| Number | 16 |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Birth date | September 12, 1923 |
| Birth place | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death date | October 1, 1975 (aged 52) |
| Death place | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 225 |
| High school | Murphy (Mobile) |
| College |
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| Draftyear | 1945 |
| Draftround | 7 |
| Draftpick | 61 |
| Pastteams | |
| Pastcoaching |
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| Highlights |
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| Statlabel 1 | Games played |
| Statvalue 1 | 55 |
| Statlabel 2 | Games started |
| Statvalue 2 | 38 |
| Statlabel 3 | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue 3 | 5 |
| Pfr | StebJo20 |
John Warren Steber III (September 12, 1923 – October 1, 1975) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1945 NFL draft.
Biography
Steber was born in Mobile, Alabama. In 1942, he played as a sophomore guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The following year, he was part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program at Georgia Tech and played with their Yellow Jackets team. He left the United States Navy in 1946.[1]
In 1955, he began working as a line coach at Hardin-Simmons University.[2]
References
- ^ "John Steber Checks Chances of Returning to Vanderbilt". The Nashville Tennessean. June 21, 1946. p. 36. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dateline". Nashville Banner. March 3, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2024.