occup ied ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁commercial ▁re fr iger ation ▁equipment ▁company , ▁and ▁had ▁never ▁really ▁intended ▁to ▁turn ▁professional . ▁Sch ro eder ▁said ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁tennis ▁far ▁too ▁em otion ally ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁treat ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁profession . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁successful ▁amateur ▁player ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁f aded ▁from ▁view . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁La ▁J ol la , ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 . ▁His ▁son , ▁John , ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁gol fer ▁who ▁has ▁won ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Ab ilities ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁aut obi ography , ▁the ▁long - time ▁tennis ▁prom oter ▁and ▁great ▁player ▁Jack ▁K ram er ▁included ▁Sch ro eder ▁in ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁greatest ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Sch ro eder , ▁says ▁K ram er , ▁" won ▁with ▁heart ▁and ▁stam ina , ▁but ▁lack ed ▁in ▁the ▁simple ▁mechan ics ." ▁ ▁K ram er ▁writes , ▁ ▁Sch ro eder ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁International ▁Tennis ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁Jack ▁K ram er . ▁ ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁final s ▁ ▁Singles ▁( 2 ▁titles , ▁ 1 ▁runner - up ) ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁doubles ▁( 3 ▁titles