Early Life
Schwab was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Pauline (née Farabaugh) and John Anthony Schwab. Both his paternal and maternal grandparents were Catholic immigrants from Germany. Schwab was raised in Loretto, Pennsylvania, which he always considered his "home town." He attended Saint Francis College, now Saint Francis University, but left after two years and obtaining two certificates to find work in Pittsburgh.
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