John Witte

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Not to be confused with John Witte Jr.
John August Witte
Born:(1933-01-29)January 29, 1933
Died:March 17, 1993(1993-03-17) (aged 60)
Portland, Oregon
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Tackle
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
CollegeOregon State
High schoolKlamath Falls (OR) Union
NFL draft1955 / Round: 9 / Pick: 103
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1957Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (1956)
  • First-team All-American (1955)

John August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL Draft.[1]

Early life[]

Witte played college football at Oregon State University and attended Klamath Union High School in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was a Consensus All-American in 1956.[2][3] Witte was also a wrestler at Oregon State and finished second at the NCAA Championships as a freshman.[4] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and became a corporal.[5]

After football[]

After his football career, Witte had a brief career as a professional wrestler before moving into a career in education.[6] He taught high school and coached football, including 24 years at Jefferson High School, where he served 17 years as dean of students.[6] He died of leukemia in Portland in 1993.[6] He was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "1955 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ Carlson, Kip (2006). Oregon State Football. Arcadia Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780738531373.
  3. ^ "John Witte". lostlettermen.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ^ "JOHN WITTE • 1955 & 1956" (PDF). osubeavers.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "John Witte – Football". oregonsportshall.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ex-OSU All-American Witte dies of leukemia at age 60". The Oregonian. March 18, 1993. p. D5.

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