John August Witte | |
Import: | Yes |
Position1: | Tackle |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1933 |
Death Place: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
College: | Oregon State |
High School: | Klamath Falls (OR) Union |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 235 |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1955 |
Nfldraftedround: | 9 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 103 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Los Angeles Rams |
Playing Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career Highlights: |
the Oregon State BeaversJohn August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL draft.[1]
Witte played college football at Oregon State University and attended Klamath Union High School in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was a consensus All-American in 1956.[2] [3] Witte was also a wrestler at Oregon State and finished second at the NCAA Championships as a freshman.[4] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and became a corporal.
After his football career, Witte had a brief career as a professional wrestler before moving into a career in education.[5] He taught high school and coached football, including 24 years at Jefferson High School, where he served 17 years as dean of students.[5] He died of leukemia in Portland in 1993.[5] He was inducted to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[6] [5]