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John Steber

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John Steber
Steber from The 1944 Blue Print
No. 16
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1923-09-12)September 12, 1923
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 52)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMurphy (Mobile, Alabama)
CollegeVanderbilt
Georgia Tech
NFL draft1945: 7th round, 61st overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played55
Games started28
Fumble recoveries5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Warren Steber III (September 12, 1923 – October 1, 1975) was an American professional 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 selected in the seventh round of the 1945 NFL draft.

Biography

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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

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  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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