Willie Schwartz

William Schwartz


Born:
October 11, 1915
New York City, NY

Died:
May 13, 1990
Wilmington, DE


Career
1929-30 New Utrecht High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1930-31 New Utrecht High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1931-32 New Utrecht High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1932-33 Long Island University (College) Freshmen
1933-34 Long Island University (College)
1934-35 Long Island University (College)
1935-36 Long Island University (College)
1935-36 New York Jewels (ABL)
1936-37 New York Jewels (ABL)
Dux - Brooklyn (AAU)
1936-37 Long Island University (College) Head coach - JV
1937-38 Long Island University (College) Head coach - JV 
1938-39 Brooklyn College of Pharmacy (College) Head coach
1939-40 Brooklyn College of Pharmacy (College) Head coach
1942-43 Fort Monmouth (Military)

Schwartz starred on the hardwood at LIU before going pro with the New York Jewels. He was hired at LIU to coach the JV basketball team, and later was named head coach and athletic director at the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. 1n 1943, he joined the U.S. Army and graduated from the OCS Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth. After the war, he went to Kansas State University to get his doctorate in veterinary medicine. He would settle near Wilmington, Delaware, and was a leader in animal welfare in the area. He died of cancer in 1990.

He married Patricia Young and they had a son and a daughter.

Source:
Jews In Sports
Morning News (Wilmington, DE), May 29, 1977
Morning News (Wilmington, DE), May 16, 1990

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/willie-schwartz/