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John Steber
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Steber from The 1944 Blue Print
No. 16
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1923-09-12)September 12, 1923
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died:October 1, 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 52)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Murphy (Mobile, Alabama)
College:Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
NFL draft:1945 / Round: 7 / Pick: 61
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:55
Games started:28
Fumble recoveries:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Warren Steber III (September 12, 1923 – October 1, 1975) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was drafted in the seventh round (61st overall) of the 1945 NFL Draft.

Biography

Steber was born in Mobile, Alabama. In 1942, he played as a sophomore guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The following year, he was part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program at Georgia Tech and played with their Yellow Jackets team. He left the United States Navy in 1946.[1]

In 1955, he began working as a line coach at Hardin-Simmons University.[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Steber Checks Chances of Returning to Vanderbilt". The Nashville Tennessean. June 21, 1946. p. 36. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dateline". Nashville Banner. March 3, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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Washington Redskins 1945 NFL Draft selections
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