Howie Schultz

Howard Henry "Stretch" Schultz


Born:
July 3, 1922
St. Paul, MN

Died:
October 30, 2009
Chaska, MN


Career
1937-38 Central High School - St. Paul, MN (High School)
1938-39 Central High School - St. Paul, MN (High School)
1939-40 Central High School - St. Paul, MN (High School)
1940-41 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) Freshmen
1941-42 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College)
1942-43 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College)
1944-45 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College)
1946-47 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1947-48 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1948-49 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1949-50 Anderson Packers (NBA)
1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1950-51 St. Paul Lights (NPBL)
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1954-55 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1955-56 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1956-57 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1957-58 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1958-59 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1959-60 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1960-61 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1961-62 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1962-63 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1963-64 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1964-65 Mechanic Arts High School - St. Paul, MN (High School) - Head coach
1965-66 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1966-67 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1967-68 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1968-69 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1969-70 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1970-71 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach
1971-72 Hamline College - St. Paul, MN (College) - Head coach


Schultz was born to Leo and Minnie Schultz in St Paul, Minnesota. An avid baseball fan as a child, Schultz played baseball but picked up basketball in the 8th grade. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in Hamline. He played minor league baseball in the summer while attending Hamline where he was a star on the basketball team. He took a year off from college after his junior year to concentrate on his baseball career, which was flourishing. In 1943, the Brooklyn Dodgers purchased his contract and the first baseman began a six-year career in the National League. He returned to Hamline to resume his education, and played one more season of basketball. He joined up with the Anderson Packers in the NBL in 1946-47, and played basketball professionally for seven years.

Although he still played semi-pro baseball in the 50's, his athletic career was essentially over and he moved into teach and coaching in high school. He returned to Hamline to coach the basketball team for a few years before returning to high school. He retired in 1986.

He was married to Gloria and had two children.

Major League Baseball Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schulho01.shtml

Source:
SABR Biography by Stew Thornley

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/schulho01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schulho01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=schulho01