ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm fˈɔːɹmən hˈaɪ skˈuːl, wˈɪstɚt bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈɛkənd ʌvðə wˈɪstɚt bɹˈʌðɚz tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ mˈɪʃɪɡən wˌɛɹ hiː wˈoːɹ nˈʌmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən lˈaɪk hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz ænd plˈeɪd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
After graduating from Foreman High School, Wistert became the second of the Wistert brothers to play for Michigan where he wore number 11 like his brothers and played from 1940 to 1942.