Schenker was born on January 27, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended East Technical High School there, before attending Howard College in Homewood, Alabama. Though he did not see action as a freshman, he played on the varsity team in 1936.[1] At the school he was a "60 minute man", playing on both sides of the ball during the entire game. He was regarded as a potential Little All-America selection as a senior but was handicapped by a broken hand.[2] He graduated from Howard in 1939 with a degree in teaching.[3]
After going unselected in the 1939 NFL Draft, Schenker signed a minor league contract with the Columbus Bullies in the American Football League (AFL), appearing in four games.[1] He gained attention from the professional Cleveland Rams, and shortly afterwards signed a contract with them. Wearing number 38, Schenker appeared in four games during the 1939 NFL season at the tackle position.[4] He was re-signed for the 1940 season, but did not play with the Rams.[5] Instead, he played briefly with the St. Louis Gunners, an independent team.[1]
After briefly playing 1940 with St. Louis, Schenker became a high school teacher and football coach in Alabama.[6] He was drafted to serve in World War II in 1941, and played multiple sports for the Camp Wheeler military teams, leading the Company D Fourth Training Battalion to the camp's softball championship.[6] He later served overseas in Europe as a sergeant.
He later worked as an office manager for Mar-Kay Cartage and Major Tire. He also was an assistant football coach for Chagrin Falls High School and Solon High School, and was a bowler. Schenker died on February 10, 2009, at the age of 91.[3]
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^ abc"Nate Schenker Stats". Pro Football Archives.
nate, schenker, nathan, schenker, january, 1918, february, 2009, american, football, tackle, played, season, national, football, league, cleveland, rams, played, college, football, howard, went, undrafted, 1939, 38position, tacklepersonal, informationborn, 191. Nathan Schenker January 27 1918 February 10 2009 was an American football tackle who played one season in the National Football League NFL for the Cleveland Rams He played college football for Howard and went undrafted in 1939 Nate SchenkerNo 38Position TacklePersonal informationBorn 1918 01 27 January 27 1918Cleveland Ohio U S Died February 10 2009 2009 02 10 aged 91 Ohio U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh school East Technical Cleveland Ohio College Howard AL Undrafted 1939Career historyColumbus Bullies 1939 Cleveland Rams 1939 1940 St Louis Gunners 1940 Career NFL statisticsGames played 4Player stats at PFR Schenker was born on January 27 1918 in Cleveland Ohio He attended East Technical High School there before attending Howard College in Homewood Alabama Though he did not see action as a freshman he played on the varsity team in 1936 1 At the school he was a 60 minute man playing on both sides of the ball during the entire game He was regarded as a potential Little All America selection as a senior but was handicapped by a broken hand 2 He graduated from Howard in 1939 with a degree in teaching 3 After going unselected in the 1939 NFL Draft Schenker signed a minor league contract with the Columbus Bullies in the American Football League AFL appearing in four games 1 He gained attention from the professional Cleveland Rams and shortly afterwards signed a contract with them Wearing number 38 Schenker appeared in four games during the 1939 NFL season at the tackle position 4 He was re signed for the 1940 season but did not play with the Rams 5 Instead he played briefly with the St Louis Gunners an independent team 1 After briefly playing 1940 with St Louis Schenker became a high school teacher and football coach in Alabama 6 He was drafted to serve in World War II in 1941 and played multiple sports for the Camp Wheeler military teams leading the Company D Fourth Training Battalion to the camp s softball championship 6 He later served overseas in Europe as a sergeant He later worked as an office manager for Mar Kay Cartage and Major Tire He also was an assistant football coach for Chagrin Falls High School and Solon High School and was a bowler Schenker died on February 10 2009 at the age of 91 3 References edit a b c Nate Schenker Stats Pro Football Archives Untitled The Birmingham News November 9 1938 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Nathan Schenker obituary Cleveland Jewish News February 18 2009 Nate Schenker Stats Pro Football Reference com Ram Quartet Set For 1940 Season The Akron Beacon Journal June 11 1940 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Untitled Shamokin News Dispatch September 27 1941 via Newspapers com nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nate Schenker amp oldid 1225335734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
