Zoner Albert "Zeke" Wissinger (October 30, 1902 – November 28, 1963) was an American football player from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who played professionally during the early years of the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Wissinger attended and played football for the University of Pittsburgh. In 1925, he was elected to the College Football All-America Team.

Zeke Wissinger

After college, Wissinger made his professional debut with the Pottsville Maroons. He played in only five NFL games, all with Pottsville. During the last game of the 1926 season, Wissinger and Mule Wilson, of the Buffalo Rangers, were both ejected from the game for fighting.

Zeke Wissinger

Wissinger later practice dentistry at the Highland Building in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Zeke Wissinger

Death

Wissinger died on November 28, 1963, at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.

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1902 births

1963 deaths

20th-century American dentists

American football tackles

Pittsburgh Panthers football players

Pottsville Maroons players

Players of American football from Johnstown, Pennsylvania