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Gerhard Schwedes

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Gerhard Schwedes
No. 30, 44
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1938-04-23) April 23, 1938 (age 86)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Hunterdon Central Regional
(Flemington, New Jersey)
College:Syracuse
NFL draft:1960 / round: 4 / pick: 47
AFL draft:1960 / round: 1
Pick: territorial
(by the Boston Patriots)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gerhard H. Schwedes (born April 23, 1938) is a German-American former professional football halfback who played two seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Boston Patriots and New York Titans.[1] He was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the fourth round of the 1960 NFL draft. Schwedes was also a territorial pick of the Boston Patriots in 1960. He played college football at Syracuse University, which he helped to a victory in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic, and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey.[2][3][4] Schwedes' son Scott also played football at Syracuse and later in the NFL.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gerhard H. Schwedes". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "GER SCHWEDES". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "German-Bred Schwedes Is An All-American Boy". Times Daily. December 27, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Syracuse 23, Texas 14" (PDF). media.attcottonbowl.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Litsky, Frank (April 27, 1987). "Fathers and Sons: A New Generation". New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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