Roy William Sigler Jr. (December 1, 1938 – March 9, 2023) was an American athlete and coach who was the head men's soccer, golf, and basketball coach at

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Athletics

Sigler was born on December 1, 1938, in

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. He was a multi-sport athlete at Middletown High School and graduated in 1957. He earned 16 letters in soccer, track, golf, and basketball at Frostburg State Teacher's College. He was named to the All-South soccer team from 1958 to 1961 and was an All-American selection in 1961. During his senior year, he was the Western Maryland amateur golf champion and city champion of

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. As a member of the track team, he set the school records in the

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and quarter mile.

Coaching

Sigler graduated from Frostburg State in 1962 and took a job at Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland. In addition to teaching geography and physical education, he was the school's soccer and basketball coach. In 1963, he moved to the college level as the varsity soccer and golf coach at

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. He left the school in 1965 and spent a year as the freshman wrestling and soccer coach at

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. In 1966, he became the varsity soccer and golf and freshman basketball coach at Boston University. In 1970, he became an assistant varsity basketball coach. In 1974, he was promoted to head basketball coach and gave up his duties with the soccer and golf teams. He resigned in 1978 to "pursue other career opportunities".

Later life

After leaving B.U., Sigler worked as a teacher in

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for two years before becoming a life insurance salesman. He later worked for Frederick Motor Company and was a greenskeeper at the Richland Golf Course. For 27 seasons, he was the color commentator for

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radio broadcasts. He died on March 9, 2023, at an assisted living facility in Frederick.

References

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