Manch Wheeler
American football player (1939–2018)
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Manchester Haynes Wheeler (March 2, 1939 – August 11, 2018) was an American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Maine, serving as a versatile utility player who kicked and played defense in addition to quarterbacking in a brief revival of the one-platoon system era.
Augusta, Maine
Bangor, Maine
| No. 12 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 2, 1939 Augusta, Maine |
| Died | August 11, 2018 (aged 79) Bangor, Maine |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| College | Maine |
| NFL draft | 1962: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
He played four games in the American Football League with the Buffalo Bills, serving as backup to Jack Kemp, before the team signed Daryle Lamonica the following season.[1]
Wheeler spent much of his career as a quarterback in the minor leagues, playing in the Atlantic Coast Football League and the Continental Football League. His most successful season was in 1968, when, mostly acting as a game manager in a run-heavy offense that included Marv Hubbard and Mel Meeks, he led the Hartford Knights to a 15–1 season before being unceremoniously benched in the Atlantic Coast Football League championship in favor of rookie Dick Faucette.[2] Following that season, he left to join his final team, the Continental Football League's Portland Loggers.[3]
