Bob Schmidt (American football)

This article is about the offensive tackle. For the college football coach, see Robert Schmidt (American football).

Robert Malcolm Schmidt (born July 9, 1936), nicknamed "Two Bud", is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Schmidt played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and professionally between 1959 and 1967. He started with the NFL's New York Giants and then moved to the new AFL's Houston Oilers in 1961. He was a member of the Oilers' American Football League Championship team in 1961, and was an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, and 1963. He finished his professional football career in 1967 with the AFL's Buffalo Bills.

Bob Schmidt

No. 78, 57
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1936-07-09) July 9, 1936 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
College:	Minnesota
NFL draft:	1958 / round: 14
Career history
New York Giants (1959–1960) Houston Oilers (1961–1963) Boston Patriots (1964) Buffalo Bills (1966–1967)
Career highlights and awards
AFL champion (1961) 3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Schmidt now lives in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg, New York, with his wife Mary Margaret Schmidt (married December 8, 1994 in Rochester, NY).

See also

• List of American Football League players