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Paul Schneider
One of the more colorful personalities in Nebraska athletic history, ‘Schnitz’, as he was known to thousands of Cornhuskers, served on the University of Nebraska medical staff as athletic trainer for 33 years before his retirement in 1981.
Schneider received his degree from UNL in 1952. In 1956, he was made a lifetime member of the Nebraska Coaches Association for his service to high school athletics. He received the NATA’s 25 Year Service Award in 1975 and the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Merit Award in 1978. In 1985, Schneider received the highest honor available to an athletic trainer, and was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame.
Schnitz’s many contributions to the profession at the collegiate and high school levels helped pave the way for the new generation of athletic trainers today.
