• THE GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL HISTORY PROJECT
Bob Schmidt (1963)
 

The first coach in the modern era of Georgetown football actually never coached a game.

In 1963, former USC quarterback and third year law student Bob Schmidt was selected as coach for the new club team, with its inaugural game scheduled on Nov. 23, 1963 versus Frostburg (MD) State. The game was cancelled following the death of President Kennedy the day before. When the team reformed in 1964, Schmidt had graduated Georgetown and was unable to continue as a student coach.

Schmidt went on to a distinguished career in telecommunications, including leadership positions at ITT, Communications Technology Management, Great American Broadband, and Wireless Communications Association International. The former president and CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, he was a co-founder of the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Networks (C-SPAN) in 1979. Schmidt was a co-founder of the Vincent T. Lombardi Foundation at Georgetown, having raised over $6 million for the world renowned Lombardi Cancer Center.

Currently, Bob Schmidt serves as executive director of the Pro Football Retired Players' Association, which serves to provide support for retired NFL players, particularly in the area of medical care, housing, and careers after football.

Year Record Pct. Home Away
1963 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0
Totals 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0