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Abner Wimberly

Wimberly on a 1951 Bowman football card

No. 55, 16, 85

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Born:

May 4, 1926
Oak Ridge, Louisiana, U.S.

Died:

September 18, 1976 (aged 50)
Oak Ridge, Louisiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

213 lb (97 kg)

Career information

High school:

Oak Ridge (LA)

College:

LSU

NFL draft:

1948 / round: 12 / pick: 99

Career history

Los Angeles Dons (1949)
Green Bay Packers (1950–1952)

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1952)
2× Second-team All-SEC (1947, 1948)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.^[1] He was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1949.^[2]

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.^[3] Prior to his death, Abner owned a successful wholesale oil products distribution company in Oak Ridge.

References

^ Prell, Edward (June 28, 1949). "Winberly and Brodnax Accept Bids". Chicago Tribune. p. 33. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Members, Statues & Retired Jerseys". LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University. 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^ "4 Die in Louisiana Plane Crash". The Times. Associated Press. September 20, 1976. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Green Bay Packers 1950 AAFC dispersal draft selections
Billy Grimes Alton Baldwin Homer Paine James Lukens Abner Wimberly Wilbur Volz John Kerns Ted Cook Jason Bailey Denny Crawford Carl Schuette Zygmont Czarobski Vic Schleich Paul Duke R. M. Patterson

v t e 1958 LSU Tigers football—AP & UPI national champions
12 Warren Rabb 20 Billy Cannon 34 Johnny Robinson 40 J.W. Brodnax 44 Tommy Davis 51 Max Fugler 75 Mel Branch 86 Mickey Mangham Head coach: Paul Dietzel Assistant coaches: Raymond Didier Larry Jones Carl Maddox Charles McClendon Bill Peterson Abner Wimberly

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