Bill Schroeder (halfback)

This article is about the professional football player and professional basketball player. For the professional football wide receiver, see Bill Schroeder (wide receiver).

Bill Schroeder
Biographical details
Born(1923-04-11)April 11, 1923
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
DiedDecember 9, 2003(2003-12-09) (aged 80)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1941–1943Wisconsin
1946–1947Chicago Rockets
Basketball
1940–1943Wisconsin
1946–1947Sheboygan Red Skins
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Guard / forward (basketball)

William Henry Schroeder (April 11, 1923 – December 9, 2003) was an American professional two-sport athlete, playing both football and basketball during the 1940s.[1][2][3]

A two-sport standout for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Schroeder then played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets (1946, 1947) after serving in World War II.[2] He played in 26 career games.[3] On the hardwood, Schroeder competed in the National Basketball League for the Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1946–47 season and averaged 1.7 points per game.[1][4] After his professional sports careers ended, Schroeder worked as an insurance salesman.[2]

  1. ^ a b "William Schroeder NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Bill Schroeder". Peach Basket Society. April 13, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Bill Schroeder NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "William Schroeder Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 10, 2019.