Ben Schwartzwalder
Schwartzwalder with quarterback Dick Easterly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1959 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 1909 Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1993 (aged 83) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1930–1932 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935 | Sistersville HS (WV) |
| 1936–1940 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
| 1941 | Canton McKinley HS (OH) |
| 1946–1948 | Muhlenberg |
| 1949–1973 | Syracuse |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 178–96–3 (college) |
| Bowls | 2–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1959) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1959) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1959) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1977) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1982 (profile) | |
Floyd Burdette "Ben" Schwartzwalder (June 2, 1909 – April 28, 1993) was a football coach at Syracuse University, where he trained future National Football League (NFL) stars such as Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little and Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. He is in the school's Hall of Fame
Schwartzwalder was also a hero of the D-Day invasion and several other important engagements of World War II.
He played center at West Virginia University, despite weighing only 146 pounds, and was an all-campus wrestler in 1930 in the 155-pound weight class. He was captain of the football team in 1933.