John Lohmeyer
 Lohmeyer at Arrowhead Stadium in 2021 | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle / Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | January 15, 1951 Emporia, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Emporia | ||||||||
| College | Emporia State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1973 (4th round, 89th overall pick) | ||||||||
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John Carl Lohmeyer (born January 15, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL draft after playing college football for the Emporia State Hornets.
Early life
[edit]Lohmeyer attended Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas.[1]
College career
[edit]Lohmeyer played college football for the Hornets at Emporia State University. He was inducted into the Emporia State University Athletics Hall of Honor in 1983.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Lohmeyer was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 89th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft.[3] He played in 41 games, starting fifteen, for the Chiefs from 1973 to 1977.[1] He was also a special teams captain for the Chiefs for three years.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Lohmeyer spent ten years as a partner and broker for an insurance agency. He also has ten years of experience in the banking and finance industry.[2] He joined the Emporia State University Foundation as a major gift officer in 2011 and has served as the Foundation's Director of Development.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "JOHN LOHMEYER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "ESU Foundation introduces new major gift officers". emporia.edu. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ "1973 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the Emporia State University Foundation Team". emporia.edu. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Kansas
- American football defensive linemen
- Emporia High School alumni
- Emporia State Hornets football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American brokers
- American businesspeople in the insurance industry
- Businesspeople from Kansas
- Sportspeople from Emporia, Kansas
- 20th-century American sportsmen