YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. In the spring of 1970, he arranged for former Syracuse football great Floyd . He was captain of the football team in 1933. "He would never in a million years talk to Ben Schwartzwalder like that," Easterly said. In 1973, Schwartzwalder retired from coaching and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He was basically a shy, quiet individual who never got very close to the press or general public. New York had the highest population of Schwartzwalder families in 1880. Coach Ben Schwartzwalder began routines of coming up to Elmire to visit Davis and his family. And that was the first time I ever felt like an alumni. He didn't starve as a boy growing up but he knew what it was to want. Reggie was the widow of legendary Syracuse University head football coach Floyd Ben Schwartzwalder, who died in 1993. Floyd Benjamin Ben Schwartzwalder was for 25 years a teacher, a mentor, and a coach at Syracuse University. This remains Syracuse's only national football title in football to date. He is buried in the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Syracuse, NY. Dropped far behind enemy lines and miles off target, Ben, a Captain in Company G of the 507th, organized his men, established command, and a week later delivered a large group of prisoners to the Allied lines. Ben Schwartzwalder . Schwartzwalder's teams went to seven bowl games and won four Lambert Trophies. During the spring season, the players attempted to nudge coach Schwartzwalder one more time. It was 1963 at Syracuse University's alumni football game, where teammates celebrated the Orangemen's 1959 national championship. Dropped far behind enemy lines and miles off target, Ben, a Captain in Company G of the 507th, organized his men, established command, and a week later delivered a large group of prisoners to the Allied lines. This little-known episode of brutality has been documented by the History Channel in a video titled, "Secret Massacre at D-Day". By any definition, during the war Ben distinguished himself in service to the nation, and to his men. 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. During the West Virginia fracas, Davis snaps at his coach: "Maybe, just maybe, the rules down here are your rules too. During the war, Schwartzwalder was a military hero, a paratrooper, part of the D-Day invasion in June 1944 fighting behind enemy lines. Director Gary Fleder uses Davis' football career to illustrate racial intolerance that Easterly and Whelan claim seldom existed for him. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Jim told me something really amazing that put things in perspective. An hour before the game, Al Davis stands at the 50-yard line of the silent Coliseum, surveying the field through his sunglasses darkly, as . You should know his story, because its a Syracuse University story one that speaks to our past, our present, and our future. He later joined teammate Patrick Whelan, 71, of Safety Harbor, at a Tampa screening. Adversity and Ben were old combatants and Ben usually won. 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. Although in his thirties, Ben decided he was going to be a paratrooper. The Black student-athletes first sent their grievances to Coach Schwartzwalder, though that document does not exist in the University Archives. Lindquist was coming in from the east, and Levy was ensconced in a graveyard across the river at Cauquigny. During his 25 years as head coach Syracuse teams outrushed their opponents by more than 22,000 yards. Anyways, getting back to the rivalry, the trophy was introduced in 1993 after the death of Coach Ben Schwartzwalder. Mostly, we remember Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder as Syracuse University's successful head football coach, 1949 to 1973. Chuck Leavitt did a great page-one rewrite of the script. The public Ben Schwartzwalder often appeared to be a cross between a wounded bear and a crossed bull. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982. He eventually was able to link up with some 180 other "lost" paratroopers who had been dropped off target. Muhlenberg College was founded in 1848 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the Allentown Seminary by Samuel K. Brobst, a Reformed Lutheran minister. Ben died in 1993 at the age of 84.. Today Ed is buried with many of his fallen comrades from the 507th PIR in the beautiful US Military Cemetery, which overlooks Omaha Beach in Normandy. The private Ben was a very devoted family man who loved to putter around in his garden or who always had time to stop and give a stray dog a reassuring pat on the head or say hello to a youngster. Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. "By doing the best we can do with the job we have, wherever it is, we can serve our nation in its greatest task.". Schwartzwalder was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Syracuse football was coached at the time by Ben Schwartzwalder, a beloved figure on campus, who led the Orange to. In 1946 he rotated back to the States and was honorably discharged. Quaid, who plays legendary Syracuse University coach Ben Schwartzwalder, described his character as "a hard-nosed, tough guy who stormed the beaches at Normandy. Syracuse University Football Recruiting Database, Syracuse Men's Basketball Recruiting Database, La Fire Bridge: The D-Day Battle You Should Have Heard Of. His wife Ruth "Reggie" Schwartzwalder died on August 25, 2012, aged 100. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of Syracuse University. Biography Lists News Also Viewed. . Coach Ben Schwartzwalder and the SU football team were having a great season. Carolina a amp to 0 a Murray state 21 Livingston 0 j. C. Smith 15 William amp Mary 7 a West Liberty 20 Virginia military 9 appalachian 0 Austin play 6 Gonso. 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. You should know his story, because it's a Syracuse University story - one that speaks to our past, our present, and our future. