Dave Schreiner
David Nathan "Dave" Schreiner (March 5, 1921 – June 21, 1945) was an American football player. He was a two-time All-American end at Wisconsin and a 1943 draft choice of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was killed in action as a Marine during the Battle of Okinawa. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. His life and death are detailed in the book Third Down and a War to Go, written by Terry Frei, the son of Jerry Frei, one of Schreiner's 1942 Wisconsin teammates.
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| Name |
Schreiner, Dave |
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| Short description |
American football player |
| Date of birth |
March 5, 1921 |
| Place of birth |
Lancaster, Wisconsin |
| Date of death |
June 21, 1945 |
| Place of death |
Okinawa |