Education
Wichard was Jewish, and was raised in Glen Cove, New York, and attended Glen Cove High School.
Wichard was Jewish, and was raised in Glen Cove, New York, and attended Glen Cove High School.
He later lived in Westlake Village, California until he died on March 11, 2011. In college, Wichard was a two-time All-American quarterback at Commonwealth Post College. He was the first C.W. Post player to be named an All-American by both the Associated Press and Kodak.
He was also invited to the Senior Bowl All Star Game.
He set school career records in the areas of passing yardage and touchdown passes. In 2011, he was ranked third all-time in career passing yards with 5,373.
Wichard was drafted in the 16th round by the Baltimore Colts in the 1972 NFL draft. Wichard entered the sports agent business working for sports agent Irwin Weiner.
Wichard recruited Colts running back Don McCauley and hockey player Jean Potvin for Weiner, and then set off on his own.
He founded Pro Tect Management Corporation in 1979. Among his first clients were Rob Carpenter of the New York Giants and Richard Todd and Mark Gastineau of the New York Jets. National Collegiate Athletic Association violations
Austin was dismissed from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team in October 2010.
Blake resigned as the team"s assistant coach in September 2010.
In March 2012, Blake received a three-year show-cause penalty from the National Collegiate Athletic Association after the organization determined he had received personal loans from Wichard in exchange for access to University of North Carolina players. The penalty effectively bars Blake from college coaching during that period.
In 2001, Wichard was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Wichard was also inducted into the C.W. Post Athletic Hall of Fame.