new-era/162259301/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 8, 1935|page=15|title=All-Lancaster Plays Sunday}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ===Baseball and basketball=== | ||
| https://www.newspapers.com/image/1109575596/?match=1&terms=reds%20weiner | |||
| ⚫ | In July 1934, a month after his graduation from Muhlenberg, Weiner began playing ] with the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162203641/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 18, 1934|page=15|title=Amicus Plays Poconos Here}} {{Open access}}</ref> Later that month, he was signed by the ] of ] (MLB), then sent to the ] of the ].<ref name="auto15"/> The following month, he was sent to the ] of the ], a Class D team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162204126/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 22, 1934|page=14|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> He then finished the season with the Class C ] in Kansas.<ref name="auto6"/> In January 1935, he was sent to the ] of the Class C ], where he joined one of his college teammates, Horsey Heist.<ref name="auto6"/> However, after being sent to Huntington, Weiner received a pay cut, with his salary only providing him $75 a month, and he began to complain to the team about it, which resulted in his release at the start of March 1935.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162255611/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 5, 1935|page=22|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| The next month, Weiner signed to be a reserve catcher for the ] minor league team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-arnie-truex-to-coach-f/55335148/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 27, 1935|page=10|title=Sports Angles|author=Hill, Ed}} {{Open access}}</ref> In May 1935, he left for the ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162256580/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 25, 1935|page=18|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> However, he was only used as a fill-in for an injured player with Portsmouth and was then released early in June.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162256767/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=June 13, 1935|page=21|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> He continued his minor league career in 1936, joining the ] of the ] in April, but was then released later that month.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162260682/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 14, 1936|page=27|title=More Than Forty Players Turn Out As Allentown Brooks Open Spring Practice Sessions at Fair Grounds}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162260836/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=April 19, 1936|page=16|title=Brooks Face Scranton Here Today; Scheduled Saturday Contest With Miners Is Postponed Because of Cold}} {{Open access}}</ref> He later recalled that his baseball career ended due to injury: "A guy sliding home wrecked my knee. That was the end of baseball."<ref name="auto3"/> | |||
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| ⚫ | In addition to baseball, Weiner also played basketball for area teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/162274704/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 27, 1937|page=10|title=Coopermans Nip Millers; Tie For Lead}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Coaching career== | |||
| ⚫ | Weiner had showed an interest in coaching while still in college, applying for the head coaching position at ] in March 1934.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-speaker/162203310/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 20, 1934|page=13|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also showed an interest in an assistant coaching job at Muhlenberg in 1935, but did not receive the job.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162256222/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=May 11, 1935|page=12|title=Entre Nous}} {{Open access}}</ref> During the 1935 football season, while he was still playing for the Reading Keys, Weiner became the head coach of a team known as the ], made up of several top local players.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/162259198/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 21, 1935|page=13|title=Untitled}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-new-era/162259301/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=October 8, 1935|page=15|title=All-Lancaster Plays Sunday}} {{Open access}}</ref> | ||
| In 1936, Weiner was hired by ] in New Jersey as an assistant baseball and football coach and a teacher.<ref name="auto10"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162282275/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=December 8, 1936|page=23|title='Mule' Team to Dine Dec. 15}} {{Open access}}</ref> As a teacher, he specifically taught algebra, trigonometry and geometry.<ref name="auto4"/> He helped the baseball team win the Greater Newark Tournament (GNT)<ref name="auto5"/> title when he was an assistant in 1936, and he became head baseball coach in 1937, leading them to another title that year.<ref name="auto10"/> He was also able to develop "consistently good" football teams in his years as an assistant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162282669/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=June 14, 1939|page=15|title=Inside Stuff}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was promoted to head football coach in 1941.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/162283326/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=July 18, 1941|page=16|title=Out on the Limb|author=Cronk, El}} {{Open access}}</ref> Also that year, he led what he later described as his greatest baseball team, as they compiled a record of 21–1, had six players selected all-state, and won the GNT tournament.<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto14"/> | |||
