The University of Akron Athletics
Hall of Fame
Wahl, Frank A. "Whitey"
Frank A. "Whitey" Wahl
- Induction:
- 1976
- Class:
- 1948
1942-43, 1945-48
The deepest blush and the fastest hands in Akron athletics during the 1940s belonged to Frank "Whitey" Wahl whose pre and post-wartime service spanned a six-year period and three sports. In all, he earned eight letters in football, basketball and baseball– four of them on the court.
Joining the Zips at mid-year of the 1942-43 season, Wahl figured prominently in the 72-70 four overtime win over Ohio U.
After serving with the U.S. Armed Services, Wahl returned to guide Akron to the Ohio Conference Championship in 1945-46. That season he led all Zip scores with a 15.2 point average.
In later years he became one of the most outstanding fast-pitch hurlers in Ohio, a long-time Executive Director of the All-American Soap Box Derby and is a charter member of the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame Committee.
Wahl was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
The deepest blush and the fastest hands in Akron athletics during the 1940s belonged to Frank "Whitey" Wahl whose pre and post-wartime service spanned a six-year period and three sports. In all, he earned eight letters in football, basketball and baseball– four of them on the court.
Joining the Zips at mid-year of the 1942-43 season, Wahl figured prominently in the 72-70 four overtime win over Ohio U.
After serving with the U.S. Armed Services, Wahl returned to guide Akron to the Ohio Conference Championship in 1945-46. That season he led all Zip scores with a 15.2 point average.
In later years he became one of the most outstanding fast-pitch hurlers in Ohio, a long-time Executive Director of the All-American Soap Box Derby and is a charter member of the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame Committee.
Wahl was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
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