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{{Short description|American football player (born 1942)}}
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|years=1964-1973<BR>1974
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* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1965|1973}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
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* [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
* 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.
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.


==External links==
'''John Schmitt''' (born [[November 12]], [[1942]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]) was a [[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]].
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/johnschmitt/profile?id=SCH353878 NFL.com player page]
*[http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201109/missing-super-bowl-ring-mystery-solved-after-40-years]

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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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