Art Weiner Explained

Art Weiner
Number:66
Position:End
Birth Date:August 16, 1926
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:212
High School:Westside
(Newark, New Jersey)
College:North Carolina (1946–1949)
Draftyear:1950
Draftround:2
Draftpick:16
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:35
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:722
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:6
Pfr:W/WeinAr20
Collegehof:1693

Art Weiner (August 16, 1926 – December 25, 2013) was an American football end who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1946 to 1949.[1]

Weiner matched the (at the time) NCAA record when he amassed 52 receptions in 1949. He averaged 16 yards per reception for career. He played alongside Choo Choo Justice in what became known as the Justice–Weiner era while leading UNC to three major bowls. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and later into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992. After his football career ended, he worked as an executive at Burlington Industries and later owned a travel business.

Weiner spent most of his adult life in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Marion "Boots" Weiner. They had 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Weiner died on December 25, 2013, with his family by his side.[2]

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  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WeinAr20.htm Art Weiner
  2. Web site: Former Tar Heel Football All-America Art Weiner Passes Away at Age 87 | digtriad.com . 2014-01-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227055605/http://www.digtriad.com/sports/article/310634/13/Former-Tar-Heel-Football-All-America-Art-Weiner-Passes-Away-At-Age-87 . 2013-12-27 .