Don Schaefer

Don Schaefer
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: February 13, 1934
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh)
College: University of Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28
Career history

Career highlights and awards

Donald Thomas "Don" Schaefer (born February 13, 1934) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American fullback at Notre Dame in 1955.

Schaefer was born in Pittsburgh and Central Catholic High School in that city.[1][2] He then enrolled at the University of Notre Dame where he played college football at the fullback position for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1953 to 1955.[3] He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service and the Central Press Association as a first-team player on their respective 1955 College Football All-America Teams.[4][5]

Schaefer was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round (28th overall pick) of the 1956 NFL Draft and appeared in 12 games for the Eagles during the 1956 NFL season.[1][6][7] He then served 30 months in the United States Air Force and played one season in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. After retiring from football, he worked for Canteen Corporation in Chicago and Wyckoff, New Jersey.[3][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Don Schaefer NFL Football". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Colleges Get 3 Central High Stars: Schaefer Going to Notre Dame ...". The Pittsburgh Press. May 29, 1952.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Don Schaefer: Central, Notre Dame football star". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 27, 1987.
  4. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1240. ISBN 1401337031.
  5. ↑ Walter Johns (1955-11-26). "Central Press Captains All-American: Cassady Repeats On All-America". Mansfield News Journal.
  6. ↑ "Eagles Sign Don Schaefer". Beaver Valley Times. January 4, 1956. p. 15.
  7. ↑ Red Smith (October 25, 1956). "Notre Dame Rookie Gives Eagles New Look". St. Petersburg Times. p. 22.
  8. ↑ "Football memories good for Schaefer". The Pittsburgh Press. July 24, 1986.
  9. ↑ "Sports Briefs". Lakeland Ledger. June 30, 1978.