Ed Schwager
Edgar Howard Schwager (December 3, 1909 – April 25, 1992) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He was a star athlete at Whitewater State Teachers College, competing in basketball, football, and track and field. He led the basketball team in scoring three years in a row and was captain of Whitewater's 1929–30 basketball team.[1] He was the head coach for the Whitewater football team in 1942 and from 1946 to 1955. He also served as the school's basketball coach from 1942 to 1944 and 1946 to 1948, baseball coach from 1955 to 1959, track coach from 1946 to 1953, and athletic director from 1942 to 1971.[1][2][3] Prior to 1942, he had been a coach at Dodgeville and Oconomowoc High Schools.[2] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1] He died in 1992 and was buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Whitewater, Wisconsin.[4] He was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1909 |
| Died | April 25, 1992 (aged 82) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 1946–1955 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1944 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 1946–1948 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Baseball | |
| 1955–1959 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Track | |
| 1946–1953 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1971 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–45–4 (football) 19–22 (basketball) 31–20 (baseball) |
References
- "Ed Schwager WIAC Hall of Fame Slideshow". University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- "Ed Schwager Named As Whitewater Director". The Freeport Journal-Standard. September 3, 1942. p. 17.
- "Fisher, Nelson, Schwager Enshrined in WIAC Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin Whitewater. August 7, 2015.
- "Edgar Schwager". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 23, 2015.