Bob Schnelker
Robert Bernard Schnelker
Born: October 17, 1928
Galion, OH USA
Deceased: December 12, 2016
Position: E
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 214
College: Bowling Green
High School: Upper Sandusky (OH)
Career: 1953-1961
Drafted: 1950 in Round 29, #377 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Bob Schnelker played from 1953 to 1961 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Schnelker caught 211 passes for 3,667 yards and 33 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 30 | 550 | 18.3 | 68 | 8 |
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 31 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 450 | 22.5 | 70 | 5 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 460 | 19.2 | 63 | 5 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 37 | 714 | 19.3 | 66 | 6 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 38 | 610 | 16.1 | 70 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 331 | 18.4 | 59 | 3 |
| Totals | 211 | 3667 | 17.4 | 70 | 33 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