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| As head football coach, Weiner developed a team that won 23 consecutive games and a Group 3 title in 1942.<ref name="auto4"/> He then had to leave his post in 1943 when he was drafted to serve in ], being a member of the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162284271/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=August 29, 1945|page=6|title=Lt. Bonder to Coach Hillside}} {{Open access}}</ref> While in the Navy, he held the rank of ].<ref name="auto7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162284492/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=January 1, 1946|page=13|title=Scholastic Corner|author=Dorylman, Sid}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was discharged from the Navy on December 14, 1945, and returned to coaching at Hillside in 1946.<ref name="auto7"/> By 1951, he was noted in ''The Star-Ledger'' as having led his teams to "three Union County baseball titles as well as the Group 3 titles more times than its opponents would like to admit."<ref name="auto4"/> Through that year, his baseball teams had qualified for the GNT tournament every year but two.<ref name="auto4"/> He was noted for having led his teams to successful seasons despite the school having a comparatively small enrollment.<ref name="auto4"/> He won a state football championship and four sectional championships.<ref name="auto5"/> Weiner coached his final season at Hillside in 1953.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news/162288929/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=February 11, 1975|page=38|title=Friends toss testimonial dinner for "Red" Weiner}} {{Open access}}</ref> | |||
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| After concluding his stint at Hillside, Weiner worked as a businessman for 12 years.<ref name="auto10"/> In 1966, he returned to sports, becoming a football coach at a junior high school in ].<ref name="auto5"/> He was hired as the coach of the sophomore football team at ] in 1967, and lost only one game in two seasons.<ref name="auto10"/> He then served as the coach of the freshmen from 1969 until he announced his retirement prior to the 1975 season.<ref name="auto10"/> | |||
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| ==Personal life and death== | ==Personal life and death== | ||
| In 1937, Weiner met Edyth Finkel, whom he described as the "prettiest girl in the State of Pennsylvania."<ref name="auto4"/> They then married in 1938.<ref name="auto4"/> They had three children together – two sons and a daughter.<ref name="auto5"/> Weiner was selected to the all-time all-star team of Muhlenberg college in 1952 and was later a charter member to the school's athletic hall of fame, inducted in 1979.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger/162290233/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 14, 1952|page=17|title=Muhlenberg Tabs Weiner As One Of All-Time Best}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/162290300/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=March 11, 1979|page=63|title=Muhlenberg inducts 16 into Hall of Fame March 24|author=Moyer Jr., Ken}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was also honored by Irvington High School, which named him its greatest athlete of all time.<ref name="auto5"/> He died on September 11, 1988, at the ] in ], at the age of 77.<ref name="auto5"/> | |||
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Albert Weiner (January 24, 1911 – September 17, 1988), nicknamed "Red" or "Reds", was an American multi-sport professional athlete and coach. He played football as a back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles for one season and also played several years of minor league baseball. Additionally, he also played with a number of non-NFL professional football teams.
Early life
Albert Weiner was born on January 24, 1911, in Woodbine, New Jersey, and was Jewish. He was one of four brothers, each of whom were athletes, and three – Albert, Mickey, and Bernie – played professional football. His parents were initially opposed to any of the brothers playing sports, but later became "great fans" after Mickey, the oldest, began playing football.
Weiner attended Irvington High School in New Jersey where he was a standout athlete. He entered the school in 1926 and made the varsity teams in four sports as a freshman: baseball, track and field, football, and basketball. He went on to be considered the school's greatest athlete, according to The Star-Ledger, winning 15 varsity letters out of 16 possible, only missing one track and field letter as a sophomore due to injury. He was named the team captain in both football and basketball and recalled being named all-state in both football and baseball.
Weiner was a catcher in baseball, a back in football, and a guard in basketball. He batted over .400 in baseball and was described as "an excellent running back in the single wing in football, and a kicker of no mean pretensions," as well as a "fine guard" in basketball, despite standing at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m). He recalled that as a junior, he was named the best athlete in North Jersey by the World-Telegram. He said that he batted .475 as a senior but despite this did not repeat as the award-winner, as "Some kid from Clifton hit something like .625."
As baseball and track were held at the same time, whenever Irvington played both sports at home, Weiner "did double duty." The Star-Ledger described how, "In between innings, he would shuck his catching togs and jog over to the nearby track, pick up a javelin and throw for the track and field team."
College career
1930–1932
Weiner enrolled at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania in 1930. He was ineligible to play varsity sports that year as a freshman. During this time, he played basketball for a local Jewish all-stars exhibition team. Then, as a sophomore, Weiner won four varsity letters, in each of the four sports he starred in while at Irvington. Track and field was discontinued following the 1931 season, and thus Weiner was only able to achieve three varsity letters per year in subsequent seasons. Mid-season with the football team in 1931, he was promoted to being the starting quarterback.
