http://www.northjersey.com/hssports/girlssoccer/49474087.html
IHA’s Schwitter a champion at heart
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
BY TIM LEONARD
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
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Tara Schwitter pondered the question for a while, going silent as she tried to figure out the right answer.
It would have been easy for the Immaculate Heart forward to say her favorite athlete was U.S. National team legend Mia Hamm or Brazilian forward Marta or even someone such as Tiffeny Milbrett, the U.S. forward, who, like Schwitter, manages to score a lot of goals despite being one of the smaller players on the soccer field.
Schwitter rolled a few names around in her head before coming to a decision. Her final answer wasn’t a soccer player at all.
“Bill Schwitter. My grandfather,’’ she said, clearly pleased with her choice.
Like his granddaughter, Bill Schwitter was a two-sport athlete. He excelled in baseball and basketball at Manhattan College and is in the school’s Hall of Fame. He was a good enough in baseball to play a handful of minor league games for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association in 1941.
“He’s not some famous athlete, but he taught me a lot of what I know about sports,” Schwitter said of her grandfather, who turns 90 on July 5. “The man lives and breathes for sports. There have been countless times where he has told me after a big win or a loss to just have fun. It’s about winning and losing and accolades, but at the end of the day it’s just sports.’’
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As the summer begins, Schwitter already is planning for her life after IHA. Her college choice is coming down to the wire, with William and Mary gaining a slight edge over Colgate after her visit to the Virginia school last week.
Wherever she winds up, expect Schwitter to have an immediate impact, just as she did at IHA.
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Schwitter, William F. [MC1941]
[JR: Obviously he inspired one little girl. Unfortunately, she won't be a Jasper soccer star, but that's OK. She did give us an insight into our fellow alum's achievement, inspiring her. His advice would be good for the overpriced cry baby superstar brats.]
[JR: Interesting note. In looking for the Class Year, (See unlike McEneney, Mike (MC1953) I don't keep this all in my head), I notice that there's no HOF subsite on manhattan dot edu. A big oversight imho. Maybe it's a Marketing or CIS project?]
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