Elmer George Schwartz, sometimes listed as George Elmer Schwartz, and nicknamed "Elmer the Great", was an American football player.
10 Facts About Elmer Schwartz
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Elmer Schwartz was the captain of the 1930 Washington State Cougars football team that won the Pacific conference championship and lost to Alabama in the 1931 Rose Bowl.
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Elmer Schwartz was selected as a third-team All-American by the Associated Press at the end of the 1930 season.
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Elmer Schwartz was born in 1906 and grew up in Chehalis, Washington.
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Elmer Schwartz enrolled at Washington State College, where he played college football from 1928 to 1930.
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Elmer Schwartz excelled in his first year at the fullback position, scoring 13 touchdowns in the first eight games of the season.
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Elmer Schwartz was injured in the third game of the 1932 season against the Chicago Bears.
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In July 1933, Jap Douds, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced that Elmer Schwartz had been signed to play fullback for the 1933 season.
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Elmer Schwartz appeared in 10 games for the Pirates, gaining 94 yards on 38 carries.
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Elmer Schwartz died in March 1949 from a cerebral hemorrhage after being struck by a construction company security guard.