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. By 1941, he had earned a name for himself and was offered the head coaching job at Canton McKinley High School in Ohio, one of the top jobs in the Midwest. Is that in the book? He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. The coach is also remembered through the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy which, goes to the winner of each game between West Virginia University (where he had played as a college student) and Syracuse University. And they made Ben look like a racist, to me.". I know it well. Ben Schwartzwalder grew up in West Virginia, and developed into a superb athlete (a standout wrestler and football player, both in high school and college). Allen explained his position, but the coach refused to listen. Cemetery Policies Our goal is to provide and maintain a facility of respect and dignity for the men and women of the military and their families. Damn right. They believed this practice restricted their talents and abilities and decreased the teams likelihood of winning games. After the war, Ben came back to coaching, and eventually found his way to Syracuse University. JavaScript is disabled. Between 1848 and 1867, the college operated as the Allentown Seminary, the Allentown Collegiate and Military Institute, and the Allentown Collegiate Institute. Shortly after Dec. 7, 1941, Canton McKinley lost a coach and the U.S. Army gained a soldier. t: 1.315.443.2093f: 1.315.443.4083 [email protected] Oct 8, 2008 Dennis Quaid has played both a baseball and football star on the big screen but never a coach. And then we played Illinois, and I had to play. Floyd Benjamin Ben Schwartzwalder (June 2, 1909 April 28, 1993) was a 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. And enthusiasm!! The Schwartzwalder family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. Since Davis grew up with his grandfather, he always wanted his grandfather, "pops" to have a say in what he did. Orange teams outrushed opponents by more than 22,000 yards under Ben. Some white teammates stood in solidarity and threatened to boycott if the black players were not allowed back, but they were overpowered by the alumni who wanted all the black players off the team and their scholarships revoked. Courtesy Syracuse Library Special Collections (Syracuse 8 Collection, John Lobon Box 1), African American History: Research Guides & Websites, Global African History: Research Guides & Websites, African American Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project, Envoys, Diplomatic Ministers, & Ambassadors, Racial Conflict - Segregation/Integration, https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/syracuse-football-1960s-race-civil-rights, https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/11/17/syracuse-8-football-boycott-kaepernick, Foundation, Organization, and Corporate Supporters. Following his completion of ROTC, as a Distinguished. All these years later, Easterly still recalls his teammate not only for his football prowess, but also for his warm, comical personality. He graduated from Syracuse University in January 1966 with a bachelor's degree in Economics. In 1941, he was coach of Canton McKinley High School in Ohio when, even though he was in his 30s, he commissioned in the US Army and fought in World War II. He thought there was only one way to play football and that was the rough way . Fleder didnt simply want Browns take on Davis; he wanted to hear what the former football star thought of Ben Schwartzwalder, the legendary Syracuse coach who wasnt so enthralled by the civil rights fervor that was starting to sweep the nation. "We football coaches are most fortunate," Ben said as he left office as the president of the American Football Coaches Association. They claim key events on screen never occurred, like the team being showered with garbage and racial epithets during a game at West Virginia. "I see a lot of things that never were done to Ernie but maybe happened to [Syracuse great] Jim Brown (in the 1950s). The teammates also say that Brown's portrayal misses Davis' essence. The Commission subsequently chaired several meetings between the parties, but without success. This remains Syracuse's only football national championship to date. As a captain in the 82nd Airborne (CO of Company G of the 507th), Schwartzwalder earned distinction during the invasion of Normandy and battles that followed in the last days of the war. "I never expected to see you here to receive this award," said the commander of the 82nd. Finally he called Brown, who lives here in L.A., and set up a meeting. 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. When he refused their request, they walked out of spring practice and leaked their act of resistance to the media. What did Disney actually lose from its Florida battle with DeSantis? In 1946, Ben came east and guided Muhlenberg to a 25-5 slate in three years. I gave him the transcript of my talk with Jim and based on that, he said, Im in. Hearing Jim talk about the times was all he needed to convince him., Two and a half years later, after Fleder had a completed film -- with Rob Brown playing Davis and Dennis Quaid as Schwartzwalder -- Fleder returned to Browns house with a DVD of the film in his hands. Floyd Little was raised in poverty in New Haven, Connecticut. Both websites for the West Virginia University, where he played center for the Mountaineers and graduated in 1935, and Syracuse University having disappointingly little information on this period of the coach's life. Then I played Colgate and had a great game and I just sort of broke the back of that whole discriminatory attitude. After holding off the vastly superior German forc es for four days, the senior officer in command ordered the paratroopers to withdraw under the cover of darkness and attempt to reach Allied lines by exfilling in small bands through the flooded marshes and swollen streams. But you needed both of us to make real changes. , Fleder shakes his head. The greatest part of Ernie Davis was that he could cross over lines. He was also a military veteran. And then people, the fans, used to always call for me. As a captain in the 82nd Airborne (CO of Company G of the 507th), Schwartzwalder earned distinction during the invasion of Normandy and battles that followed in the last days of the war. Led by College Football Hall of Fame coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the Orange were unranked to start the season, but climbed to No. Its also a genuine comeback for Fleder, who hasnt made a feature