Bob Schmidt (American football)

American football player (born 1936) This article is about the offensive tackle. For the college football coach, see Robert Schmidt (American football).

American football player

Bob Schmidt

No. 78, 57

Position:

Center

Personal information

Born:

(1936-07-09) July 9, 1936 (age 88)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.

Career information

College:

Minnesota

NFL draft:

1958 / round: 14

Career history

New York Giants (1959–1960)
Houston Oilers (1961–1963)
Boston Patriots (1964)
Buffalo Bills (1966–1967)

Career highlights and awards

AFL champion (1961)
3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Malcolm Schmidt (born July 9, 1936), nicknamed "Two Bud", is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Schmidt played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and professionally between 1959 and 1967. He started with the NFL's New York Giants and then moved to the new AFL's Houston Oilers in 1961. He was a member of the Oilers' American Football League Championship team in 1961, and was an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, and 1963. He finished his professional football career in 1967 with the AFL's Buffalo Bills.

Schmidt now lives in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg, New York, with his wife Mary Margaret Schmidt (married December 8, 1994 in Rochester, NY).

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v t e Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions
12 Charlie Milstead 15 Jacky Lee 16 George Blanda 20 Billy Cannon 21 Ken Hall 22 Gary Wisener 24 Julian Spence 25 Gene Jones 27 Fred Glick 30 Mike Dukes 31 Doug Cline 32 Dave Smith 33 John Guzik 34 Jack Laraway 37 Ron Botchan 40 Tony Banfield 41 Mark Johnston 43 Jim Norton 44 Charley Tolar 46 Claude King 50 Dennit Morris 52 Bob Schmidt 57 George Belotti 60 Buzz Guy 61 Bob Talamini 62 Dick Frey 63 Hogan Wharton 64 Willis Perkins 66 Leo Reed 70 Al Jamison 73 Bob Kelly 74 George Shirkey 75 Don Floyd 77 Rich Michael 78 Byron Beams 79 Orville Trask 80 Dalva Allen 81 Bob McLeod 82 Ed Husmann 86 John White 87 Charley Hennigan 88 Willard Dewveall 89 Bill Groman Head coaches: Lou Rymkus Wally Lemm Assistant coaches: Walt Schlinkman Mac Speedie Joe Spencer Fred Wallner

Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions

Head coaches: Lou Rymkus
Wally Lemm

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1958 NFL draft selections
King Hill John David Crow Jim McCusker Bobby Jack Oliver Larry Cowart Bobby Gordon Jon Jelacic John Keelan Gil Robertshaw Dean Philpott Bill Hinton Charlie Jackson Bob Schmidt Ray Dunlap Wade Patterson Mac Starnes Mario Cheppo Sonny Randle Jim Matheny Ray Toole Tony Aloisio John Harbour Eric Soesbe J. C. Riekenberg Ray Masters Will Rewis Gale McGinty Ken Irby

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