What athletic honors did Wedey receive?
In 1945, Wedey was a consensus first-team All-American and finished fourth in the balloting for college football s highest honor, the Heisman Trophy. He was the first man of color to contend for this award. In 1946 he was second-team All-American and finished fifth for the Heisman. Wedey played in post-season games all four years, representing the West in the East-West Shrine Game as a freshman and senior, and playing in the Sugar Bowl and the now-defunct Oil Bowl as a sophomore and junior. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and was in the first class of inductees into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.
