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{{short description|American football center}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1942)}}
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]]
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| number = 52
| position = [[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
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| high_school = [[Seton Hall High School|Seton Hall]]
| college = [[Hofstra University|Hofstra]]
| college = [[Hofstra Pride football|Hofstra]]
| high_school = Seton Hall Prep
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| playing_years1 = ([[1967 New York Jets season|1967]]–[[1973 NFL season|1973]])
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| playing_team1 = [[New York Jets]]
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1965|1973}})
| playing_years2 = ([[1974 NFL season|1974]])
| playing_team2 = [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
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| career_highlights = * [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
* [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
* AFL Champion (1968)
* AFL Champion (1968)
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'''John Charles Schmitt''' (born November 12, 1942) is a former [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) who played ten seasons for the [[New York Jets]], from whom he [[Starting lineup|started]] in [[Super Bowl III]]. He ended his career in [[1974 Green Bay Packers season|1974]] with the [[Green Bay Packers]]. He was inducted into the [[Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame]] on [[Long Island]] in the Football Category with the Class of 1992.
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'''John Charles Schmitt''' (born November 12, 1942) is a former [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] in the [[National Football League]] who played ten seasons for the [[New York Jets]], from whom he [[Starting lineup|started]] in [[Super Bowl III]]. He ended his career in [[1974 Green Bay Packers season|1974]] with the [[Green Bay Packers]]. He was inducted into the [[Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame]] on [[Long Island]] in the Football Category with the Class of 1992.
He also lost his Super Bowl ring in the ocean until a lifeguard found it and kept it. When the lifeguard died, someone going through his belongings found the ring.
He also lost his Super Bowl ring in the ocean until a lifeguard found it and kept it. When the lifeguard died, someone going through his belongings found the ring.


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[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:American football centers]]
[[Category:American football centers]]
[[Category:Hofstra Pride football players]]
[[Category:Hofstra Pride football players]]

Latest revision as of 00:25, 28 June 2024

John Schmitt
No. 52
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1942-11-12) November 12, 1942 (age 81)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Seton Hall
College:Hofstra
Undrafted:1965
Career history
Career highlights and awards

John Charles Schmitt (born November 12, 1942) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL) who played ten seasons for the New York Jets, from whom he started in Super Bowl III. He ended his career in 1974 with the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Football Category with the Class of 1992. He also lost his Super Bowl ring in the ocean until a lifeguard found it and kept it. When the lifeguard died, someone going through his belongings found the ring.

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