| John Schiechl | |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1917 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dade County, Florida, U.S. |
| College: | Santa Clara |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 244 |
| Draftyear: | 1940 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 13 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 49 |
| Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue2: | 6 |
| Pfr: | SchiJo20 |
John George Schiechl (August 22, 1917 – February 11, 1964)[1] was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played college football for the Santa Clara Broncos, earning consensus All-American honors in 1939. He was selected in the second round of the 1940 NFL draft.[2] He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers.
Schiechl was born in San Francisco, California,[3] where he attended Balboa High School before matriculating to Santa Clara University.[4] He served in World War II for the United States Navy before rejoining the NFL in 1945.[5] [6]