Fred Wyant
Wyant from The 1955 Monticola | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 26, 1934 Weston, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 20, 2021 (aged 86) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Weston (WV) | ||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1956: 3rd round, 36th pick | ||||||||
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Frederick Mount Wyant Jr. (April 26, 1934 – March 20, 2021) was an American football quarterback who went on to serve as an official in the National Football League (NFL) for 27 years from 1966 through 1992, with 19 of those years (1971–1989) as a referee. Wyant originally wore number 75 as an official before switching to number 11, which he wore as a player, in 1983. (He also wore #11 from 1979 through 1981, when officials were numbered separately by position, instead of together as a pool. In 1983, he switched to #11 to also honor fellow official Vince Jacob, who died during the 1982 NFLPA strike while still in active service. Jacob, the side judge on Wyant's crew in 1980, 1981 and the first two games of 1982, wore #11 from 1975-78 and again in 1982).