| Howie Schumm | |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Spruce Grove, Alberta |
| Death Place: | Stony Plain, Alberta |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Position2: | Fullback |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Amateur Title: | CJFL |
| Amateur Team: | Edmonton Wildcats |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Years3: | – |
| Playing Team3: | Edmonton Eskimos |
John "Howie" Schumm (March 11, 1940 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the Calgary Stampeders.[1] [2] Schumm spent his 14-year CFL career as a linebacker and fullback for the Eskimos and Stampeders.[3] On defense, he intercepted 12 passes, 2 for touchdowns, and recovered 5 fumbles. On offense, he was mostly a blocker, as his best rushing season was 1961 with only 86 yards. He was also a punt and kick returner, in particular returning 47 punts for 250 yards (5.3 average) in 1964 and 50 punts for 199 yards (4.0 average) in 1965.[4]
Schumm did not miss a single game in the first 8 years of his career, from 1959 to 1966. His brother Herb Schumm also played in the CFL. He died of cancer in 2015.[5]