Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1985
- Class:
- 1931
Arthur Robert "Sty" Steiskai KSU CAREER: Lettered 12 times at Kent, earning three monograms each, in football, track, and wrestling (1928, 1929, 1930), two in baseball (1930, 1931) and one in basketball (1928)…Was the Ohio State collegiate wrestling champ at 175 pounds in 1930 and at heavyweight in 1931…Played fullback and linebacker on the gridiron, guard in basketball…Returned to KSU following graduation to train for the 1932 Olympic wrestling trials…Earned an alternate spot on the U.S. team at 191 pounds…HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Graduated from Westlake High School in 1927…Earned letters in football, basketball, and track as a prep…Led his football and basketball teams to two championships and captained both teams…Placed second in the state in the mile in 1926… POST KSU CAREER: Coached basketball, football, and track at Leetonia (Oh.) High School for several years…Received 1931 KSU Alumni Association trophy for participation and contribution to athletics…1966 Kent State Athletic Department Award of Merit winner… PERSONAL: Born on June 8, 1907, in Westlake (Dover) Ohio…Received his B.S. degree in education and industrial arts from KSU in 1931…Earned his M.Ed from the University of Pittsburgh in 1937 and his school administrative certification from KSU in 1958… Served in the U.S. Navy and was a Lieutenant J.G….Member of Delta Phi Sigma…Member of Boy Scouts of America for 20 years…Received Scout Masters Trophy…Retired chairman of the board of Steiskal, Inc…Member of the Austintown Optimists Club, Namid Club, 4-Square and a 40-year member of the Farm Bureau Council…Married to the former Mildred Call, the couple has two sons.
