Elton Ewart "Tad" Wieman (October 4, 1896 – December 26, 1971) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator.

"[5] Wieman had been expected to follow his older brothers who had all enrolled at Occidental College, but he broke the family tradition when he decided to attend the University of Michigan.

[5] When Wieman announced his decision to attend Michigan, the Los Angeles Times called it "a calamity of almost national importance.

The mighty Tad, terror of all Rugbyites last year, while playing for Los Angeles High, last Sunday quietly folded his tent like the Arab and stole away.

[8] Wieman's hometown newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, followed his progress, reporting in October 1915 that he was "making quite a reputation for himself as tackle on the freshman eleven" and noting that "Coach Yost seems to be quite pleased with his work.

"[9] As Wieman progressed, the Times ran a feature story reporting that "the big, raw-boned freshman from Southern California" was stopping Michigan's top varsity players, including All-American John Maulbetsch, and leaving them piled up "in a squirming heap.

Wieman gives Rugby (the English game he played in California) and basketball the credit for his ability to catch the ball.

In 1917, Michigan was short of backfield talent, and Coach Yost moved Wieman again, this time from tackle to fullback.

[7] With his weight increased to 194 pounds,[14] Wieman played eight games at fullback and one at left tackle,[15] and "starred in each position.

Shifting him to fullback may have ruined his chances of making Camp's all-American this year, but it undoubtedly will save the Michigan team.

As a kicker, Wieman is beginning to shine too, scoring from drop and place kicks in scrimmage after only a few days of practice in the toe art.

Wieman kicked a field goal early and scored the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

[24] Wieman was "one of the best liked and respected men on the team," and finished his football career playing with a badly injured knee.

[25] Wieman was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and won the Western Conference Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics.

[27] Wieman coached several All-American linemen, and the 1924 Michigan yearbook noted that "he has consistently produced lines that have ranked with the best in the country.

In December 1927, Wieman expressed concern about the team's prospects for 1928 without Oosterbaan: "We have been riding on the crest of the wave for some time, and perhaps we are due for a poor season, possibly not; who can tell?

The Detroit News reported, "While no official word of any eruption has been issued, it is well known in inner circles that Wieman is in rebellion and thinking seriously of leaving Ann Arbor.

[34] In late October 1928, the athletic department issued a "joint statement" from Wieman and Yost denying any estrangement and noting that their relationship was too long and intimate to be jeopardized by "any minor misunderstandings.

In May 1929, an unnamed member of the school's board of athletic control told reporters that Wieman and Yost had reached a parting of the ways and that "a reconciliation between the two was impossible.

"[35] Wieman was replaced as head football coach by Harry Kipke and assigned to other duties for the balance of 1929.

In 1957, he led the effort to prohibit the practice of grabbing an opposing player's face mask and declaring it a personal foul penalty.

It can't be an accident and the feeling of the committee is to cut down on this type of thing before it leads to worse conditions.

[39] In 1962, he became the first full-time West Coast director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA),[1] and serving as its president for a time.

"[1] In a 1963 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Wieman said the FCA sought to "harness hero worship" and use it for evangelism and conversion to Christianity.