Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
A native of Potter, Schwartz was an all-conference fullback at CSC in 1956, spent the next two years in the Army and then earned all-conference honors again in 1959 and ’60. He also earned three letters as the catcher on the baseball team.
He set the school record for best rushing average in a season in 1960, when he averaged 7.4 yards (61 carries for 452 yards). The record stood until Danny Woodhead averaged 8.0 yards during his great season in 2006.
Schwartz began his coaching career at Gordon and returned to Chadron State in 1972-73 as head track coach and assistant football coach. He earned a doctorate at the University of Oregon and spent most of his career in California as an athletic and physical education administrator. His final positions included special assistant to the president and vice president of academic affairs at El Camino College at Torrance.
