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Adolphe Schwammel
played three seasons
at Oregon State,
then won two NFL
titles in five
seasons with the
Green Bay Packers.
Born in 1908,
Schwammel grew up in
Oakland, Calif., and
played on the
offensive line at
OSU from 1931-33. In
those years, the
Beavers were a
combined 16-9-3. In
'33, the Beavers
tied USC 0-0, using
the same 11 players
for the entire game,
and traveled to New
York City to beat
Fordham 9-6 before
45,000 fans.
Schwammel played in
the East-West Shrine
Game in 1934.
Schwammel played two
stints as a lineman
and back-up
place-kicker with
the Packers,
1934-36, and '43-44,
with a seven-year
break for military
service. They won
the NFL Championship
game in both 1936,
and '44. He was
voted first-team
All-Pro in 1935.
Schwammel was voted
to the Oregon Sports
Hall of Fame in 1981
and the Oregon State
Athletics Hall of
Fame in 1990.
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