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'''David Schnell''' (July 15, 1966 – May 22, 2011) was an [[American football]] player. He attended [[Elkhart Central High School]] in [[Elkhart, Indiana]], and he was selected by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' in 1985 as the best high school football player in the United States. He played [[college football]] as a [[quarterback]] for the [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Hoosiers football]] team, which won victories in 1987 over both Michigan and Ohio State, becoming the only Indiana quarterback to defeat both teams in the same year.<ref name=obit/> The following year he was selected by the conference coaches as the second-team quarterback on the [[1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times|date=November 23, 1988|page=21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19881123&id=vHlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388,5089044}}</ref> |
'''David Schnell''' (July 15, 1966 – May 22, 2011) was an [[American football]] player. He attended [[Elkhart Central High School]] in [[Elkhart, Indiana]], and he was selected by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' in 1985 as the best high school football player in the United States. He played [[college football]] as a [[quarterback]] for the [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Hoosiers football]] team, which won victories in 1987 over both Michigan and Ohio State, becoming the only Indiana quarterback to defeat both teams in the same year.<ref name=obit/> The following year he was selected by the conference coaches as the second-team quarterback on the [[1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times|date=November 23, 1988|page=21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19881123&id=vHlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388,5089044}}</ref> |
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Schnell was diagnosed with [[leukemia]] in 2007 and died from the disease in May 2011 at age 44.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|title=IU Mourns the Loss of Dave Schnell|date=May 23, 2011|publisher=Indiana University|url=http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052311aaa.html|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125512/http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052311aaa.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The legacy of Dave Schnell ... |publisher=NCSA Sports|accessdate=March 6, 2015|url=http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/05/24/nations-1-recruit-dies-far-too-young-the-legacy-of-dave-schnell/}}</ref> He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Schnell profile|publisher=Indiana Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=March 6, 2015|url=http://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/799}}</ref> |
Schnell was diagnosed with [[leukemia]] in 2007 and died from the disease in May 2011 at age 44.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|title=IU Mourns the Loss of Dave Schnell|date=May 23, 2011|publisher=Indiana University|url=http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052311aaa.html|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125512/http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052311aaa.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The legacy of Dave Schnell ... |publisher=NCSA Sports|accessdate=March 6, 2015|url=http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/05/24/nations-1-recruit-dies-far-too-young-the-legacy-of-dave-schnell/}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Indiana Football Hall of Fame]] in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Schnell profile|publisher=Indiana Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=March 6, 2015|url=http://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/799}}</ref> |
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An annual golf-outing held in August at Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana, raises money for the David E. Schnell Scholarship fund which provides local high school seniors with college football scholarships. |
An annual golf-outing held in August at Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana, raises money for the David E. Schnell Scholarship fund which provides local high school seniors with college football scholarships. |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 15, 1966 Elkhart, Indiana |
| Died: | May 22, 2011 (age 44) Elkhart, Indiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Elkhart (IN) Central |
| College: | Indiana |
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David Schnell (July 15, 1966 – May 22, 2011) was an American football player. He attended Elkhart Central High School in Elkhart, Indiana, and he was selected by Sports Illustrated in 1985 as the best high school football player in the United States. He played college football as a quarterback for the Indiana University Hoosiers football team, which won victories in 1987 over both Michigan and Ohio State, becoming the only Indiana quarterback to defeat both teams in the same year.[1] The following year he was selected by the conference coaches as the second-team quarterback on the 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2]
Schnell was diagnosed with leukemia in 2007 and died from the disease in May 2011 at age 44.[1][3] He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in May 2010.[4]
An annual golf-outing held in August at Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana, raises money for the David E. Schnell Scholarship fund which provides local high school seniors with college football scholarships.
References
- ^ a b "IU Mourns the Loss of Dave Schnell". Indiana University. May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten". The Bryan Times. November 23, 1988. p. 21.
- ^ "The legacy of Dave Schnell ..." NCSA Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "David Schnell profile". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2015.