Roy Schmidt (American football)
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| Positions | Guard, tackle | ||||||
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| Born | May 3, 1942 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 11, 2022 (aged 80) Athens, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Oxnard (CA) | ||||||
| College | Long Beach State (1963–1965) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: 13th round, 178th overall pick | ||||||
| AFL draft | 1965: Red Shirt 11th round, 87th overall pick | ||||||
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Roy Lee Schmidt (May 3, 1942 – September 11, 2022)[1] was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Long Beach State University and was drafted 178th overall in the thirteenth round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[2]
Schmidt was the great-uncle of international basketball player, Sami Whitcomb.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Roy Lee Schmidt
- ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Sami Whitcomb Biography". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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