Leroy "Liz" Heckman (2002) - Hall of Fame - Kutztown University Athletics

Hall of Fame

Leroy "Liz" Heckman

Class

1949
Induction

2002
Sport(s)

Football, Men's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Soccer

Leroy Heckman (’49) competed in four sports at Kutztown between 1945 and 1949. Since football did not field a team between 1943-45, Heckman began his collegiate career with a season of varsity soccer in 1945. The next fall, Heckman began a three-year football career that culminated in his winning the 1948 Runyeon Most Valuable Player award after serving as captain his senior season. He was also a one-year starter for the men’s basketball team, and three-year member of the Kutztown baseball squad, hitting .388 as a freshman. After his 1949 graduation with a degree in social studies, Heckman went on to a successful coaching and administrative career. Heckman was named one of Kutztown’s top malate athletes of the 1940s. He is a graduate of Hamburg High School.

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