Roy Schmidt (American football)
Appearance
No. 63, 55, 66, 68 | |
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | May 3, 1942
Died: | September 11, 2022 Athens, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 80)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Oxnard (CA) |
College: | Long Beach State |
NFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 13 / Pick: 178 |
AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: Red Shirt 11 / Pick: 87 |
Career history | |
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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 in the thirteenth round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Schmidt was the great uncle of international basketball player, Sami Whitcomb.[2]
References
- ^ Roy Lee Schmidt
- ^ "Sami Whitcomb Biography". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.