John Witte
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| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 29, 1933 |
| Died | March 17, 1993 (aged 60) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Klamath Falls (OR) Union |
| College | Oregon State |
| NFL draft | 1955: 9th round, 103rd overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1957 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collegiate wrestling | ||
| Representing the Oregon State Beavers | ||
| NCAA Championships | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1952 Fort Collins | Heavyweight |
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John August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an American professional football tackle who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Witte was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round, with the 103rd overall pick, of the 1955 NFL draft.[6] He played in 13 games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1957.[1]
After football
[edit | edit source]After his football career, Witte had a brief career as a professional wrestler before moving into a career in education.[7][8] He taught high school and coached football, including 24 years at Jefferson High School, where he served 17 years as dean of students.[7] He died of leukemia in Portland in 1993.[7] He was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[5][7]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Stats Crew profile
- John Witte at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1933 births
- 1993 deaths
- Players of American football from Oregon
- Players of Canadian football from Oregon
- American football tackles
- Canadian football tackles
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Oregon State Beavers wrestlers
- Deaths from leukemia in Oregon
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- All-American college football players
- United States Army non-commissioned officers
- People from Klamath Falls, Oregon
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- Wrestlers from Oregon
- American male professional wrestlers
- 20th-century male professional wrestlers
- Professional wrestlers from Oregon