Ray Wietecha
 Wietecha on a 1954 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | November 4, 1928 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 14, 2002 (aged 74) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1950: 12th round, 150th overall pick | ||||||||
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Raymond Walter Wietecha (November 2, 1928 – December 14, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a center for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and Northwestern Wildcats. Wietecha was selected to the Pro Bowl four times and was a first or second team All-Pro four times. He never missed a game during his ten-year career with the Giants, playing in 124 consecutive games overall. He was made the team's starting center in his second year, and started 112 consecutive games at center over nine years, missing only one play on offense during that entire time. He played in five NFL championship games between 1956 and 1962. He was the offensive line coach for the Green Bay Packers teams that won three consecutive NFL championships from 1965 to 1967 and the first two Super Bowls.