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Dave Schreiner Date of birth: March 5, 1921 Place of birth: Lancaster, Wisconsin Date of death: June 21, 1945 (aged 24)Place of death: Okinawa Career information Position(s): E College: Wisconsin–Madison NFL Draft: 1943 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11 Drafted by: Detroit Lions Organizations College Football Hall of Fame David Nathan "Dave" Schreiner (March 5, 1921 – June 21, 1945) was an American football player. He was a two-time All-American end at Wisconsin and a 1943 draft choice of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was killed in action as a Marine during the Battle of Okinawa. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. His life and death are detailed in the book Third Down and a War to Go, written by Terry Frei, the son of Jerry Frei, one of Schreiner's 1942 Wisconsin teammates.
See also
- 1942 College Football All-America Team
External links
- Dave Schreiner at Find a Grave
- Goldlust-Gingrich, Ellen D.; Gingrich, Kurt (Auumn 2003). "An All-American in All Respects The Letters of Dave Schreiner". WISCONSIN MAGAZINE OF HISTORY. Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/autumn_03_goldlustgingrich.pdf. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
1942 College Football All-America Team consensus selections QB Paul Governali | HB Billy Hillenbrand | | HB Frank Sinkwich FB Mike Holovak
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