Education
Wildung attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-time consensus All-American as a tackle following the 1941 and 1942 seasons.
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Wildung attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-time consensus All-American as a tackle following the 1941 and 1942 seasons.
He served in World World War II as a Navy lieutenant on a PT boat in the Pacific Ocean from 1943 through 1945. Wildung was drafted in the first round of the 1943 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and played with the team from 1946-1951 and in 1953. He played in the Pro Bowl following the 1951 season.
In 1957 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 1973 he was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.