in five years (hes been directing TV pilots), and he finally seems poised to recapture the promise of his early career work on such films as Things To Do in Denver When Youre Dead and Kiss the Girls. Before Fleder began work on the film, he knew he had to have one key figure on board -- Jim Brown, who was a star running back at Syracuse in the 1950s, helped recruit Davis (after Brown left to play in the NFL) and later become an action film star and civil rights activist. Allen explained his position, but the coach refused to listen. Schwartzwalder with quarterback Dick Easterly at the Los Angeles Coliseum, 1959. Syracuse 8 Collection, University Archives. His report card shows 178 wins, 96 losses and three ties during his 28-year tenure as a head coach (three years at Muhlenberg, 25 at Syracuse). He is buried in the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Syracuse, NY. A report on Ben Schwartzwalder. Ben Schwartzwalder, Head Coach 1949-73. I am not sure the assistant coach had the facts correct. He was bowlegged, sent off to military school and told his IQ was too low to even consider college. Mary ScofieldMary Scofield (born Mary Schwartzwalder) passed away on December 7, 2017 after battling ovarian cancer for three years. Here are some excerpts from a 2005 conversation between Fleder and Brown that paved the way for the making of The Express.. Despite promising to do so, Schwartzwalder failed to follow through. With the aid of the local French people this small group, isolated behind the German lines, attempted to hold the village of Graignes until the US units moving inland from the invasion beaches could reach their position. How does one describe Ben Schwartzwalder? So the story is like you said -- its a big story and a small story. 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. If you look at the Underground Railroad, it wasnt just Harriet Tubman, it was all those white people who risked their lives to help these slaves get up north. It is very likely that Lt. Wagner assisted him with this extracurricular athletic program in view of the fact that Ed had been an assistant manager for the Penn State football team in 1939, and as the 3rd Battalion's personnel officer, or S-1, he would have been able to identify unit personnel with football experience and "facilitate" their assignment to "extra duties". He wanted p Burials may be scheduled by calling the cemetery staff at (315) 484-1564. 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. January 25, 2010 Floyd Benjamin "Ben" Schwartzwalder was for 25 years a teacher, a mentor, and a coach at Syracuse University. In fact, he didnt even look at the original script. Schwartzwalder was a West Virginia graduate. Ben gave Syracuse its finest hours in football. Syracuse University Photo & Imaging Collection, University Archives. He developed some of the most impressive running backs the game has ever seen - Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little and Larry Csonka. 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. Just watched Seize and Secure a one hour documentary on PBS about the battle to secure the bridge at La Fire on DDay Capt. Parkersburg. Floyd Benjamin "Ben" Schwartzwalder (June 2, 1909 April 28, 1993) was a Hall of Fame football coach at Syracuse University, where he trained such future National Football League stars as Jim Brown, as well as the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, Ernie Davis. 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. 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. Soon thereafter, a force of 80 507th paratroopers led by G Company commander, Captain Ben Schwartzwalder, joined the developing battle. He was a paratrooper in World War II, rose to the rank of major, and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple . You know, white folks could like him, black folks could like him, without really selling out. In 1973, Schwartzwalder retired from coaching and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. She was 76 years old. He overcame those . The military also named Schwartzwalder governor of Essen, Germany, for about six months following the fall of Nazi Germany. Syracuse head football coach Ben Schwartzwalder. Hell, the movie's more about him than Ernie. The three major forces in the dispute have been the eight black athletes, and their spokesman George Moody, director of King-on-campus School; Chancellor John E. Corbally and the administration; and Coach Schwartzwalder, supported by his coaching staff and football squad. In 1969 a group of nine student-athletes boycotted Syracuse Universitys football program to demand change and promote racial equality. 2023 Syracuse University. He also watched Spike Lees documentary, Jim Brown All-American, which offered more insight into the era. They identify him as later coaching Syracuse University to the national championship in 1959. 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. Ron Womack had been removed from the roster due to an injury, a coaching decision he and his Black teammates viewed with suspicion, but he supported them through the whole boycott and is counted with them. However, that coach often sat in the back of the room and was not listed on the coaching roster. 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. West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV), Class of 1932, Page 231 of 392 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. "I have a strange feeling that in the years to come, officials, alumni and fans might finally realize what a tremendous asset Ben was. !8 holes of golf and Ben never said a word about football. He thought the first script was a little thin. Fleder admits to being something of a nervous wreck. An endearing photo is one from 90s I believe when Cuse players have Ben raised on their shoulders after a win. 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. After returning home, Schwartzwalder began his college coaching career at Muhlenberg College, where he went 255. He remained with the 507th PIR when it was reassigned to the newly formed 17th Abn Div, and fought with this unit during the Battle of the Bulge and in the airborne drop across the Rhine River at Wessel in March 1945.

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