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The sports activities world is in mourning on Saturday after information of the passing of one-time ESPN star Howie ‘The Schwab’ Schwab.
Schwab joined ESPN in 1987 and later grew to become the lead producer of ESPN.com. He then served as a coordinating producer for ESPN studio manufacturing, together with headline sneakers SportsCenter and Outdoors The Traces.
However the New York was hottest for his run on ESPN’s “Stump the Schwab,” a present which noticed contestants take a look at their sporting information towards Schwab.
Information of his passing broke early Saturday morning.
So unhappy to study of the passing of my loyal devoted buddy @howieschwab – he was not too long ago at my dwelling . Had varied well being points however was feeling good when he visited .Could he please RIP pic.twitter.com/mbkiZ9h5cg
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) April 20, 2024
The tributes rapidly started to circulation in on social media.
It’s the mid-2000s. You get dwelling from center college on Tuesday afternoon. You pop some pizza rolls within the toaster oven and crack open an AriZona iced tea. You activate ESPN2. Your math homework can wait. It’s time for “Stump the Schwab.”
Thanks for being a legend, @howieschwab. pic.twitter.com/L1L1MR8HKF
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) April 20, 2024
RIP to a legend @howieschwab. We will all agree Stump the Schwab was an all-time present. When he jumped into bracket forecasts for Fox and I used to be within the early days of internet hosting Shootaround looking for visitors, Howie at all times mentioned sure and was giving of his time. A terrific and type particular person. pic.twitter.com/Xco6TQf3ZE
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) April 20, 2024
Whereas ESPN’s programming has modified dramatically, there was a time when seemingly each sports activities fan was in awe of “The Schwab.”
RIP to The Schwab. As a sports activities nerd child rising up, studying about him and watching Stump The Schwab was so cool.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) April 20, 2024
The entire analysis workers at ESPN was nice, however Howie Schwab was a strolling sports activities stats & data encyclopedia as he simply recalled nearly any piece of knowledge you requested him for. His present “Stump the Schwab” — hosted by Stu Scott — showcased that. #RIPHowie pic.twitter.com/oqRZiLyXI3
— Charles T (@ChuckyT3) April 20, 2024
Schwab was 63 years outdated.
