Education
University of Kansas.
basketball player gridiron football player
University of Kansas.
He was a 2-time Pro Bowler. Also a professional basketball player, Schnellbacher played for the Basketball Association of America"s Providence Steamrollers and Saint Louis Bombers in 1948-1949. In college, Schnellbacher was a two-sport star at the University of Kansas, earning him the nickname "the double threat from Sublette".
On the gridiron, Schnellbacher, along with teammate Ray Evans, was KU"s first football All-American in 1947.
That same season, Schnellbacher led the Jayhawks to a Big 6 conference title and an Orange Bowl berth. Schnellbacher also excelled in basketball, where he was a four-time first-team all-conference selection (one of only three Jayhawks to do so).
Schnellbacher died aged 84, from cancer, according to University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self.
He was a member of the 1943 Big Six conference championship team (which also featured All-American teammates Charles B Black and the aforementioned Ray Evans) that is regarded as one of the program"s greatest teams.