Otto Schnellbacher
Otto Ole Schnellbacher
Born: April 15, 1923
Sublette, KS USA
Deceased: March 10, 2008
Topeka, KS
Position: DB-E
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 188
College: Kansas
High School: Sublette (KS)
Career: 1948-1951
Drafted: 1947 in Round 25, #231 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Otto Schnellbacher played from 1948 to 1951 during his career with the New York Giants and New York Yankees. Schnellbacher intercepted 34 passes for 558 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| AAFC | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 11 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| AAFC | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 130 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 11 | 239 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 194 | 17.6 | 46 | 2 |
| AAFC | 15 | 265 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| NFL | 19 | 293 | 15.4 | 46 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 558 | 16.4 | 46 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
