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Snuffy Stirnweiss, 1948
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Back, North Carolina, to 1939

Snuffy Stirnweiss

Born
Oct 26, 1918, in New York City, New York
Died
Sep 15, 1958, in Newark Bay, New Jersey

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Snuffy Stirnweiss played back at North Carolina (to 1939). The Chicago Cardinals took Stirnweiss in round 2, No. 11 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft.

Best season
1939
First-team All-Southern Conference
Drafted
No. 11
Round 2, 1940 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

All-America: NEA third team 1939; Central Press second team 1939

The teams in those years

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