Ross Swartz
Appearance
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | 1893 |
Died | 1978 |
Alma mater | Lebanon Valley |
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1915 | Gettysburg Patriots |
1919 | Reading Coal Barons |
1920 | Reading Marines |
1921–1922 | Reading Aces |
1922 | Pittsfield Hillies |
1922 | Newark Bears |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1919 | Connecticut (assistant) |
1920 | Connecticut |
1923–1929 | Dickinson Seminary |
1930–1941 | Juniata |
Basketball | |
1919–1921 | Connecticut |
1923–1930 | Dickinson Seminary |
1930–1942 | Juniata |
Baseball | |
1921 | Connecticut |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1923–1930 | Dickinson Seminary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 29–23–5 (football) |
Milford Ross "Cardy" Swartz (1893 – 1978) was a minor league baseball player[1] and an American football, college basketball and college baseball coach.
He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut in 1920.[2]
After playing baseball in the International League, Swartz was hired as the head football coach and head basketball coach at Lycoming College–then known as Dickinson Seminary–in 1923.[3] His football teams achieved a record of 54 wins, 27 losses, and 4 at Dickinson.[4]
Swartz later served as the head football coach (1930–1941) and head men's basketball (1930–1942) at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[5]
References
- ^ "Ross Swartz". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "UConn". University of Connecticut. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Piper, John F. (December 16, 2011). Lycoming College, 1812–2012: On the Frontiers of American Education. Lexington Books. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "200 MEMORIES: NOS. 11-20". Lycoming Warriors. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Juniata Basketball Records" (PDF). Juniata College. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ross Swartz at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1978 deaths
- Gettysburg Patriots players
- Juniata Eagles football coaches
- Juniata Eagles men's basketball coaches
- Lycoming Warriors football coaches
- Lycoming Warriors men's basketball coaches
- Lycoming Warriors athletic directors
- Newark Bears players
- Pittsfield Hillies players
- Reading Aces players
- Reading Coal Barons players
- Reading Marines players
- UConn Huskies football coaches
- UConn Huskies men's basketball coaches
- UConn Huskies baseball coaches