| Bob Schmelz |
Full Name: Robert Schmelz
Born: July 17, 1927, Cleveland, Ohio
Died: September 12, 2009, Tallahassee, Fla.
School: Union High School in Willoughby, Ohio
Seminole Relations: Father of Cathy Schmelz
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1948 59 LT 6-0 199 Fr * Willoughby, OH 1949 59 LG 6-0 190 So * Willoughby, OH 1950 59 G 6-0 195 Jr * Willoughby, OH 1951 59 G 6-0 190 Sr * Willoughby, OH |
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| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 48-49 6-0 199 Fr Willoughby, OH |
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| Comments |
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Robert Schmelz Obituary. Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Sep 14, 2009, page 7. Robert "Bob" Schmelz, 82, passed away September 12, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on July 17, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Suzanne; and his devoted children Cathy Ballard (Bob), and David Schmelz, all of Tallahassee; his brothers, Donald (Dixie) of Marietta, Ga., and Richard (Margaret) of Potomac, Md. Bob was an FSU football player on
the 1948-52 teams, and was formerly married to Tallahassean, Jett Munroe,
now deceased. He began teaching and coaching in 1952-53 at Shanks in Quincy
and Leon High School before beginning a long career at Fort Lauderdale High
School as teacher and football coach. He finished his career as principal
of North East High School in Broward County for ten years. Bob was a master
gardener and an avid golfer in his retirement, and enjoyed his volunteer
work for Habitat for Humanity in Rutherford County, N.C. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1948 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1949 2 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1950 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 2
1951 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 25 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 2
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1948 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1949 2 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1950 8 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1951 8 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot 25 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1948 | GP Off Def
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Oct 16 Erskine College | 1
Oct 23 Millsaps College | 1
Oct 30 Stetson | 1
Nov 13 Mississippi College | 1
Nov 20 Livingston State | 1
Nov 27 Troy State | 1
Dec 4 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 7 0 0
| Starts
1949 | GP Off Def
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Oct 1 Whiting Field | 1
Oct 8 Mississippi College | 1
Jan 2 Wofford College | 1
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Tot | 3 0 0
| Starts
1950 | GP Off Def
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Sep 30 Troy State | 1 LG LG
Oct 7 Randolph-Macon Coll | 1 LG LG
Oct 14 Howard | 1 LG LG
Oct 21 Newberry College | 1 LG LG
Oct 28 Sewanee | 1 LG LG
Nov 10 Stetson | 1 LG LG
Nov 18 Mississippi College | 1 LG LG
Nov 25 Tampa | 1 LG LG
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Tot | 8 8 8
| Starts
1951 | GP Off Def
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Sep 29 Troy State | 1 LG
Oct 5 Miami | 1 LG
Oct 13 Delta State | 1 LG
Oct 20 Sul Ross State | 1 LG
Oct 27 Stetson | 1 LG LG
Nov 3 Jacksonville NAS | 1 LG LG
Nov 10 Wofford College | 1 RG RG
Nov 17 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 8 7 3
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Career Tot | 26 15 11
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1950 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 2
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 2
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1950 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Nov 25 Tampa | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Track & Field |
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