Schultz began playing football in his junior year at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Washington after notable successes in soccer and track lead coaches and football players there to request he join the team.
He had an immediate impact on the team playing the safety position and returning punts for the Cadets.
He subsequently suffered a serious on-field leg injury but was still able to be noticed by and recruited to Eastern Washington University to play football in 1987.
Following a successful career at safety for the Eagles, Schultz was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 1992 NFL draft.
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