Howie Schwab, Longtime ESPN Researcher and Feature of ‘Stump the Schwab’, Dies
Posted Apr 21, 2024
Longtime ESPN researcher and feature of the mid-2000s ESPN game show Stump the Schwab Howie Schwab has died. Schwab joined ESPN in 1987. In 2004, ESPN launched a sports trivia game show — Stump the Schwab — hosted by Stuart Scott, which pitted contestants against Schwab in a test of sports knowledge. The program ran for four seasons.
(Barrett Sports Media)
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