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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.
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 12, 1923 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 1, 1975 (aged 52) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Murphy (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945 / round: 7 / pick: 61 | ||||||||
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Biography
editSteber 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
edit- ^ "John Steber Checks Chances of Returning to Vanderbilt". The Nashville Tennessean. June 21, 1946. p. 36. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dateline". Nashville Banner. March 3, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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