Ambrose Schindler
Personal information | |
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Born: | Mission Hills, San Diego, California, U.S. | April 21, 1917
Died: | December 30, 2018 | (aged 101)
Career information | |
College: | USC |
Position: | Quarterback |
NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 13 / Pick: 119 |
Career highlights and awards | |
Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler (April 21, 1917 – December 30, 2018) was an American collegiate football player, coach, and on-field official. He played college football for the University of Southern California.
Sports career
Schindler prepped at
Film and stunt work
During the end of his college career, he appeared in
Later sport career and honours
Although selected by the
Personal life
Schindler was one of three children born to Charles Anthony Schindler (1880–1961) and Nellie Ethel Parks (1880–1957). Schindler married his wife, Lucille Frances West (1917–1984), on August 29, 1943, and they together had two children. He did occasionally think about what his life would have been like if he played professional football, but part of his decision to select a more, at the time, stable career was because of his wife.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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El Camino Warriors (Metropolitan Conference ) (1947–1951)
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1947 | El Camino | 7–2–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1948 | El Camino | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1949 | El Camino | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1950 | El Camino | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1951 | El Camino | 1–9 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
Bakersfield: | 26–22–2 | 10–14–1 | |||||||
Total: | 26–22–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
See also
References
- ^ 1997 Inductees for USC Athletic Hall of Fame Annonced [sic], USCTrojans.com, November 30, 1996, accessed July 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Jerry Crowe, Ambrose Schindler followed his own road to success at USC and beyond, Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2011, accessed July 12, 2011.
- ^ Sport: Kickoff, Time, September 9, 1940, accessed July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Breitbard Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, San Diego Hall of Champions, June 25, 2008, accessed July 12, 2011.
- ^ USC'S Ambrose Schindler Named to Rose Bowl Hall Of Fame, USCTrojans.com, November 1, 2002, accessed July 12, 2011.
- ^ Staff (2017-05-05). "The Buzz: Oz actor turns 100". The Petaluma Argus Courier. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Bobak, Ha'Eri (April 16, 2019). "Ambrose "Amby" Schindler, Rose Bowl MVP And One of the Last Living Connections to the "Wizard of Oz," Dies at 101". Reddit. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "All-Time Yearly Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). El Camino College. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links
- Ambrose Schindler at IMDb