Editing Ed Schultz (section)

==Early life==
Schultz was born in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and grew up in the Larchmont area near [[Old Dominion University]], the son of George Schultz, an aeronautical engineer, and Mary Schultz, an English teacher.<ref name="Stra">{{Cite book |last=Schultz |first=Ed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHUA5FcKKzUC |title=Straight Talk from the Heartland |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-0617-5289-6 |pages=v, 14}}</ref> He attended Larchmont Elementary School, Blair Junior High, and graduated in 1972 from [[Matthew Fontaine Maury High School|Maury High School]] in Norfolk.<ref name="Hampton">{{Cite news |last=Vowell |first=Roberta T. |date=March 13, 2004 |title=Ed Schultz&nbsp;— A progressive voice from Norfolk to America's Heartland |url=http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=67281&ran=194695 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220040659/http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=67281&ran=194695 |archive-date=February 20, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2022 |work=The Virginian-Pilot}}</ref>

He moved to [[Minnesota]] to play [[American football|football]] on a scholarship from [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Schultz, Former MSNBC Host, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ed-schultz-former-msnbc-host-dies-at-64/ar-AAzDrds |access-date=July 5, 2018 |website=Msn.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He made All-American and became the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] passing leader in 1977 and signed as a free agent with the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Schultz "Straight from the Heartland" |url=http://www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=8&section_id=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922213549/http://www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=8&section_id=2 |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=Chicago's Progressive Talk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McConnell |first=Carolyn |date=March 10, 2005 |title=Media Hero: Ed Schultz |url=http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/media-that-set-us-free/media-hero-ed-schultz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918153433/http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/media-that-set-us-free/media-hero-ed-schultz |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=YES! Magazine}}</ref> In 1979, Schultz tried out for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref name="Winnipeg">{{Cite news |last=Santin |first=Aldo |date=March 25, 2010 |title=Stranded truckers give Ed an idea |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/stranded-truckers-give-ed-an-idea-89098042.html |access-date=August 26, 2010 |work=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref>