John Schneller
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John Schneller was a player in the National Football League
for the Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions
from 1933 to 1936, playing end on offense and defense. As a player in 1935, the Detroit Lion's won their first NFL Championship, beating the NY Giants 26-7. He went to the University of Wisconsin on a basketball scholarship, but was recruited upon arriving on campus to play football. He then played football exclusively at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
as a fullback and end, earning Honorable Mention All American honors in his junior year. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin after his NFL playing career was completed with a degree in electrical engineering. He later enlisted in the Navy, assigned to Washington DC to learn top-secret codes, serving as a lieutenant, commanding the radar tower, on the USS South Dakota during World War II in the Pacific. After the war, Mr. Schneller scouted for NFL teams, joining Owens-Corning Fiberglas as a Sales Manager. In 1947, he founded the Duracote Company in Ravenna, Ohio and in 1964 started/founded John Schneller & Associates, in Kent, Ohio, which later became known as "Schneller,Inc." and today is the largest supplier of commercial aircraft interior decorative laminates in the world.
. He lost his battle with cancer Nov 6, 1978.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
from 1933 to 1936, playing end on offense and defense. As a player in 1935, the Detroit Lion's won their first NFL Championship, beating the NY Giants 26-7. He went to the University of Wisconsin on a basketball scholarship, but was recruited upon arriving on campus to play football. He then played football exclusively at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
as a fullback and end, earning Honorable Mention All American honors in his junior year. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin after his NFL playing career was completed with a degree in electrical engineering. He later enlisted in the Navy, assigned to Washington DC to learn top-secret codes, serving as a lieutenant, commanding the radar tower, on the USS South Dakota during World War II in the Pacific. After the war, Mr. Schneller scouted for NFL teams, joining Owens-Corning Fiberglas as a Sales Manager. In 1947, he founded the Duracote Company in Ravenna, Ohio and in 1964 started/founded John Schneller & Associates, in Kent, Ohio, which later became known as "Schneller,Inc." and today is the largest supplier of commercial aircraft interior decorative laminates in the world.
Biography
Schneller was born John Benjamin Schneller on November 1, 1911 in Neenah, WisconsinNeenah, Wisconsin
Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 24,507 at the 2000 census. The city is bordered by, but is politically independent of, the Town of Neenah. Neenah is the southwestern-most of the Fox Cities of Northeast Wisconsin...
. He lost his battle with cancer Nov 6, 1978.