Another golfer had given Schwartz's name, on the theory he would have been the prime suspect. Sometimes, when a man's reputation precedes him, he is left with a lot of explaining to do. Rolly Schwartz was one of those people who inevitably ingratiated himself to strangers. He knew the difference between talent and hype, and he knew how to turn a phrase for newspaper purposes. I thought he was the No. 1 friend of amateur boxing of all time, in any place.
Some men invest their time in the amateurs in the hope of a payoff when a kid turns pro.
So far as I know, Rolly Schwartz never made a nickel from the boxing business. When LaRosa asked him to help plot Aaron Pryor's professional career, Schwartz chose to keep his distance. He stuck with the amateurs to help young kids get better. There is no pursuit more noble. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.