Charlie Wedemeyer Selected to Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
12/29/2020 5:29:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State football letterwinner Charlie Wedemeyer has been selected to the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The class was announced on Dec. 29. The three honorees for the Class of 2021, who also include Al Noga and Niko Noga, were chosen from a list of 10 finalists.
Wedemeyer lettered at Michigan State as a quarterback and flanker in 1966 and 1968 under Hall of Fame Coach Duffy Daugherty and was a member of the 1966 National Champion and Big Ten Champion Spartans.
Prior to attending MSU, Wedemeyer was the Hawaii 1960s Prep Athlete of the Decade as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball at Punahou.
Born Feb. 19, 1946, in Honolulu, Wedemeyer was a former high school football coach who led Los Gatos High School to a 78-18-1 record in nine seasons, including seven league titles and the school's first California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section title. He continued to teach and coach football at Los Gatos after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 1977. Wedemeyer passed away on June 3, 2010.
"On behalf of our Board of Directors, we congratulate the Class of 2021," said Jesse Sapolu, Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Chairman, Co-Founder and Inductee. "We look forward to celebrating their induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame next year."
The Class of 2021 will be honored during the 2022 Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend on Jan. 21-22, 2022.
The inductees were selected from a field of over 100 nominees by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. In addition to the selection committee, all living Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inductees cast a vote to select the Class of 2021, which includes former Spartan All-American Bob Apisa, who was inducted in 2017.
About the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame: The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame honors Polynesia's greatest players, coaches and contributors. Its permanent home is located at the Polynesian Cultural Center (O`ahu) and was established in 2013 by Super Bowl Champions Jesse Sapolu and Ma`a Tanuvasa. For more information, visit www.PolynesianFootballHOF.org.
In 2001, Charlie Wedemeyer spoke to the Spartans when they played in the Silicon Valley Football Classic in the Bay Area.
Wedemeyer lettered at Michigan State as a quarterback and flanker in 1966 and 1968 under Hall of Fame Coach Duffy Daugherty and was a member of the 1966 National Champion and Big Ten Champion Spartans.
Prior to attending MSU, Wedemeyer was the Hawaii 1960s Prep Athlete of the Decade as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball at Punahou.
Born Feb. 19, 1946, in Honolulu, Wedemeyer was a former high school football coach who led Los Gatos High School to a 78-18-1 record in nine seasons, including seven league titles and the school's first California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section title. He continued to teach and coach football at Los Gatos after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 1977. Wedemeyer passed away on June 3, 2010.
"On behalf of our Board of Directors, we congratulate the Class of 2021," said Jesse Sapolu, Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Chairman, Co-Founder and Inductee. "We look forward to celebrating their induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame next year."
The Class of 2021 will be honored during the 2022 Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend on Jan. 21-22, 2022.
The inductees were selected from a field of over 100 nominees by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. In addition to the selection committee, all living Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inductees cast a vote to select the Class of 2021, which includes former Spartan All-American Bob Apisa, who was inducted in 2017.
About the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame: The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame honors Polynesia's greatest players, coaches and contributors. Its permanent home is located at the Polynesian Cultural Center (O`ahu) and was established in 2013 by Super Bowl Champions Jesse Sapolu and Ma`a Tanuvasa. For more information, visit www.PolynesianFootballHOF.org.
In 2001, Charlie Wedemeyer spoke to the Spartans when they played in the Silicon Valley Football Classic in the Bay Area.
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