The University of Akron Athletics
Hall of Fame
William N. Heideman
- Induction:
- 1975
- Class:
- 1964
INAUGURAL CLASS
1961-63
Bill Heideman was a three-sport star at Akron Kenmore High School who first enrolled at Ohio State but transferred to Akron after one semester.
At UA he lettered three years each in basketball and track. However, it was in track where Heideman excelled. Under the tutelage of head coach Tom Evans, the versatile Heideman led the Zips to an unbeaten 23-0, three-year record, three Ohio Conference Championships (1961, 1962, 1963) and two NCAA Mideast Regional titles (1962, 1963).
En route, Heideman led UA in scoring each season to become the school's all-time high point scorer in track history - 323 3/4 points in the OC Championship to earn the Sterling Geesman Award as the MVP of the event. That same season he ran a 1:50 clocking in the All-Ohio 880 run, and scored 13 points to lead the Zips to the Mideast Regional Crown.
Heideman was selected UA' Athlete of the Year in both 1962 and 1963.
He was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
1961-63
Bill Heideman was a three-sport star at Akron Kenmore High School who first enrolled at Ohio State but transferred to Akron after one semester.
At UA he lettered three years each in basketball and track. However, it was in track where Heideman excelled. Under the tutelage of head coach Tom Evans, the versatile Heideman led the Zips to an unbeaten 23-0, three-year record, three Ohio Conference Championships (1961, 1962, 1963) and two NCAA Mideast Regional titles (1962, 1963).
En route, Heideman led UA in scoring each season to become the school's all-time high point scorer in track history - 323 3/4 points in the OC Championship to earn the Sterling Geesman Award as the MVP of the event. That same season he ran a 1:50 clocking in the All-Ohio 880 run, and scored 13 points to lead the Zips to the Mideast Regional Crown.
Heideman was selected UA' Athlete of the Year in both 1962 and 1963.
He was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
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