12 Facts About Ambrose Schindler

Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler was an American collegiate football player, coach, and on-field official.

Ambrose Schindler played college football for the University of Southern California.

Ambrose Schindler went on to be the MVP in the 1940 College All-Star Game, held at Soldier Field in Chicago.

At the time of his death, Schindler was one of the last surviving living people working on the film classic, having outlived all major cast members, original Tin Man Buddy Ebsen, and adult Munchkins.

Ambrose Schindler's first offer out of college was to coach at Glendale High School, so chose it over a professional career.

Ambrose Schindler served in the Navy during World War II and returned to move into a long career as coach and instructor at El Camino College in Torrance, California.

Ambrose Schindler was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame in 1973.

Ambrose Schindler was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ambrose Schindler was one of three children born to Charles Anthony Ambrose Schindler and Nellie Ethel Parks.

Ambrose Schindler married his wife, Lucille Frances West, on August 29,1943, and they together had two children.

Ambrose Schindler did occasionally think about what his life would have been like if he played professional football, but part of his decision to select a more, at the time, stable career was because of his wife.

Ambrose Schindler loved surfing and bicycling and was an active surfer until age 75.