Harry Schuh
No. 79, 76
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1942-09-25)September 25, 1942
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:May 20, 2013(2013-05-20) (aged 70)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Neshaminy
(Langhorne, Pennsylvania)
College:Memphis (1962–1964)
AFL Draft:1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL/AFL statistics
Games played:140
Games started:112
Fumble recoveries:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Harry Frederick Schuh (September 25, 1942 – May 20, 2013) was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Schuh played college football with the Memphis Tigers and was named an All-American in 1963 and 1964. He was the third overall player selected in the 1965 AFL draft, after Joe Namath and Larry Elkins.

He played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969 as the starting right tackle, winning the AFL Championship in 1967 and playing in the Second AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

Schuh was an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1967, an AFL All-League tackle in 1969, and an AFC selection for the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in 1970 as a member of the NFL's Raiders, but he was traded before the 1971 season for his replacement at right tackle, Bob Brown, an eventual member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schuh finished his career with the Green Bay Packers. He was a member of the Raiders' All-Time Team.

Death

Schuh died in Memphis, Tennessee on May 20, 2013.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Brasher, Bryan (May 22, 2013). "Memphis football legend Harry Schuh remembered as great athlete, true friend". The Commercial Appeal.
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