Roy Sheil
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- Class Year:
- 1943
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- Induction Year:
- 1994
From Hall of Honor press release dated Aug. 11, 1994:
Roy Sheil won three letters on Wittenberg's basketball team and in his senior year in 1943 was named to the All-Ohio United Press first team. After serving as a U. S. Marine in World War II, he coached at Canton Lehman High School until he was recalled to active duty in the Marines and won the Purple Heart, Air Medal, and Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Korea. Sheil was the first athletic director at Walsh College where he initiated a complete intercollegiate program and was selected for the Walsh College Athletic Wall of Fame in 1990.