Lee Weigel
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Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | November 15, 1963 Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Marshfield | ||||||||||
| College | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1982–1985) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Lee Elmer Weigel (born November 15, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds and later had stints in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He appeared in two games for the Packers as one of the replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike.
Weigel was born on November 15, 1963, in Marshfield, Wisconsin.[1] He grew up on the family farm and was a fan of the Green Bay Packers; he described Eddie Lee Ivery, his favorite player, as his inspiration for playing running back.[2] He attended Marshfield High School and participated on the football and track and field teams.[3][4] As a senior in football, he was named honorable mention all-conference after running for 455 yards on 90 carries (a 5.0 average) in addition to recording 13 receptions for 161 yards.[5]
College career
Weigel began attending the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1982 and lettered on for their Blugold football team all four years he spent at the school.[6] In his first start as a freshman, he totaled 204 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns.[7] He missed three games that season due to a knee injury but finished first in the conference with 129 rushing yards per game.[8] The following season, he helped the Blugolds win the conference championship, running for 279 yards and two touchdowns in the title game.[9] He was named all-district, first-team All-Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) and ended the year as Wisconsin–Eau Claire's leading rusher with 1,263 yards on 226 carries (a 5.6 average).[10][11]
As a junior in 1984, Weigel was named first-team All-WSUC and first-team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II All-American after rushing for 1,030 yards and 12 touchdowns despite being limited by injury.[12][13] Weigel ran 307 times for 1,172 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior in 1985, being named first-team all-conference and becoming the first two-time All-American in school history as a repeat first-team NAIA selection; he was named the team's most valuable player, broke the WSCU career rushing record and also set the career Blugold scoring record.[14][15][16] He ended his collegiate career with 4,015 yards, a state-record 944 rush attempts, 39 touchdowns, 21 100-yard games and three 200-yard games as he helped Wisconsin–Eau Claire compile a record of 24–11–1 in games he played.[14]
