John Helwig

John Helwig

No. 80
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1927-12-05)December 5, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	December 2, 1994(1994-12-02) (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
Chicago Bears (1953–1956)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1949)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Professional career

Helwig 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

Helwig'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

1. "JOHN HELWIG". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
2. "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.
3. "John Helwig's daughter charged". ESPN. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.