Ken Wiedemann

Ken Wiedemann
California Golden Bears
Position	Defensive back
Personal information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College	California (1967–1969);
High school	West Covina (CA)
Career highlights and awards
	3× First-team All-Pac-8 (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

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

[1] "Cal Soph On UPI All Coast". Oakland Tribune. December 1, 1967. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.

[AP-2] "USC Trojans Dominate All-West Coast Squad". Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California). November 28, 1968. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.

[UPI-3] "USC Trojans dominate UPI's All-Coast grid team". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo. November 28, 1968. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

[Coaches-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.

[MSAC-6] "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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