Schmitt was an integral part of those squads, one of which posted a 55-5 record.Īlong the way, Schmitt also played hundreds of games in Jamestown, most notably for See-Zurh House in the Social League and, later, for the Jock Shop in the Tim Brown League.
By the 1980s, the Jock Shop was one of the country's best teams, capturing national titles in 19. He also later worked in forestry in the Chautauqua County, but his true passion was softball, a sport he dove into head first.Īs the unofficial coach for the Jock Shop team, Schmitt, who began working at the store in 1977, organized trips to tournaments and ordered equipment. Schmitt's first job after the Peace Corps was an insurance adjustor. He was later drafted, but because he had been so sick he never did go to Vietnam, but entered the Army Reserves instead. On the hardwood, he averaged 13 points per game his sophomore season and connected on 91 of 96 free throw attempts.Ībout that time, Schmitt, not wanting to be drafted, spent eight months in the Peace Corps, an experience that was cut short because he developed malaria. While at JCC, Schmitt played baseball and basketball. That prompted him to apply to Jamestown Community College two weeks before school started and he ended up attending there for two years. Schmitt contacted Slippery Rock, but the school had given his scholarship to someone else. Unfortunately, the company went on a strike and he was not yet in the union.īob Schmitt is introduced for CSHoF induction by Joseph DiMaio
His baseball prowess continued in high school, but upon graduation in 1965, he decided to postpone entering Slippery Rock so that he could work in a steel mill to earn some money. He also learned the game from his father, Bob Sr., who would play catch with him in the backyard, but only as long as the younger Schmitt would throw accurately. Schmitt grew up in Depew, attended Lancaster schools and spent countless hours playing three-man baseball in the sandlots near his home.
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