Otto Schnellbacher

Interceptions:	34
Interception yards:	558
Touchdowns:	3

Otto Schnellbacher
	Schnellbacher on a 1951 Bowman football card
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	April 15, 1923; Sublette, Kansas
Died:	March 10, 2008 (aged 84); Topeka, Kansas
Career information
College:	Kansas
NFL Draft:	1947 / Round: 25 / Pick: 231; (by the Chicago Cardinals)
Career history
	New York Yankees (1948–1949); New York Giants (1950–1951);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	34
Interception yards:	558
Touchdowns:	3
	Player stats at PFR

Otto Ole Schnellbacher (April 15, 1923 – March 10, 2008) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was a 2-time Pro Bowler. Also a professional basketball player, Schnellbacher played for the Basketball Association of America's Providence Steamrollers and St. Louis Bombers in 1948–49.

In college, Schnellbacher was a two-sport star at the University of Kansas, earning him the nickname "the double threat from Sublette". On the gridiron, Schnellbacher, along with teammate Ray Evans, was KU's first football All-American in 1947. That same season, Schnellbacher led the Jayhawks to a Big 6 conference title and an Orange Bowl berth. Schnellbacher also excelled in basketball, where he was a four-time first-team all-conference selection (one of only three Jayhawks to do so). He was a member of the 1943 Big Six conference championship team (which also featured All-American teammates Charles B. Black and the aforementioned Ray Evans) that is regarded as one of the program's greatest teams.

Schnellbacher died at the age of 84 from cancer.^[1]

BAA career statistics[]

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season[]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	Providence	23	.288	.630	.8	4.4
1948–49	St. Louis	20	.364	.696	2.3	8.7
Career		43	.332	.669	1.5	6.4

Playoffs[]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949	St. Louis	2	.300	.500	3.0	9.0
Career		2	.300	.500	3.0	9.0

References[]

^ Otto Schnellbacher dies; starred with Giants, Jayhawks

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Obituary at the Kansas City Star
Otto Schnellbacher at Find a Grave

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[1] Otto Schnellbacher dies; starred with Giants, Jayhawks

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