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Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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Born: | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 6, 1961||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||
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College: | Delaware | ||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 6 / Pick: 157 | ||||
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George Paul Schmitt (born March 6, 1961) is a former American football defensive back who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played in all 16 games for the Cardinals in 1983.
After attending Marple Newtown Senior High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Schmitt played college football for the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. [1] Schmitt broke the school record for interceptions in a season (with 13 in 1982), career (22), [2] and interception yards in a season (202) and career (296). [3] Against Morgan State in 1980, he recorded three interceptions, tying him for the school record. [3] He earned first-team All-American honors from the Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association, first-team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference, Outstanding Senior Athlete Award, and the Outstanding Senior Defensive Player Award during his senior season. [4]
Schmitt was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft. [5] In his rookie season, he recovered a fumble in the Cardinals' 44–14 win over the San Diego Chargers. [6] He played in all 16 games for the Cardinals in 1983, his only professional season.
Schmitt has been employed by the CBRE Group since 1989. [7]
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Andrew Steven Hall is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League (NFL), Arena Football League (AFL) and af2. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech before transferring to Delaware.
Scott Lee Brunner is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1980 to 1983, the Denver Broncos in 1984, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. He played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represents the University of Delaware (UD) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football as a member of CAA Football, the technically separate football arm of UD's full-time home of the Coastal Athletic Association. The team is currently led by head coach Ryan Carty and plays on Tubby Raymond Field at 18,500-seat Delaware Stadium located in Newark, Delaware. The Fightin' Blue Hens have won six national titles in their 117-year history – 1946, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, and 2003. They returned to the FCS National Championship game in 2007 and 2010.
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Jeffrey A. Modesitt was an American football tight end who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1987. He played in one game for the Buccaneers in 1987.
Robert Thomas Patton is a former American football center who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). He played high school football at West Side Central Catholic High School in Kingston, Pennsylvania and college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 1976. He played in 12 games for the Bills in 1976.
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