In 1945, he finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy[4] voting, and he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

[citation needed] Wedemeyer was a first-round draft choice of the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference[5] in 1948.

[citation needed] Herman Wedermeyer was the most famous football player in all of Hawaii - in the 4th quarter of a game in the stadium in Honolulu.

He bent over and put the football on top of his shoe and the opposing team thought he had downed the ball, but the referee saw he didn't.

Thus, Wedermeyer put the ball under his arm and jogged 100 yards into the opposing end zone without anyone touching him.