Dave Schreiner

Dave Schreiner
Career information
Date of birth:	(1921-03-05)March 5, 1921
Place of birth:	Lancaster, Wisconsin
Date of death:	June 21, 1945(1945-06-21) (aged 24)
Place of death:	Okinawa
Position(s):	E
College:	Wisconsin–Madison
NFL Draft:	1943 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11
Drafted by:	Detroit Lions
Organizations
College Football Hall of Fame

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 teammates on the 1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

External links

Dave Schreiner at Find a Grave
Goldlust-Gingrich, Ellen D.; Gingrich, Kurt (Auumn 2003). "An All-American in All Respects The Letters of Dave Schreiner". WISCONSIN MAGAZINE OF HISTORY. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved September 29, 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)

1942 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Paul Governali HB Billy Hillenbrand HB Frank Sinkwich FB Mike Holovak C Joe Domnanovich G Julius Franks G Harvey Hardy G Chuck Taylor T Dick Wildung T Al Wistert E Bob Dove E Dave Schreiner