Gerhard Schwedes

Gerhard H. Schwedes (born April 23, 1938) is a former American football halfback who played two seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Boston Patriots and New York Titans.[1] He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fourth round of the 1960 NFL Draft. Schwedes was also a territorial pick of the Boston Patriots in 1960. He played college football at Syracuse University, which he helped to a victory in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic, and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey.[2][3][4] Schwedes' son Scott also played football at Syracuse and later in the NFL.[5]

Gerhard Schwedes
No. 30, 44
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1938-04-23) April 23, 1938
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Hunterdon Central Regional
(Flemington, New Jersey)
College:Syracuse
NFL draft:1960 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47
AFL draft:1960 / Round: 1
Pick: territorial
(by the Boston Patriots)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

References
  1. "Gerhard H. Schwedes". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. "GER SCHWEDES". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. "German-Bred Schwedes Is An All-American Boy". Times Daily. December 27, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. "Syracuse 23, Texas 14" (PDF). media.attcottonbowl.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Litsky, Frank (April 27, 1987). "Fathers and Sons: A New Generation". New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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