Howie Schwab, a sports nerd who parlayed his love of statistics into a long stint at ESPN that was most notable for his starring role as the ultimate trivia expert on the game show “Stump the Schwab,” died on Saturday in Aventura, Fla.
Mr. Schwab had been at ESPN for 17 years in behind-the-scenes roles as a researcher and producer when he was tapped in 2004 to star in his own show.
On “Stump the Schwab,” three challengers vied to outdo Mr. Schwab in answering questions posed by the host, Stuart Scott, in the opening rounds.
In the final round — called the Schwab Showdown — the best of the three went head to head against him for a $25,000 grand prize.
Mr. Schwab almost always won.
Persons:
Howie Schwab, “ Stump, Schwab, ”, Suzie Davie, Mr, Stuart Scott, —
Organizations:
ESPN
Locations:
Aventura , Fla