Ade Schwammel
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| Born: | October 14, 1908 Tackle |
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Adolphe "Ade" John Schwammel (October 14, 1908 – November 18, 1979)tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers.
High school career
Schwammel attended
Fremont High School in Oakland, California and starred in football
.
College career
Schwammel chose to enroll at
East-West Shrine Game.[3]
Schwammel was one of the key players in the now illegal "
Saturday Evening Post brought the team — and the play — national attention, leading to the pyramid technique being banned by the NCAA's rules committee shortly thereafter.[4]
Schwammel was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity during his time at Oregon State.[3]
Professional career
Schwammel played in the NFL for five seasons with the Green Bay Packers, in two separate stints, from 1934 to 1936 and from 1943 to 1944, with a gap of seven years for service in World War II. During his time with the Packers, they won two professional titles.[5]
Legacy
Schwammel was named to the
Honolulu, Hawaii in November 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Social Security Death Index Search Results". Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ Welsch, Jeff. "Tales from Oregon State Sports", via Google Books. Accessed January 2, 2008. "They had been out there the entire game, playing both sides of the ball, without substitution."
- ^ a b "Ade Schwammel Collection, 1932-19343". osulibrary.oregonstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Football Play - The Pyramid, 1933". osulibrary.oregonstate.edu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Ade Schwammel". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Inductees: Football". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame". Oregon State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2007-12-26.