Dan Potopsky (1980) - Hall of Fame - Kent State Golden Flashes

Dan Potopsky

Induction:
1980
Class:
1956

Potopsky earned a total of 7 varsity letters during an amazing athletic career at KSU. He earned four letters in baseball and three in basketball. He scored 1,122 points in basketball, second highest in KSU history at his time of induction, and still holds seven cage records, including most points in one game (49), which he set in 1955. He won All-MAC first team honors in 1955 and 1957. In baseball, he led the Flashes in hitting three of the four years he played and was an All-MAC second team selection in 1956. He still holds the KSU career fielding percentage of .968. He is now a coach at Independence High School.