Ben Schwartzwalder

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Ben Schwartzwalder was a Hall of Fame American college football coach best known for leading Syracuse University to national prominence, including a national championship in 1959.

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instanceOf American football coach
human
awardReceived Amos Alonzo Stagg Award NERFINISHED
birthName Floyd Burdette Schwartzwalder NERFINISHED
coachOf Ernie Davis NERFINISHED
Floyd Little NERFINISHED
Jim Brown NERFINISHED
Larry Csonka NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-06-02
dateOfDeath 1993-04-28
dateOfHallOfFameInduction 1982
educatedAt West Virginia University NERFINISHED
employer Colgate University NERFINISHED
Muhlenberg College NERFINISHED
Parkersburg High School NERFINISHED
Sistersville High School NERFINISHED
Syracuse University NERFINISHED
givenName Ben NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
headCoachTenureEnd Syracuse University 1973
headCoachTenureStart Syracuse University 1949
memberOfSportsTeam West Virginia University Mountaineers football team NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank paratrooper officer
namedAfter Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy (Syracuse–West Virginia rivalry trophy) NERFINISHED
notableAchievement coached Syracuse to an undefeated season in 1959
led Syracuse to the 1959 national championship in college football
won multiple bowl games with Syracuse University
won the 1959 Lambert Trophy with Syracuse
won the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic with Syracuse
notableWork building Syracuse University football into a national power
numberOfBowlAppearances 7 GENERATED
numberOfBowlWins 4 GENERATED
occupation American football coach
military officer
teacher
overallRecordAsCollegeHeadCoach 178–96–3
overallRecordAtSyracuse 153–91–3
placeOfBirth Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Syracuse, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld assistant football coach at Colgate University
head football coach at Muhlenberg College
head football coach at Syracuse University
residence Syracuse, New York, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport American football

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Schwartzwalder Trophy honorsPerson Ben Schwartzwalder
Schwartzwalder Trophy namedAfter Ben Schwartzwalder