John Schmitt (American football)
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 12, 1942 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Seton Hall (Patchogue, New York) |
| College | Hofstra (1961–1963) |
| NFL draft | 1964: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
John Charles Schmitt (born November 12, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the New York Jets, from whom he started in Super Bowl III. He ended his career in 1974 with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Hofstra Pride.
He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Football Category with the Class of 1992.
He lost his Super Bowl ring in the ocean until a lifeguard found and kept it. When the lifeguard died, someone going through his belongings found the ring.