An effective knock ruckman, he was acclaimed for good tackling, elegant marking, and hard, fair bumping.

On a hot day, in front of over 100,000 spectators, the Hawks, dubbed Kennedy's Commandos for their fanatical approach to fitness, overran the Bulldogs in the second half to claim their first VFL premiership.

[4] He played his entire VFL with the legendary Ted Whitten as his captain, and retired in 1968, aged only twenty-nine, to help manage the family grocery business.

"[5] In 1996, Schultz was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame with the following citation: In April 1970, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip watched a match of VFL football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Schultz was chosen by the VFL to sit between them to explain aspects of the game.

He was given the honour of handing the Premiership cup to Easton Wood, Luke Beveridge and Robert Murphy after the Western Bulldogs won the 2016 AFL Grand Final.