Northwestern State University Athletics

Ed Schroeder played at NSU from 1954-56 and  was a standout at offensive right guard and defensive nose guard. After winning All District honors t Cypress Fairbanks HS in Houston, he played his first two seasons of football at Wharton JC and transferred to Northwestern. He backed up All American Bob Tatum as a junior but emerged as a star in his own right as a senior, receiving the Raymond McFadden Most Valuable Player Award and winning first team All Gulf States Conference honors.  In 1957 he played for the 160th Signal Group-Panzer Kaserne Chiefs in Boblingen, Germany as was chosen for the Seventh Army All Star Team and was honorable mention All-USAREUR. He went on to a teaching, coaching and counseling career in the Houston area.