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John Schiechl

American football player (1917–1964)

Summary

American football player (1917–1964)

Field	Value
name	John Schiechl
number	35, 52, 41, 24
position	Center
birth_date
birth_place	San Francisco, California, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Dade County, Florida, U.S.
height_ft	6
height_in	3
weight_lb	244
high_school	Balboa
(San Francisco, California)
college	Santa Clara
draftyear	1940
draftround	2
draftpick	13
statlabel1	Games played
statvalue1	49
statlabel2	Games started
statvalue2	27
statlabel3	Interceptions
statvalue3	6
pfr	SchiJo20

(San Francisco, California)

Pittsburgh Steelers ()
Detroit Lions ()
Pittsburgh Steelers (1942)
Chicago Bears ()
San Francisco 49ers (1947)
NFL champion (1946)
Consensus All-American (1939)
2× First-team All-PCC (1938, 1939)

John George Schiechl (August 22, 1917 – February 11, 1964) was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played college football for the Santa Clara Broncos, earning consensus All-American honors in 1939. He was selected in the second round of the 1940 NFL draft. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers.

Schiechl was born in San Francisco, California, where he attended Balboa High School before matriculating to Santa Clara University. He served in World War II for the United States Navy before rejoining the NFL in 1945.

References

"John Schiechl bio". Fanbase.
"1940 NFL Draft Listing".
"John Schiechl bio". [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]].
(August 17, 1941). "Profitable Cocktail Business No Fun, So Giant Schiechl Comes Back To Grid". [[Pittsburgh Press]].
"WW II Honor Roll".
"Johnny Schiecl".

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