John "Howie" Schumm (March 11, 1940 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the Calgary Stampeders.[1][2] Schumm spent his 14-year CFL career as a linebacker and fullback for the Eskimos and Stampeders.[3] On defense, he intercepted 12 passes, 2 for touchdowns, and recovered 5 fumbles. On offense, he was mostly a blocker, as his best rushing season was 1961 with only 86 yards. He was also a punt and kick returner, in particular returning 47 punts for 250 yards (5.3 average) in 1964 and 50 punts for 199 yards (4.0 average) in 1965.[4]
| Born: | March 11, 1940 Spruce Grove, Alberta |
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| Died: | April 4, 2015 (aged 75) Stony Plain, Alberta |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | LB, FB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| CJFL | Edmonton Wildcats |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1959–1969 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1969 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1970–1972 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Schumm did not miss a single game in the first 8 years of his career, from 1959 to 1966. His brother Herb Schumm also played in the CFL. He died of cancer in 2015.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Former Esks great passes away". d91. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Eskimos". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Howie Schumm". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Howard Schumm football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Confidential - John "Howard" Schumm". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
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