Mark Shapiro recalls meeting ‘genius’ Howie Schwab and launching ‘Stump the Schwab’
"He's going on and on and on, and I just realized, it kind of hit me, this guy, he's a genius. Like, he's a savant."
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Dan Patrick: Howie Schwab ‘was sports Google before sports Google’
"He's the smartest guy that I ever met when it comes to sports knowledge, trivia, information."
Sports world mourns former ESPN personality Howie Schwab
"One of my absolute favorites at ESPN. Greatest stat brain ever and hell of a human."
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Howie Schwab weighs in on ESPN’s Pat McAfee hire amid layoffs: ‘Meanwhile, their singles hitters are going to be fired.’
"They’re looking to hit another home run."
Dick Vitale is sending another $29,000 to the V Foundation from the most recent sales of his new book, “The Lost Season”
In total, sales of "The Lost Season" have raised $47,700 for The V Foundation so far.
Howie Schwab tweets resentment about how his time at ESPN ended in 2013, and about his inability to find new work
"If you have been at a company a long time, watch your back. Loyalty doesn't mean a thing any more. This will be the last time I ever talk about the pain of that day, being told I could not say goodbye to friends of over 25 years. I was treated like a joke."