Weiner became a top player for the Muhlenberg baseball team; by May 1932, in his second season, he was their leading batter with an average of .500, as well as the team's leader in both hits and home runs. He then opened the 1932 football season as a starting halfback for Muhlenberg, having several key performances in their season. He also saw significant action at quarterback, being described as their lead "signal-barker," and was additionally used as a punter and kicker. In the first game, he had a 60-yard interception return which helped them defeat Saint Joseph's. He was also cited as one of the top players in their 6–0 loss to Lebanon Valley, and although the Mules lost against Lehigh 25–6, Weiner was noted in The Morning Call as the Mules' "offensive spark," as "Time after time he got away for substantial gains, he passed perfectly and punted well." Later, in a November game against Gettysburg, Weiner returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and was a major figure in Muhlenberg's 26–7 upset win, with The Morning Call noting of his kick return: "He went through the entire Gettysburg team in his wild dash ... shaking off one would-be-tackler after another, and seldom if ever has there been a finer exhibition of broken field running on the local gridiron." After the season, he was selected to the all-conference team named by Muhlenberg coach George Holstrom, at quarterback.
1933–1934
Following the 1932 football season, Weiner returned to the Muhlenberg basketball team, for which he played center. After then winning another letter for the baseball team, he returned to the football team for a final season in 1933. He opened the season as starting right halfback and made several "dazzling" plays in their opening win over Saint Joseph's, according to The Morning Call, including a 32-yard touchdown run. He was known for playing every second of games, being sometimes the only Muhlenberg player to do so. He was also considered such a top player that at times, coach John Utz would have Weiner run the ball on up to seven plays straight, noting that he was less likely to fumble than others on the team; in one game he was noted to have ran the ball "more than two-thirds of the time." That season, he kicked field goals that allowed Muhlenberg to defeat Penn State, 3–0, and Ursinus, 3–0, and played "sensational" in several others. In November, against Lehigh, he scored all 10 points (on a touchdown, extra point and a field goal) in the Mules' 10–0 victory, which was the first time they had beaten the school since 1930, when Weiner's brother, Mickey, had captained the Mules. He played his final game against Dickinson later that month and scored every point in a 7–0 victory, which allowed Muhlenberg to win the conference title with a record of 6–3.
Following the 1933 football season, Weiner was honored as an honorable mention All-Eastern selection by the Associated Press (AP). He was also named all-conference by his coach, first-team All-Jewish All-American by Benny Friedman, and an honorable mention All-American by the AP. In nine games played, he finished with four touchdowns scored, four extra points, and three field goals, for a total of 37 points on the season. His three field goals made tied for first nationally. At the team banquet, Weiner was named Muhlenberg's honorary captain. The Morning Call named him Muhlenberg's most outstanding all-around athlete of the year and the Reading Times described him as "the greatest developed at the Allentown institution in many years, if not all time."
After the football season, Weiner joined the basketball team for his final season there, becoming a starter at guard. He contributed to what was described that season as "the best season Muhlenberg ever had" and was named honorary captain of the team. Following the basketball season, he returned to the baseball team and was their starting catcher for the 1934 season. In May 1934, The Morning Call described him as "One of the best receivers at Muhlenberg ... not only has been a consistent worker behind the bat but his hitting for the Mules has been well above the average all season." He ended the season with a batting average of .283 and was the team's leading home run hitter, with four, while the team compiled a record of 10–2. Receiving a varsity letter for his time with the 1934 baseball team, he concluded his tenure at Muhlenberg having received 10 total, in four sports. He graduated from Muhlenberg in June 1934 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. He was a member of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Weiner later said that in the entirety of his high school and college football career, he only missed one game due to injury, which was a broken shoulder. His coach, John Utz, described him as "a whale of a football player who could do anything ... He was the steadying influence in our backfield."
During his time at Muhlenberg, Weiner also played for several other local baseball and basketball teams. He played for the Shore Railroad baseball team in the summer of 1932 and was noted for scoring a game-winning single in a game in July and a game-winning home run in a game in August. He also played for the local Jewish Community Center team that won the 1932 Pennsylvania championship and advanced to the national YMHA finals.
Professional career
Football
Philadelphia Eagles
After Weiner graduated from Muhlenberg, he signed a contract to play professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He made the team and debuted in the Eagles' opener against the non-NFL Shenandoah Presidents on September 9, being a substitute for Ed Matesic and playing for a few minutes in the 8–7 win. He recorded his first statistics in NFL play in the Eagles' second 1934 NFL game, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, in which he ran for 33 yards on six carries, which was second-best on the team, and had a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter which helped the team win 17–0. He also made one field goal in the game, from 17 yards out, which ended up being the only field goal scored by the Eagles all season. Later, on September 30, he was a major part of the team's non-league 13–0 victory against the Reading Keys; the Reading Times praised him for having won against the Keys "almost single-handed," noting he "stole the show" from more well-known Eagles players such as Swede Hanson, running for a touchdown, throwing for a touchdown and kicking an extra point.
