▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Wies ner ▁became ▁the ▁heavy weight ▁box ing ▁champion ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁( U W ). ▁Wies ner ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁full back ▁and ▁a ▁line back er ▁for ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Bad gers ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁also ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁co - capt ain ▁and ▁most ▁valuable ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁captain ▁when ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁and ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁later ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams ▁and ▁played ▁pre - season ▁games ▁before ▁being ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁team . ▁Wies ner ▁then ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁and ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Al ou ettes , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁pro ▁game ▁for ▁either ▁team . ▁ ▁Wies ner ▁and ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Lyn n ▁Ge ary , ▁moved ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁Wies ner ▁started ▁the ▁Hol mes ▁T ire ▁West ▁t ire ▁company , ▁named ▁after