Blake Wingle

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Blake Wingle
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born:(1960-04-17)April 17, 1960
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Oxnard (CA) Rio Mesa
College: UCLA
NFL Draft: 1983  / Round: 9 / Pick: 244
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:39
Games started:12
Player stats at NFL.com

Blake Leo Wingle (born April 17, 1960) is a former guard in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns. [1] Wingle played collegiate ball for Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Ventura Junior College and UCLA before being selected by the Steelers in the 9th round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played professionally for four seasons in the NFL and retired in 1987. [2] He was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall Of Fame in 2018. [3]

Personal life

A resident of Bakersfield, California, where Blake and his wife Lisa have three kids: Brent, Emily, Brandon and Aubrey. [3]

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References

  1. "Packers.com - Blake Wingle". Packers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. "Blake Wingle Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "BLAKE WINGLE". Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 March 2021.