Weiner saw his first action at quarterback for the Eagles in their 10–0 loss to the Detroit Lions on October 14, completing one of two pass attempts for zero yards, while also rushing once for two yards. Two weeks later, he was recorded as missing a field goal in the team's 17–0 loss to the New York Giants. On November 6, he played a part in the team's historic 64–0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, in what remains the NFL's biggest regular season shutout ever. He ran twice for two yards, successfully kicked three of four extra point attempts, and completed two of four pass attempts for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Both his touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter, with one going to Joe Carter and the other two Swede Hanson. The Reds folded a few days after the game. Weiner remained the last Eagles quarterback to throw two touchdown passes on four or less attempts until Tanner McKee did so against the Dallas Cowboys in 2024. He also appeared as a substitute in the team's 10–7 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers on November 11, but later was released on November 22. The Reading Times noted afterwards that "He had been carried as an extra back all season but was handicapped in that competition by size." He concluded his tenure with the Eagles having appeared in five games, none as a starter, while he completed three of six pass attempts for 40 yards and two touchdowns, kicked three extra points and one field goal. His one field goal tied for 10th in the NFL while his two passing touchdowns ranked sixth.
Later career
A few hours after his release from the Eagles, Weiner signed with the Reading Keys, whom he had played against earlier in the season. A report following the signing noted that "Besides being a hard running back, he is quite adept in passing and punting and will give the Keys their most valuable triple threat man." He debuted for the Keys in their 6–0 win against the Clifton Wessingtons and was noted to have "played great ball ... on both offense and defense." The next week, against the Tamaqua Professionals, he helped give the Professionals their worst loss of the season, throwing for two touchdowns, running for another and having an interception in a 20–0 win. He played against his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, on December 9, but the Keys lost by a score of 7–0. He scored two touchdowns and had a 50-yard pass in the subsequent game, a 20–0 win against the Allentown All-Stars, and caught the game-winning 10-yard receiving touchdown in the Keys' 7–0 win against the York Pros to conclude the season.
Weiner re-signed with the Keys in August 1935, joining his brother Mickey, who had also signed with the team. He started in the season opener, a loss to the Eagles, but injured his knee in the game, an injury which he re-aggravated in the team's second game of the season, which caused him to miss time. He returned two months later, near the end of the season, playing in the team's 15–6 win against the Shenandoah Presidents and intercepting a pass; the win allowed the Keys to claim the state independent professional championship for the first time in their history.
Weiner signed with the Stapleton Buffaloes of the American Association (AA) for the 1936 season; his brother, Mickey, played for the team that year as well. While with the Buffaloes, he scored a touchdown in a non-league game against the New York Black Hawks and caught a 40-yard pass that led to a touchdown in a 7–7 tie to the Brooklyn Bay Parkways. He finished the season having appeared in six games, all as a starter, and was recorded to have converted one of two extra point attempts; other statistics are incomplete. The team finished with a record of 1–4–1, finishing fourth in their division. Weiner began the 1937 season with the New York Tigers in the AA, playing alongside his brother, but the team only lasted one game, losing to the Newark Tornadoes by a score of 20–0; he started in the game. In December, he signed to play for the Camptown Pros after an injury to one of their players. He appeared in the last game of the season, a loss to the Saracens FC, and kicked an extra point.
Weiner was set to play for a professional team in Cleveland, Ohio, but the team folded before he had the chance to play. He then returned to New Jersey and played the 1938 season there, joining the Newark Tornadoes. On October 9, 1938, he made a lateral in the fourth quarter which was run in for a game-winning touchdown in a 7–0 defeat of the Clifton Wessingtons. Three weeks later, against the Union City Rams, he ran for a touchdown and later threw a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to win 14–13. He finished the season having started all seven games, kicking four extra points, running for a touchdown and throwing for another, as the Tornadoes placed fifth in the league with a record of 2–5; his passing touchdown was the team's lone of the season, and he placed second on the team in scoring with 10 total points, with only three players on the team scoring any points at all.
Baseball and basketball
In July 1934, a month after his graduation from Muhlenberg, Weiner began playing minor league baseball with the Stroudsburg Poconos. Later that month, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), then sent to the Rochester Red Wings of the International League. The following month, he was sent to the Greensburg Red Wings of the Pennsylvania State Association, a Class D team. He then finished the season with the Class C Hutchinson Larks in Kansas. In January 1935, he was sent to the Huntington Red Birds of the Class C Middle Atlantic League, where he joined one of his college teammates, Horsey Heist. However, after being sent to Huntington, Weiner received a pay cut, with his salary only providing him $75 a month, and he began to complain to the team about it, which resulted in his release at the start of March 1935.
