College Louisiana State Name Abner Wimberly | Role American football player Positions Defensive end | |
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Date of birth (1926-05-04)May 4, 1926 Place of birth Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States Date of death September 18, 1976(1976-09-18) (aged 50) Place of death Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States NFL draft 1948 / Round: 12 (Boston Yanks) Died September 18, 1976, Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States Education Louisiana State University | ||
Abner Wimberly (May 4, 1926 – September 18, 1976) was an American football player who played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1949.
Wimberly died on September 18, 1976, in Oak Ridge, Louisiana, from injuries he received in the crash of a private Piper aircraft. He and four other men from Oak Ridge were returning from Baton Rouge where they had attended the LSU – Oregon State football game. Upon attempting to land in heavy fog around midnight, the plane crashed and four men died. There was one survivor. Prior to his death, Abner owned a successful wholesale oil products distribution company in Oak Ridge.