Ken Wiedemann
California Golden Bears
PositionDefensive back
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWest Covina (CA)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pacific Coast (1967, 1968, 1969)

Kenneth Maxim Wiedemann is a former American football player.

Wiedemann played at the defensive back position for the California Golden Bears football team from 1967 to 1969. As a sophomore in 1967, he was selected by the UPI as an all-conference player.[1] As a junior, he was selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as a first-team player on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team.[2][3][4] He was also selected by the UPI for the same honor in 1969. He was on pace to break the Pac-8 record for interceptions, but he missed part of his senior season with a knee injury.[5] He finished his college career as Cal's all-time leader with 16 interceptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns.[6]

Wiedemann was not selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. In 1972, he joined the coaching staff at Mt. San Antonio College.[6]

After his football career ended, Wiedemann obtained a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and practiced as a psychologist. He was inducted into the California Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cal Soph On UPI All Coast". Oakland Tribune. December 1, 1967. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "USC Trojans Dominate All-West Coast Squad". Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California). November 28, 1968. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "USC Trojans dominate UPI's All-Coast grid team". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo. November 28, 1968. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Troy Dominates Star Squad". The Times. December 4, 1968. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dave Newhouse (November 22, 1969). "The End of a Dream". Oakland Tribune. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Wiedemann Joins MSAC Football Coaching Staff". Progress-Bulletin. August 23, 1972. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ken Wiedemann". CalBears.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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