John Schmitt (American football)

John Schmitt
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1942 (age 82); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Position	Center
Uniform no.	56, 52
High school	Seton Hall ; (Patchogue, New York)
College	Hofstra (1961–1963)
NFL draft	1964: undrafted
Career history
	New York Jets (1965–1973); Green Bay Packers (1974);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (III); AFL champion (1968); 2× Second-team All-AFL (1968, 1969); First-team I-AA All-American (1963); Hofstra Pride No. 77 retired;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Last updated September 10, 2025

John Charles Schmitt (born November 12, 1942) is an American former football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons with the New York Jets, from whom he started in Super Bowl III. He ended his career in 1974 with the Green Bay Packers.

He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Football Category with the Class of 1992.

He lost his Super Bowl ring in the ocean until a lifeguard found and kept it. When the lifeguard died, someone going through his belongings found the ring.

External links

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v t e New York Jets Super Bowl III champions
11 Jim Turner 12 Joe Namath (MVP) 13 Don Maynard 15 Babe Parilli 22 Jim Hudson 23 Bill Rademacher 24 Johnny Sample 26 Jim Richards 29 Bake Turner 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Curley Johnson 34 Lee White 35 Billy Joe 41 Matt Snell 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 45 Earl Christy 46 Bill Baird 47 Mike D'Amato 48 Cornell Gordon 50 Carl McAdams 51 Ralph Baker 52 John Schmitt 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 61 Bob Talamini 62 Al Atkinson 63 John Neidert 66 Randy Rasmussen 67 Dave Herman 68 Michael Stromberg 70 Karl Henke 71 Sam Walton 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jeff Richardson 75 Winston Hill 80 John Elliott 81 Gerry Philbin 83 George Sauer 85 Steve Thompson 86 Verlon Biggs 87 Pete Lammons
Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer

Personal information
Born	(1942-11-12) November 12, 1942 (age 82) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Position	Center
Uniform no.	56, 52
High school	Seton Hall (Patchogue, New York)
College	Hofstra (1961–1963)
NFL draft	1964: undrafted
Career history
New York Jets (1965–1973) Green Bay Packers (1974)

Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III) AFL champion (1968) 2× Second-team All-AFL (1968, 1969) First-team I-AA All-American (1963) Hofstra Pride No. 77 retired

Stats at Pro Football Reference