University of San Francisco Athletics

Bob Wiebusch was born in San Francisco and attended St. Brigid's Grammar School where his athletic prowess was first discovered. There he played football, basketball and baseball. At Saint Ignatius, Wiebusch played four years of varsity basketball. In his senior year he received the Brophy Award. The sportswriters of the city chose him to become a member of both the All City and All Northern California basketball teams. In 1951 Bob was elected Captain of the Championship Team.

At USF Bob played varsity basketball three years from 1952 to 1955, and was a member of the NCAA Championship team. After college he was part of a group sponsored by the Department of State who made a two month good-will tour of South America and Central America playing basketball in 29 different cities. He later worked as a merchant seaman, owned a bar, and was a liquor salesman before working as a deckhand on the Golden Gate Transit Ferry until he retired in 1988.