Otto Schnellbacher
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Schnellbacher on a 1951 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Otto Ole Schnellbacher April 15, 1923 Sublette, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 10, 2008 (aged 84) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| No. 56, 83 | |||||||||||||||
| Positions | Safety End | ||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Sublette | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1947: 25th round, 231st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Kansas (1942–1943, 1945–1948) | ||||||||||||||
| BAA draft | 1948: 7th round, 79th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Providence Steamrollers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1948–1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward / Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 7, 9 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1948 | Providence Steamrollers | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | St. Louis Bombers | ||||||||||||||
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Otto Ole Schnellbacher (April 15, 1923 – March 10, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a safety and end for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). A two-time Pro Bowler, Schnellbacher was the first player in pro football history with multiple seasons of 10 interceptions (1948, 1951); only six other players have had multiple seasons of 10 interceptions since Schnellbacher did so. He also was a professional basketball player, playing for the Basketball Association of America's Providence Steamrollers and St. Louis Bombers in the 1948–49 season.