The next month, Weiner signed to be a reserve catcher for the Belmar Braves minor league team. In May 1935, he left for the Portsmouth Truckers of the Piedmont League. However, he was only used as a fill-in for an injured player with Portsmouth and was then released early in June. He continued his minor league career in 1936, joining the Allentown Brooks of the New York–Pennsylvania League in April, but was then released later that month. He later recalled that his baseball career ended due to injury: "A guy sliding home wrecked my knee. That was the end of baseball."
In addition to baseball, Weiner also played basketball for area teams.
Coaching career
Weiner had showed an interest in coaching while still in college, applying for the head coaching position at Pottsville High School in March 1934. He also showed an interest in an assistant coaching job at Muhlenberg in 1935, but did not receive the job. During the 1935 football season, while he was still playing for the Reading Keys, Weiner became the head coach of a team known as the Lebanon Valley Exports, made up of several top local players.
In 1936, Weiner was hired by Hillside High School in New Jersey as an assistant baseball and football coach and a teacher. As a teacher, he specifically taught algebra, trigonometry and geometry. He helped the baseball team win the Greater Newark Tournament (GNT) title when he was an assistant in 1936, and he became head baseball coach in 1937, leading them to another title that year. He was also able to develop "consistently good" football teams in his years as an assistant. He was promoted to head football coach in 1941. Also that year, he led what he later described as his greatest baseball team, as they compiled a record of 21–1, had six players selected all-state, and won the GNT tournament.
As head football coach, Weiner developed a team that won 23 consecutive games and a Group 3 title in 1942. He then had to leave his post in 1943 when he was drafted to serve in World War II, being a member of the United States Navy. While in the Navy, he held the rank of chief petty officer. He was discharged from the Navy on December 14, 1945, and returned to coaching at Hillside in 1946. By 1951, he was noted in The Star-Ledger as having led his teams to "three Union County baseball titles as well as the Group 3 titles more times than its opponents would like to admit." Through that year, his baseball teams had qualified for the GNT tournament every year but two. He was noted for having led his teams to successful seasons despite the school having a comparatively small enrollment. He won a state football championship and four sectional championships. Weiner coached his final season at Hillside in 1953.
After concluding his stint at Hillside, Weiner worked as a businessman for 12 years. In 1966, he returned to sports, becoming a football coach at a junior high school in Irvington. He was hired as the coach of the sophomore football team at Parsippany Hills High School in 1967, and lost only one game in two seasons. He then served as the coach of the freshmen from 1969 until he announced his retirement prior to the 1975 season.
Personal life and death
In 1937, Weiner met Edyth Finkel, whom he described as the "prettiest girl in the State of Pennsylvania." They then married in 1938. They had three children together – two sons and a daughter. Weiner was selected to the all-time all-star team of Muhlenberg college in 1952 and was later a charter member to the school's athletic hall of fame, inducted in 1979. He was also honored by Irvington High School, which named him its greatest athlete of all time. He died on September 11, 1988, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, at the age of 77.
Notes
- In an interview with The Star-Ledger in 1952, he said that he captained the baseball team as well; however, in a later interview with the paper in 1975, he said that his biggest regret in sports was that "I never was captain of the baseball teams at either Muhlenberg or at Irvington, and I always wanted it."
References
- ^ "Al Weiner Stats". Pro Football Archives.
- ^ Heller, Dick (May 20, 1951). "Red Weiner packs a heavy punch into little Hillside–ask its big rivals". The Star-Ledger. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Glicken, Lloyde S. (September 26, 1988). "Weiner's career in sports filled with achievements". The Star-Ledger. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Glicken, Lloyde S. (February 20, 1975). "All-time Irvington great Weiner to call it a day". The Star-Ledger. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Muhlenberg Football Players Tendered Splendid Banquet to Mark Close of Successful Season". The Morning Call. December 13, 1933. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Weiner, Albert; Heller, Dick (May 25, 1952). "Red Weiner, ex-grid and baseball ace, 'batons' parade of stars at Hillside". The Star-Ledger. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Glicken, Lloyde S. (February 21, 1975). "Hillside will fete Weiner's 50 years in sports". The Star-Ledger. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
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- "Muhlenberg Makes 'Changes for Booster Game With St. Joe Friday". The Morning Call. October 13, 1931. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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- "Center Cagemen Are Honored". The Morning Call. May 10, 1932. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heist, And Weiner, Muhlenberg Stars, Signed By Cardinals". Pittston Gazette. July 31, 1934. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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