Jim Schrader
Encyclopedia
James Lee Schrader was an American football
center
and tackle in the National Football League
for the Washington Redskins
and the Philadelphia Eagles
from 1954 to 1964.
Schrader attended and played college football
at the University of Notre Dame
and was then drafted
by the Redskins in the second round of the 1954 NFL Draft
.
With the nickname "Big Jim" and listed at 6'-2" and 244 lbs, Schrader played in 116 NFL games, starting 48 of them.
Even though, in his 10 year career, Jim never played for a team that finished with a winning record. he was a Pro Bowl
selection in 1958, 1959 and 1961.
High School in Carnegie, PA, he went on to the University of Notre Dame, where he played under head coach Frank Leahy
who was the former line coach for the Seven Blocks of Granite
and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Tackle Art Hunter
Guard Menil Mavraides
, and Fullback Neil Worden
as the main blockers for Heisman Trophy
winning running back Johnny Lattner
.
His Senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame finished the season 9-1, and had an unprecedented 12 players drafted to '54 NFL.
Before the start of the 1954 NFL season, Schrader, joined four of his Fighting Irish classmates, in the 1954 summer classic College All-Star Game
, where they lost 31 to 6 to the Detroit Lions
in front of 93,000 fans.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
and tackle in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1954 to 1964.
Schrader attended and played college football
College football
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at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and was then drafted
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
by the Redskins in the second round of the 1954 NFL Draft
1954 NFL Draft
The 1954 National Football League Draft was held on January 28, 1954.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:-Round eleven:...
.
With the nickname "Big Jim" and listed at 6'-2" and 244 lbs, Schrader played in 116 NFL games, starting 48 of them.
Even though, in his 10 year career, Jim never played for a team that finished with a winning record. he was a Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
selection in 1958, 1959 and 1961.
College years
After graduating from Scott TownshipScott Township
Scott Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:-Arkansas:* Scott Township, Lonoke County, Arkansas* Scott Township, Mississippi County, Arkansas* Scott Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas* Scott Township, Sharp County, Arkansas...
High School in Carnegie, PA, he went on to the University of Notre Dame, where he played under head coach Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
Francis William Leahy was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive...
who was the former line coach for the Seven Blocks of Granite
Seven Blocks of Granite
The Seven Blocks of Granite was a nickname given to the Fordham University football team's offensive line under head coach "Sleepy" Jim Crowley and line coach Frank Leahy. The most famous Seven Blocks of Granite were: Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Alex Wojciechowicz, Ed Franco, Al Babartsky, Natty...
and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Tackle Art Hunter
Art Hunter
Arthur Hunter is a former American football tackle who played twelve seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Los Angeles Rams.-NFL career:...
Guard Menil Mavraides
Menil Mavraides
Menil Mavraides was a guard for the Philadelphia Eagles football team in 1954 and 1957. With the nickname "Minnie," he was listed at 6'-2" and 220 lbs.-Early years:Mavraides was born November 17, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts...
, and Fullback Neil Worden
Neil Worden
Neil James Worden is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1954 NFL Draft and played in the 1954 and 1957 seasons. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.-Collage Years:Worden went to...
as the main blockers for Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winning running back Johnny Lattner
Johnny Lattner
John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....
.
His Senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame finished the season 9-1, and had an unprecedented 12 players drafted to '54 NFL.
Before the start of the 1954 NFL season, Schrader, joined four of his Fighting Irish classmates, in the 1954 summer classic College All-Star Game
College All-Star Game
The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a preseason American football game played annually from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year...
, where they lost 31 to 6 to the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
in front of 93,000 fans.