"I never expected to see you here to receive this award," said the commander of the 82nd. And there was always the female situation -- dont date white girls and you have to play better than anybody else. He was 80 then and hit every drive down the middle. And then people, the fans, used to always call for me. wood stock homemade appx 30 3/4l 2" metal lincoln bust heavy appx 5" politician dewey bust copyright 1899 5" general john j pershing 1917 glass mold. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. When he was personally decorated by General Matthew Ridgway, the General said "Ben, I never expected to see you here to receive this award.". Ben Schwartzwalder, Head Coach 1949-73 - Syracuse University You should know his story. The Commission subsequently chaired several meetings between the parties, but without success. However, Ed Wagner's group overlooked the main route of advance for the German armored forces racing to reinforce the town of Carentan. He coached high school football for six years in West Virginia a year at Sistersville High School, followed by the Parkersburg High School Big Reds football from 1936 to 1940 and Ohio a year at Canton McKinley High School and won two state championships. Gary Fleders The Express, which hits theaters next month, is really two compelling movies in one. Neither believes "The Express" captures his personality, or accurately portrays his relationships with head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and teammates. Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse football players all heard first-hand stories of hand-to-hand combat involving the head coach of the Orangemen, Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder, from his service as a paratrooper in World War II. Chuck Leavitt did a great page-one rewrite of the script. Ben enrolled at West Virginia University and went out for football. Schwartzwalder continued his campaign all the way into Germany and acted as military governor of the town of Essen for a period of six months. Former Syracuse head coach Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder (center with his arm around SU's Ger Schwedes, 16) was no stranger to a good fight including this one involving the Orange and Texas. The public Ben Schwartzwalder often appeared to be a cross between a wounded bear and a crossed bull. Both taught and Ben began coaching in his home state. He also wrestled and dodged a young coed who was just as fierce a competitor as he when it came to getting her man. Ben Schwartzwalder - Wikipedia And thus, Ruth Simpson became Mrs. Floyd Schwartzwalder. He said, You have to realize, in the civil rights movement, there had to be radicals and peacemakers, radicals like Malcolm X and peacemakers like Martin Luther King. But it was changing. Coach Schwartzwalder led the SU team to an impressive record of 153 wins, 91 losses, and 3 ties, including seven bowl games, and the only National Championship in SUs history (1959 undefeated team). Before Kaepernick, The Syracuse 8 Were Blackballed By Pro Football, WBUR Radio, https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/11/17/syracuse-8-football-boycott-kaepernick. "We football coaches are most fortunate," Ben said as he left office as the president of the American Football Coaches Association. He recruited black players not . During practices a limit was placed on the number of black players who could be on the field at the same time. He is buried in the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Syracuse, NY. Here's more about their relationship (all from the unknown emailer): They then approached the Office of the Chancellor. Biography Edit Early life and career Edit. "By doing the best we can do with the job we have, wherever it is, we can serve our nation in its greatest task.". Do you find this information helpful? Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA. Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 00:55, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "'The Express' and the movie's connections to Parkersburg", by Jody Murphy. What did Jim Brown say that made such a difference? Floyd Burdette "Ben" Schwartzwalder (1909-1993) After returning home, Schwartzwalder began his college coaching career at Muhlenberg College, where he went 255. Schwartzwalder had a knack for developing excellent running backs through their college careers, including Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, Jim Brown, Floyd Little, Jim Nance, and Larry Csonka. Both sites mention that in addition to the Silver Star, Major Ben was also awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, the latter indicating a combat wound.". You can't be Black and be a . The Orange had won but nine games in four years and everyone was unhappy. Hall of Fame football coach at Syracuse University, where he trained future National Football League stars such as Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little and Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. Hon. Mordue Obituary (1942 - 2022) - Syracuse, NY - Syracuse Post Standard In 1967, Schwartzwalder was elected president of the American Football Coaches Association. This is where that appetite of desire was whetted and the burning determination to succeed was honed. This remains Syracuse's only football national championship to date. The coaches? Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. All rights reserved (About Us). Teammates say 'Express' fumbles the facts - Chicago Tribune Muhlenberg College was founded in 1848 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the Allentown Seminary by Samuel K. Brobst, a Reformed Lutheran minister. In fact, I never knew what being an alumnus was. You must log in or register to reply here. He was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, four battle stars, Presidential Unit Citation and was promoted to the rank of Major for his actions during the invasion. In 1946 he rotated back to the States and was honorably discharged. Under Bens leadership, SU produced 22 straight years of non-losing football. You know, white folks could like him, black folks could like him, without really selling out. According to an email sent to SU's office of athletics communication and passed along to me, Schwartzwalder served in the same World War II unit and fought together during the D-Day invasion of Normandy with Penn State's Harry Edward Wagner, a Phi Betta Kappa graduate. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. When the Waffen-SS troops finally overran Graignes, they took out severe revenge on the villagers for having "collaborated with the enemy". He was a real comedian too. BEN SCHWARTZWALDER (1909-93) - Syracuse University Athletics The student-athletes also repeatedly requested that head football coach Ben Schwartzwalder hire a Black assistant coach, with whom they felt they could talk more easily about problems relating to race. Syracuse University Football Recruiting Database, Syracuse Men's Basketball Recruiting Database, La Fire Bridge: The D-Day Battle You Should Have Heard Of. Dec. 15, 1991 12 AM PT. Frank Giardina: Sports Legend Dinner, relationships, Ben Schwartzwalder "He would never in a million years talk to Ben Schwartzwalder like that," Easterly said. He graduated from Syracuse University in January 1966 with a bachelor's degree in Economics. Coach Schwartzwalder led the SU team to an impressive record of 153 wins, 91 losses, and 3 ties, including seven bowl games, and the only National Championship in SUs history (1959 undefeated team). Allen explained his position, but the coach refused to listen. Gary Fleder: I just want to make a film that has the essence of Ernie Davis. He played key roles in the capture of the La Fire Causeway and Sainte-Mre-glise, crucial points of entry into France during the D-Day invasion. I didnt know why people loved their university. It doesnt break down in color. Dennis Quaid says 'The Express: The Ernie Davis Story' speaks to Played golf in an SU golf outing at Drrumliuns years back with Ben and an offensive lineman on the championship team (Yeager??). While the team will be forever linked to offensive stars like Davis, consensus All-America guard Roger Davis, and fellow All-Americans Fred Mautino and Bob Yates, the defense . Later that afternoon, a beaming Davis, seeing Syracuse coach Ben Schwartzwalder, went floating toward him through a. The Syracuse 8 demand for equal access as white players to tutors and academic advisors was based on their being relegated to general reading and education classes predicated on notions of their limited academic ability. Damn right. Ben Schwartzwalder, a pre-war high school coach in West Virginia who served as a major with the army paratroopers during the war, returned home and took over the program as its new coach. After associate coaches ignored the players request to hire a black assistant for a year, one of the Syracuse 8, Greg Allen, met with head coach Schwartzwalder in spring 1969. Ben Schwartzwalder . By the time the 507th reached the battle for Hill 95, they had suffered more than 65% casualties. Under Bens leadership, SU produced 22 straight years of non-losing football. His wife Ruth "Reggie" Schwartzwalder died on August 25, 2012, aged 100. One other thought on that. By any definition, during the war Ben distinguished himself in service to the nation, and to his men. He wore street clothes at the alumni game, serving as an honorary coach. . Ernie doesnt scream and he doesnt protest, but hes raging inside. He was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, four battle stars, Presidential Unit Citation and was promoted to the rank of Major for his actions during the invasion. He produced 22 straight years of non-losing football, took the Orange to seven bowls, and won the national championship in 1959. He served with the 82nd Airborne and was in the first wave of troops that jumped on D-Day in 1944. You should know his story, because it's a Syracuse University story - one that speaks to our past, our present, and our future. In 2006, thirty-six years after leaving the team, during a Syracuse University-University of Louisville halftime ceremony, the nine former players were recognized with their letterman jackets for the courageous stand they took against racism. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. ", Easterly scoffs at that dramatic license. Oct 8, 2008 Dennis Quaid has played both a baseball and football star on the big screen but never a coach. The ROTC building at Penn State is named after Wagner. It doesnt break down in gender. Schwartzwalder was also a hero of the D-Day invasion and several other important engagements of World War II. This remains Syracuse's only football national championship to date. But in real life, there are people -- white people -- who have done wonderful things because they were just good human beings. Ernie Davis was only weeks from dying the last time Dick Easterly saw his Heisman Trophy-winning teammate. It was a scene he had repeated several hundred times but on this particular day, November 24, 1973, it was different. Finally he called Brown, who lives here in L.A., and set up a meeting. Beginnings of the Boycott - Syracuse 8 He also developed some of the most impressive running backs the game has ever seen Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little and Larry Csonka. Floyd Little was raised in poverty in New Haven, Connecticut. He was also a military veteran. Former Syracuse head coach Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder (center with his arm around SU's Ger Schwedes, 16) was no stranger to a good fight including this one involving the Orange and Texas Longhorns in the 1960 Cotton Bowl. The most pivotal character was Company Capt. He was personally decorated by the commander of the 82nd, the legendary General Matthew Ridgeway, who recalled saying to Ben I never expected to see you here to receive this award.. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Prijevodi fraza TOP THEMSELVES s engleskog na hrvatski i primjeri upotrebe rijei "TOP THEMSELVES" u reenici s njihovim prijevodima: Top themselves . Enjoyed the story, I am sure Czonka repeated what he heard. And they made Ben look like a racist, to me.". He gave me a way in to tell this story. They boycotted knowing that their actions threatened their scholarships as well as potential careers in professional football. St Louis Sporting News Archives, Nov 25, 1967, p. 18 It was a scene he had repeated several hundred times but on this particular day, November 24, 1973, it was different. Did you feel the constant pressure or did you acclimate to it? He would lead the program for more than 20 years, a period that would reach its crescendo with a national championship, in 1959. The media focused on only one request, the hiring of a black assistant coach, ignoring their other grievances. January 25, 2010 Floyd Benjamin "Ben" Schwartzwalder was for 25 years a teacher, a mentor, and a coach at Syracuse University. By the end of the war Ben had been promoted to major and during the post-war period of occupation served as the military mayor of Essen, Germany. He coached high schools in West Virginia and Ohio 1933-41. He coached at Syracuse from 1949 to 1973, compiling a 178963 record, and winning one national championship in 1959 while going undefeated with an 110 record. In 1969 a group of nine student-athletes boycotted Syracuse Universitys football program to demand change and promote racial equality. By the time he was in college, it was apparent that he wasn't going to weigh much more than 150 and grow taller than 5-9. In 1941, Ben found himself a 33 year old high school football coach, working in Canton, Ohio, on the day that the Japanese attached Pearl Harbor. Schwartzwalder had a knack for developing excellent running backs. Then I played Colgate and had a great game and I just sort of broke the back of that whole discriminatory attitude. You should know his story, because its a Syracuse University story one that speaks to our past, our present, and our future. Schwartzwalder continued his campaign all the way into Germany and acted as military governor of the town of Essen for a period of six months. An endearing photo is one from 90s I believe when Cuse players have Ben raised on their shoulders after a win. I remember some story like that and Larry committed to SYR because of Ben doing that. Syracuse football was coached at the time by Ben Schwartzwalder, a beloved figure on campus, who led the Orange to. Elliott: Kings use their heads over hearts in trading Jonathan Quick, This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat just not about Trader Joes orchids. Qualities missing from Davis' portrayal in "The Express," opening Friday. Ben led G Company during the D-Day operation and was decorated with the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in his first combat action. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. He coached the 507th PIR football team, leading them through a ten game season in which the 507th was never defeated and never even scored upon. He was personally decorated by the commander of the 82nd, the legendary General Matthew Ridgeway, who recalled saying to Ben I never expected to see you here to receive this award.. He was also a military veteran. Jim was skeptical, Fleder recalls. Ben always refused to pick a favorite team or make comparisons. "When Ed initially reported for duty with G Company, 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Sep42 at Ft. Benning, Georgia, his company commander was none other than Captain Floyd B. Schwartzwalder, the future head football coach of Syracuse University and eventual gridiron nemesis of Ed Wagner's Nittany Lions. It is where the seeds of the fierce competitor were nurtured and matured. "Nor would Ben ever talk to Ernie like that.". In fact, he didnt even look at the original script. As a member of the famed 82nd Airborne, he parachuted onto Normandy Beach on D-Day in 1944. In the spring of 1970, he arranged for former Syracuse football great Floyd . Jim Brown: If you deal with the times, you have a pretty gritty story. In addition to Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, he coached Jim Brown, Floyd Little, Jim Nance, and Larry Csonka through their college careers. "He was like a magnet to good things, always; polite, smart, a real personality," Whelan said. In 1967, Schwartzwalder was elected president of the American Football Coaches Association. Significance: The Ben . He is buried in the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Syracuse, NY. They basically tried to take all my self-esteem away. This remains Syracuse's only national football title in football to date.