Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1987
- Class:
- 1949
Jacob R. "Jack" Urchek KSU CAREER: Earned five varsity letters in baseball and football for the Flashes from 1946 to 1949…Set season hitting mark in 1947 with a robust .472 average and held Kent’s career hitting record with a .398 average, his season mark stood for 31 years…Also earned two varsity letters on the gridiron at Kent (1946 & 1947)…HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Earned an incredible 14 letters as a prep, winning monograms in baseball, football, basketball, and tack at Leavittsburgh High School, Leavittsburgh, Oh…Named to the All-Trumbull team in baseball and batted over .500 as a senior…Participated in the state tournament in both baseball and track…Graduated in 1938…POST KSU CAREER: Coached KSU freshman football for two seasons…Played on several local amateur baseball teams…Earned a tryout with the St. Louis Cardinals…Never hit less that .300 during his diamond career…Served as the athletic business manager for Kent…Held various positions with the University including; Director of Nonacademic Personnel, Assistant to the Vice President for Business and Finance and Director of University and Community Relations…Also remained very active in the area of athletics serving on the board of the Varsity “K” Alumni Association including three terms as a president, committee member and former president of the Don McCafferty Scholarship Committee, Blue & Gold Club…His service to Kent State spans more than 30 years…PERSONAL: Born on July 4, 1919 in Smock, PA…Earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Kent in 1949 and MBA from Kent in 1961…Served in the U.S. Navy for two years and earned the good conduct medal…Member of the Elks Club and Rootstown booster Club…Married the former Marjorie Liptak of Warren…They have five children…Still teaches part-time at KSU’s East Liverpool Campus.
