John Witte
Born: | January 29, 1933 |
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Died: | March 17, 1993 | (aged 60)
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John August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an
1955 NFL Draft.[1]
Early life
Witte played college football at Oregon State University and attended Klamath Union High School in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was a consensus All-American in 1956.[2][3] Witte was also a wrestler at Oregon State and finished second at the NCAA Championships as a freshman.[4] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and became a corporal.[5]
After football
After his football career, Witte had a brief career as a professional wrestler before moving into a career in
high school and coached football, including 24 years at Jefferson High School, where he served 17 years as dean of students.[6] He died of leukemia in Portland in 1993.[6] He was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1955 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ISBN 9780738531373.
- ^ "John Witte". lostlettermen.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "JOHN WITTE • 1955 & 1956" (PDF). osubeavers.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ a b "John Witte – Football". oregonsportshall.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Ex-OSU All-American Witte dies of leukemia at age 60". The Oregonian. March 18, 1993. p. D5.