Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Harold Egelsky was a three-sport standout at Lenoir-Rhyne in football, track and baseball before graduating in 1954. On the gridiron, Egelski lettered four years (1950-53) and was a two-time All-North State Conference honoree (1952 and 1953) and an All-State pick (1953) at tackle for the Bears.  Egelsky led L-R to two conference titles in 1951 and 1952 with marks of 10-1 and 8-1, respectively.  Egelsky, who earned his master's degree in Russian from Indiana University in 1966, was a teacher and coach in the Kiski Area (Pennsylvania) High School district for 32 years.  Egelsky's baseball teams won numerous baseball sections championships and one Western Pennsylvania Championship while his football squad celebrated one undefeated season.  Egelsky was also a part of the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan (Asia), one of the former republics of the U.S.S.R., in 1993, and taught the Russian language at the high school level.