Place of birth: Warren, Arkansas Games played: 15 Weight 93 kg High school: Fort Smith (AR) Name Gary Wisener Education Baylor University | College: Baylor Role American football player Positions Wide receiver Height 1.85 m | |
Date of birth: (1938-08-24) August 24, 1938 (age 77) | ||
AFL draft: 1960 / Round: / Pick: | ||
Gary Gayle Wisener (born August 24, 1938) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers, playing for the Oilers in their second AFL Championship season, 1961. He played college football at Baylor University for the Baylor Bears.
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Early years
Wisener attended Fort Smith High School before moving on to Baylor University.
He became a starter as a senior at left offensive end. During the 1960 Southwest Conference Track and Field Championships, he won first place in the javelin competition, while also placing in the broad jump and the high hurdles.
Dallas Cowboys
Wisener was selected by the Boston Patriots in the 1960 AFL Draft, but instead chose to sign with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys as a free agent. In training camp he was limited with a cut heel he suffered while taking a shower.
He made the team and was a part of the franchise's inaugural season, playing mainly as a backup safety in 10 games (3 starts). He was waived on September 5, 1961.
Houston Oilers
On September 22, 1961, he was signed by the Houston Oilers and was a part of the team that won the American Football League Championship. He was released on August 21, 1962.