Otto Schnellbacher
Schnellbacher on a 1951 Bowman football card.
Born
Otto Ole Schnellbacher

(1923-04-15)April 15, 1923
Sublette, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 10, 2008(2008-03-10) (aged 84)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
American football career
No. 56, 83
Position:Safety
End
Personal information
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Sublette
College:Kansas
NFL Draft:1947 / Round: 25 / Pick: 231
Career history
Career highlights and awards
AAFC record
  • Most interceptions in a season: 11 (1948)
Career AAFC/NFL statistics
Interceptions:34
Interception yards:558
Fumble recoveries:5
Defensive touchdowns:3
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:83
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Basketball career
Career information
CollegeKansas
NBA draft1948: 7th round, 79th overall pick
Selected by the Providence Steamrollers
Playing career1948–1949
PositionForward / Guard
Number7, 9
Career history
1948Providence Steamrollers
1948St. Louis Bombers
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

In college, Schnellbacher was a two-sport star at the University of Kansas, earning him the nickname "the double threat from Sublette". On the gridiron, Schnellbacher, along with teammate Ray Evans, was KU's first football All-American in 1947. That same season, Schnellbacher led the Jayhawks to a Big 6 conference title and an Orange Bowl berth. Schnellbacher also excelled in basketball, where he was a four-time first-team all-conference selection (one of only three Jayhawks to do so). He was a member of the 1943 Big Six conference championship team (which also featured All-American teammates Charles B. Black and the aforementioned Ray Evans) that is regarded as one of the program's greatest teams.

Schnellbacher died at the age of 84 from cancer.[1]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Providence 23.288.630.84.4
1948–49 St. Louis 20.364.6962.38.7
Career 43.332.6691.56.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 St. Louis 2.300.5003.09.0
Career 2.300.5003.09.0

References


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