Howie Schumm

Howie Schumm
Date of birth (1940-03-11)March 11, 1940
Place of birth Spruce Grove, Alberta
Date of death April 4, 2015(2015-04-04) (aged 75)
Place of death 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
19591969 Edmonton Eskimos
1969 Calgary Stampeders
19701972 Edmonton Eskimos

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 an 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 86 yards. He 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.[4]

References

  1. "Former Esks great passes away". d91. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "Eskimos". Edmonton Eskimos. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "Howie Schumm". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. http://shopping.stonyplainreporter.com/edmonton-ab/view/confidential/john-howard-schumm/22383401


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