Amby Schindler
| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Mission Hills, San Diego, California |
| Career information | |
| College: | USC |
| NFL Draft: | 1940 / Round: 13 / Pick: 119 |
| Career history | |
| never played pro football | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler (born April 21, 1917) is a former American collegiate football player, coach and Professional Football on-field official. He played college football for the University of Southern California.
Schindler prepped at San Diego High School. A star quarterback for the USC Trojans, during the 1937 season he led the team in rushing, scoring and total offense and was named to all-conference honors. His senior year he led the Trojans to a share of the 1939 national championship: At the 1940 Rose Bowl, capping the 1939 season, Schindler ran for a touchdown and passed for another in a 14-0 victory over a Tennessee Volunteers team that had previously gone undefeated for 23 games and unscored upon for the previous 16 games (including the entire 1939 regular season); he was named the game's most valuable player. He went on to be the MVP in the 1940 College All-Star Game, held at Soldier Field in Chicago.
During the end of his college career he also acted in Hollywood, appearing in The Wizard of Oz as Jack Haley's Tin Man stunt double. In one scene, which of course had to be reshot, an overly exuberant Schindler pulled loose The Cowardly Lion's tail as they climbed toward a mountaintop castle to rescue Dorothy from The Wicked Witch of the West. He also appeared in Sailor's Lady (1940). While he enjoyed acting and stunt work, he opted to leave Hollywood to focus on his coaching career.
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