Elmer Schwartz

Elmer George Schwartz (July 29, 1906 – March 21, 1949), sometimes listed as George Elmer Schwartz, and nicknamed "Elmer the Great", was an American football player. He played college football at Washington State College. He was the captain of the 1930 Washington State Cougars football team that won the Pacific conference championship and lost to Alabama in the 1931 Rose Bowl. He was selected as a third-team All-American by the Associated Press at the end of the 1930 season.

Schwartz also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Portsmouth Spartans (1931), Chicago Cardinals (1932), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933).

Youth and Washington State Schwartz was born in 1906 and grew up in Chehalis, Washington. He enrolled at Washington State College, where he played college football from 1928 to 1930. During the 1928 season, he played at the guard position and was named to several all-coast teams.

During the 1930 season, Schwartz was the captain of the Washington State football team that won a Pacific conference championship and a berth in the 1931 Rose Bowl. The Cougars lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl by a score of 24 to 0.

At the end of the 1930 season, Schwartz was selected as the third-team fullback on the Associated Press' All-American team. He graduated from Washington State in June 1931. Schwartz appeared in 12 games and scored two touchdowns for the 1931 Spartans team that finished second in the NFL with an 11–3 record.

In 1932, Schwartz joined the Chicago Cardinals. Schwartz was injured in the third game of the 1932 season against the Chicago Bears. Schwartz appeared in only three games for the Cardinals. Schwartz appeared in 10 games for the Pirates, gaining 94 yards on 38 carries. After a preliminary hearing, the guard was ordered to stand trial for murder. Witnesses testified that the guard "beat Schwartz to the ground twice in three separate attacks after ordering Schwartz from the grounds of the T. E. Connelly company construction camp near Pulga."