Inducted 1982
Date of Birth
6/2/1909
Birthplace
Point Pleasant, WV
Schools
Syracuse University (1949-1973)
Muhlenberg College (1946-1949)
Bio
Ben Schwartzwalder began his football career as a 95-pound high school freshman quarterback. At West Virginia, he became a first-string center at only 148 pounds. He coached high schools in West Virginia and Ohio 1933-41. He was a paratrooper in World War II, rose to the rank of major, and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, four Battle Stars, and Presidential Unit Citation. Schwartzwalder coached Muhlenberg 1946-48 with a 25-5 record and Syracuse 1949-73 with a 153-91-3 record. He was Coach of the Year and Syracuse was national champion in 1959. He developed a string of fine running backs - Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Jim Nance, Larry Csonka. His given name was Floyd Burdette Schwartzwalder, but he was universally known as Ben.
Stats
Wins 178
Losses 96
Ties 3
Class of 1982
Quarterback
Terry Baker
Tackle
Bruce Bosley
End
Bill Carpenter
Halfback
Hugh Gallarneau
End
Gene Goodreault
Quarterback
Don Meredith
Guard
Bert Metzger
End
John Orsi
End
Jim Owens
Quarterback
Babe Parilli
Tackle
Merv Pregulman
Fullback
Eddie Price
Guard
Les Richter
Guard
Bernie Shively
Tackle
Lloyd Yoder
Coach
Shug Jordan
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
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