Schloredt was born in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1939[1] and attended Gresham High School in suburban Portland.
[2] In 1959, Schloredt earned Associated Press first-team All-America honors as a quarterback while also leading the Huskies with six interceptions that season.
[2][6] Following his CFL career, Schloredt was assistant coach for the Washington Huskies for eleven years.
[4] Schloredt was awarded the 1959 W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast.
He was the first two-time recipient, later joined by Charles White, Ron Dayne, and Vince Young.