Ray Wietecha

Ray Wietecha
No. 55
	Wietecha on a 1954 Bowman football card
Date of birth	November 2, 1928
Place of birth	East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Date of death	December 14, 2002 (aged 74)
Place of death	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Center
US college	Northwestern; Michigan State
NFL draft	1950 / round: 12 / pick: 150
Career history
As player
1953–1962	New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	4
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Raymond Walter Wietecha (November 2, 1928 – December 14, 2002) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at Northwestern University and Michigan State University.

Following his retirement, Wietecha entered coaching and was the offensive coordinator under Vince Lombardi in Green Bay when the Packers won Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II.

In 2012, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Wietecha to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2012.^[1]

USFL

Wietecha was an assistant coach in the USFL for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers.^[2]

^ "Hall of Very Good Class of 2012". Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ Wietecha named as Packer scout,Milwaukee Sentinel, accessed March 18, 2012

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5 Paul Hornung 12 Zeke Bratkowski 15 Bart Starr (MVP) 21 Bob Jeter 22 Elijah Pitts 24 Willie Wood 26 Herb Adderley 27 Red Mack 31 Jim Taylor 33 Jim Grabowski 34 Don Chandler 37 Phil Vandersea 40 Tom Brown 43 Doug Hart 44 Donny Anderson 45 Dave Hathcock 50 Bill Curry 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher 57 Ken Bowman 60 Lee Roy Caffey 63 Fred Thurston 64 Jerry Kramer 66 Ray Nitschke 68 Gale Gillingham 72 Steve Wright 73 Jim Weatherwax 74 Henry Jordan 75 Forrest Gregg 76 Bob Skoronski 77 Ron Kostelnik 78 Bob Brown 80 Bob Long 81 Marv Fleming 82 Lionel Aldridge 83 Allen Brown 84 Carroll Dale 85 Max McGee 86 Boyd Dowler 87 Willie Davis 88 Bill Anderson 89 Dave Robinson
Head coach: Vince Lombardi
Coaches: Phil Bengtson Jerry Burns Red Cochran Dave Hanner Bob Schnelker Ray Wietecha

v t e Green Bay Packers Super Bowl II champions
12 Zeke Bratkowski 13 Don Horn 15 Bart Starr (MVP) 21 Bob Jeter 23 Travis Williams 24 Willie Wood 26 Herb Adderley 27 Claudis James 30 Chuck Mercein 33 Jim Grabowski 34 Don Chandler 36 Ben Wilson 40 Tom Brown 43 Doug Hart 44 Donny Anderson 45 John Rowser 50 Bob Hyland 55 Jim Flanigan 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher 57 Ken Bowman 60 Lee Roy Caffey 63 Fred Thurston 64 Jerry Kramer 66 Ray Nitschke 68 Gale Gillingham 72 Steve Wright 73 Jim Weatherwax 74 Henry Jordan 75 Forrest Gregg 76 Bob Skoronski 77 Ron Kostelnik 78 Bob Brown 80 Bob Long 81 Marv Fleming 82 Lionel Aldridge 83 Allen Brown 84 Carroll Dale 85 Max McGee 86 Boyd Dowler 87 Willie Davis 88 Dick Capp 89 Dave Robinson
Head coach: Vince Lombardi
Coaches: Phil Bengtson Jerry Burns Wally Cruice Dave Hanner Tom McCormick Bob Schnelker Ray Wietecha