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Wear Kibler Schoonover (March 18, 1910 – May 12, 1982) was an American college football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

Wear Schoonover

Arkansas Razorbacks
Position	End
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	March 18, 1910 (1910-03-18) Pocahontas, Arkansas
Died:	May 12, 1982 (1982-05-13) (aged 72) Arlington, Virginia
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College	Arkansas (1927–1929)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA receptions leader (1929) All-Southern (1929) Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1959)
College Football Hall of Fame (1967)

Playing career

He was the first Arkansas Razorback, as well as the first Southwestern football player, to be on the All-American team.

Schoonover is one of five members of the inaugural class of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

He was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love".[2]

References

External links

• Wear Schoonover at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Wear Schoonover at Find a Grave

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