Sport(s) Football 1935–1939 Creighton 1934 Chicago (assistant) Role American football player | 1932–1933 Notre Dame (assistant) Name Marchmont Schwartz 1929–1931 Notre Dame 1940–1941 Stanford (backfield) Positions Halfback | |
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Born March 20, 1909
New Orleans, Louisiana ( 1909-03-20 ) Died April 18, 1991, Danville, California, United States | ||
Education University of Notre Dame | ||
Marchmont H. "Marchy" Schwartz (March 20, 1909 – April 18, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1929 to 1931, and was a two-time All-American at halfback. Schwartz served as the head football coach at Creighton University from 1935 to 1939 and at Stanford University from 1942 to 1950, compiling a career college football coaching record of 47–50–6; Stanford, like may other universities, suspended football during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.
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Early life and playing career
Schwartz was of Jewish heritage, and was a graduate of Saint Stanislaus College prep school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. From 1929 to 1930, he led Notre Dame, coached by Knute Rockne, to a 19–0 record and consecutive national championships. In a game against Carnegie Tech in 1931, he rushed for 188 yards, including touchdown runs of 58 and 60 yards.
Coaching career
Schwartz served as an assistant football coach at Notre Dame from 1932 to 1933 under Heartley Anderson, and at the University of Chicago in 1934 under Clark Shaughnessy. In 1940, Shaughnessy hired Schwartz as Stanford's backfield coach. He helped coach the 1940 "Wow Boys" that recorded a perfect season and won the 1941 Rose Bowl.
Death
Schwartz died on April 18, 1991 in Danville, California, aged 82.