John Francis Helwig (December 5, 1927 – December 2, 1994) was an American football linebacker who played four seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bears in the eleventh round of the 1950 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Mount Carmel High School in Los Angeles, California.[1]
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 5, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died: | December 2, 1994 (aged 66) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Mount Carmel |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft: | 1950 / round: 11 / pick: 140 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Professional career
editHelwig was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 140th pick in the 1950 NFL draft. He played in 42 games, starting 23 games, for the Bears from 1953 to 1956.[1]
Personal life
editHelwig's wife had been illegally collecting John's NFL pension since his death and had twice told officials that he was alive. After his wife's death in 2007, their daughter began collecting the pension before she was charged with fraud in 2011. The pension collected by John's wife and daughter after his death added up to over $200,000.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "JOHN HELWIG". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Former Chicago Bears' John Helwig's Daughter Charged for Illegally Collecting Pension Checks". sportsmedia101.com. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "John Helwig's daughter charged". ESPN. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.