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Otto Schnellbacher

Otto Ole Schnellbacher

Position: DB-E
Height: 6-4    Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1923 in Sublette, KS
College: Kansas

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 25th round (231st overall) of the 1947 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 25 NYY 14 1 11 239 1 0
1949 26 NYY 12 0 4 26 0 0
1950* 27 NYG RS 12 0 8 99 0 37 1 2 0 0
1951*+ 28 NYG RS 12 0 11 194 2 46 0 3 10 0
Career 50 1 34 558 3 46 1 5 10 0
2 yrs NYG 24 0 19 293 2 46 1 5 10 0
2 yrs NYY 26 1 15 265 1 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 25 NYY 14 1 5 45 0 0 9.0 117
1949 26 NYY 12 0 4 31 0 0 7.8 42
1950* 27 NYG RS 12 0 3 22 0 17 7.3 22
1951*+ 28 NYG RS 12 0 7 32 0 14 4.6 32
Career 50 1 19 130 0 17 6.8 213
2 yrs NYG 24 0 10 54 0 17 5.4 54
2 yrs NYY 26 1 9 76 0 0 8.4 159

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 25 NYY 14 1 5 72 14.4 0 0 0.4 5.1 72 0 0
1949 26 NYY 12 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.9 11 0 0
Career 50 1 6 83 13.8 0 11 0.1 1.7 83 0 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 25 NYY 14 1 1 6
1951*+ 28 NYG RS 12 0 2 12
Career 50 1 3 18
2 yrs NYG 24 0 2 12
2 yrs NYY 26 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951

1st-team All-Pro

1951

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 AAFC 1 (3)
1951 NFL 2 (4)

Fumbles Recovered

1951 NFL 3 (9)

Interceptions

1948 AAFC 11 (1-- 14)
1949 AAFC 4 (6)
1950 NFL 8 (6)
1951 NFL 11 (1-- 14)
Career 34 (131)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1948 AAFC 239 (1-- 20)
1951 NFL 194 (1-- 80)
Career 558 (105)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1948 AAFC 1 (1)
1951 NFL 2 (1-- 23)
Career 3 (103)

Long Intercep. Return

1951 NFL 46 (9)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL