Career
The 6" 3" guard out of Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania played college basketball for Villanova University from 1952 to 1955. Schafer was the first Villanova player to score 2000 points. Schafer earned All-America honors in 1954.
In 1951, during his college career, Schafer was forcefully approached by three men who tried to intimidate him into throwing some games.
He rejected their advances and reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Schafer played professional basketball for the National Basketball Association"s Saint Louis Hawks in 1955-1956, and for the Syracuse Nationals in 1956-1957.
