Thursday, January 7, 2016

Bob Schwartz

Robert Edward Schwartz



Born:
January 14, 1919
Madison, WI

Died:
June 3, 1995
Tucson, AZ


Career
Madison West High School - Wisconsin (High School)
1937-38 University of Wisconsin (College)
1938-39 University of Wisconsin (College)
1939-40 University of Wisconsin (College)
1942-43 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)


Born to Elmer and Louise Schwartz, Bob played at Wisconsin, but was declared ineligible in February of 1940, his senior year. His younger brother John graduated from MWHS in 1944, and played for UW in 1949-50.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=turn&id=UW.BBall1949&entity=UW.BBall1949.p0013&isize=text

After basketball, Schwartz operated a motor-home business. He moved to Arizona in the 1970's.
He was married to Sophia (1924-2001) and had two sons; Robert Jr. and Richard, and three daughters, Roxanne Taylor, Patricia Money and Rachel Green. (Roxanne was a high school soccer coach of some note in Tucson.)

Source:
Tucson Citizen Obituary, June 6, 1995
Article on his Daughter


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/schwabo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=schwabo01

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