Career
He played in the National Football League from 1942-1945 for the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals and the Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers merged team, "Card-Pitt". However he also played in the National Basketball Association in 1949-1950 for the Fort Wayne Pistons (now called the Detroit Pistons). He also played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Hammond Calumet Buccaneers, while finishing his career with the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League.
Prior to his professional career, Wager played basketball for Saint Mary"s University.
He also participated in the 1941 National Invitational Tournament. He was also selected in his senior year as captain of the school"s basketball team
He also played football for the school. He was elected in the schools sports hall of fame in 1977.
In 1944, while practicing punting, Wager managed to kick himself in the head resulting in a fractured skull.
The incident knocked him out of competition with Card-Pitt for over a month.
