Sid Wagner

Sidney P. "Sid" Wagner (October 29, 1912 - November, 1972) was an American football lineman for the Michigan State Spartans and for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Wagner was a consensus All-American in 1935. He was five-feet, eleven inches tall, and weighed 192 pounds while he was active as a football player. Wagner was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1912 and attended Lansing Central High School. After high school, Wagner enroll... more

Sidney P. "Sid" Wagner (October 29, 1912 - November, 1972) was an American football lineman for the Michigan State Spartans and for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Wagner was a consensus All-American in 1935. He was five-feet, eleven inches tall, and weighed 192 pounds while he was active as a football player. Wagner was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1912 and attended Lansing Central High School. After high school, Wagner enrolled at Michigan State College in nearby East Lansing, Michigan. Wagner played on the first Michigan State team to defeate the Michigan Wolverines football team in consecutive years. Wagner was a junior in 1934, and the Spartans had not defeated the Wolverines since 1916. Wagner was one of the stars of the 1934 Michigan State team the ended the losing streak with a 16-0 win over Michigan. The celebration in East Lansing following the win over Michigan was reportedly "so euphoric" that Michigan State President Robert Shaw "cancelled Monday... less