Otto Schnellbacher | |||||||||||||
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![]() Schnellbacher on a 1951 Bowman football card. | |||||||||||||
Born | Otto Ole Schnellbacher April 15, 1923 Sublette, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died | March 10, 2008 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 84)||||||||||||
American football career |
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No. 56, 83 | |||||||||||||
Position: | Safety End | ||||||||||||
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Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Sublette | ||||||||||||
College: | Kansas | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1947 / Round: 25 / Pick: 231 | ||||||||||||
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College | Kansas | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1948: 7th round, 79th overall pick | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Providence Steamrollers | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1948–1949 | ||||||||||||
Position | Forward / Guard | ||||||||||||
Number | 7, 9 | ||||||||||||
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1948 | Providence Steamrollers | ||||||||||||
1948 | St. Louis Bombers | ||||||||||||
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Otto Ole Schnellbacher (April 15, 1923 – March 10, 2008) was an American football safety and end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was a twice Pro Bowler. Also a professional basketball player, Schnellbacher played for the Basketball Association of America's Providence Steamrollers and St. Louis Bombers in 1948–49 season.