Harry Schuh | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 25, 1942
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Died | May 20, 2013 Memphis, Tennessee | (aged 70)
Position(s) | Tackle |
College | Memphis |
AFL Draft | 1965 / Round 1 (Third player taken) |
Jersey #(s) | 79 |
Career highlights | |
TSN All-AFL | 1969 |
AFL All-Star | 1967, 1969 |
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl | 1970 |
Awards | 2× All-American (1963, 1964) |
Honors | AFL Champion, 1967 Raiders' All-Time Team |
Statistics | |
* Pro Football Reference | |
Teams | |
1965-1969 1970 1971-1973 1974 | AFL Oakland Raiders NFL Oakland Raiders NFL Los Angeles Rams NFL Green Bay Packers |
Harry Schuh (September 25, 1942 – May 20, 2013) was an American college and Professional Football player who retired as a player after the 1974 season. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Memphis in 1963 and 1964. He was the third player drafted overall in the 1965 American Football League Draft, after Joe Namath and Larry Elkins. He played for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969 as the starting right tackle, winning the AFL Championship in 1967 and playing in the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game. Schuh was an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1967, an AFL All-League tackle in 1969, and an AFC selection for the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in 1970 as a member of the NFL's Raiders. But he was traded before the 1971 season for his replacement at right tackle, Bob Brown (offensive lineman), an eventual member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Schuh finished his career with the Green Bay Packers. He was a member of the Raiders' All-Time Team.
Schuh died in Memphis, Tennessee on May 20, 2013.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Brasher, Bryan (May 22, 2013). "Memphis football legend Harry Schuh remembered as great athlete, true friend". The Commercial Appeal.
See also[]
- Other American Football League players
- Oldest Living Pro Football Players - Harry Schuh 2013 Necrology
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