Jones College

Ken Schulte was an All-American football player at JCJC in 1954-55.

He led the Bobcats to an 8-1 record in 1954 and a 9-1 mark, including a state championship, in 1955. The Bobcats played for the national championship in the 1955 Junior Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., where they lost to Compton College (Calif.), 22-13. During the nine-game 1955 season, JCJC scored 326 points and allowed just 110.

Schulte participated in the 1955 Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game and was named the state’s Most Outstanding Back.

He then headed to the University of Georgia, where he played for legendary head coach Wally Butts. Schulte broke his wrist in the spring of his senior season and assisted the UGA freshmen quarterbacks, one of whom was future NFL great Fran Tarkenton.

He graduated from Georgia with a degree in geology and would obtain his master’s degree from Tulane University. Upon recommendation from his professor at Tulane, Schulte was hired and employed by Schlumberger Oil Services for 30 years. He was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Schulte was a true outdoorsman and conservationist, working with Ducks Unlimited and other outdoor groups until his death in 1995.

Schulte graduated from Holy Cross High School in New Orleans before coming to JCJC.

He and his wife, Mary, have three children and eight grandchildren.