Eberle Schultz

An All-American lineman for Oregon State University during his collegiate days, Schultz was drafted into the NFL in 1940 by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Eberle Hynson Schultz, known to friends by the nickname "Elbie" in his younger years, was born December 23, 1917, in Eugene, Oregon.

[2] Schultz also briefly fought as an amateur boxer in the heavyweight division during his collegiate years, losing by decision in his first foray in the ring.

[6] The trio protested the unfairness of the relatively massive penalty and on October 18 the entire team refused to practice, forcing a meeting between players and club management.

Schultz's return to the Rams was made problematic when in April 1948 he sued the club for breach of contract, alleging that the team had failed to find him the off-season employment promised if he moved his residence to Los Angeles.

In July 1948, Schultz signed an $8,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dons of the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC) to play in the forthcoming 1948 season.

[14] Schultz was a leading member of the local Kiwanis club[19] and was elected multiple times to the board of directors of the California Association of Employers, a business lobbying group.

[21] During the early 1960s, Schultz renewed his connection to the game of football as a coach of the semi-pro Humboldt Forresters, a team sponsored by the Redwood Empire Athletic Club.

[23] Schultz's met his wife, the former Irene Kezsely (1923-2013), while in Cleveland with the Rams, for whom she worked as part of the front office staff.