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Howard "Howie" Weiss (October 12, 1917 – November 12, 1997) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team. Later he played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League. He was a third-round draft choice for the Detroit Lions in 1939 and played two seasons of professional football as a fullback and linebacker. He was one of 35 charter members named to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

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rdfs:comment	Howard "Howie" Weiss (October 12, 1917 – November 12, 1997) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team. Later he played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League. He was a third-round draft choice for the Detroit Lions in 1939 and played two seasons of professional football as a fullback and linebacker. He was one of 35 charter members named to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Birth Date	1917-10-12(xsd:date)
statseason	1940(xsd:integer)
death place	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Name	Howard Weiss Weiss, Howard
NFL	WEI722240
pastteams	Detroit Lions Milwaukee Chiefs
draftround	3(xsd:integer)
Weight	210(xsd:integer)
Date of Death	2012-11-12(xsd:date)
debutteam	Detroit Lions
Birth Place	Houston,Texas
College	University of Wisconsin-Madison
death date	1997-11-12(xsd:date)
Place of Birth	Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Place of death	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
debutyear	1939(xsd:integer)
currentposition	Fullback
draftpick	22(xsd:integer)
Date of Birth	1807-10-12(xsd:date)
Short Description	American football player
finalteam	Detroit Lions
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abstract	Howard "Howie" Weiss (October 12, 1917 – November 12, 1997) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team. Later he played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League. A three-sport letter winner in high school, he led the football team to its first conference championship while outscoring its opponents 208-12 during the year. He won the state junior golf championship in 1934. In 1935 Weiss enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and joined the Wisconsin Badger football team as a running back. He was named Wisconsin's Most Valuable Player in 1937 and again in 1938 when he also was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, given to the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player. He was the first Badger to win the award. In the 1938 Heisman Trophy balloting Weiss came in sixth. He was elected class president for the 1938-39 school year. Weiss graduated in June 1939 with a degree in economics. He was a third-round draft choice for the Detroit Lions in 1939 and played two seasons of professional football as a fullback and linebacker. After a stint in the Navy during World War II, Weiss settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to begin a career in insurance. At the age of 39 he was named president of the Roberts Company, one of Wisconsin’s oldest and largest insurance companies. Weiss and his wife Geraldine involved themselves with Milwaukee’s civic affairs, donating their time and money to the Milwaukee Boys Club, the United Way, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. He was one of 35 charter members named to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

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