Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame
Eichelberger, Edward B.
Edward B. Eichelberger
- Induction:
- 1994
- Class:
- 1956
Any list of great Lehigh wrestlers surely would include Ed Eichelberger. A two-time NCAA champion at 147 lbs. in 1955 and 1956, Eichelberger was also voted the Outstanding Wrestler at the 1955 NCAA Championships.
His accomplishments at Easterns were just as impressive as he won EIWA titles in 1955 and 1956, and was named Outstanding Wrestler in each of those years. Other than Eichelberger, only Kirk Pendleton, Mike Frick and Pete Yozzo received that award twice. As a sophomore wrestling 157 lbs., Eichelberger finished second at both Nationals and Easterns.
Eichelberger finished with a career record of 55-3-1, winning 94 percent of his matches, fourth best school history.
His exciting style of wrestling also allowed him to record 37 falls. In fact, he still holds the Lehigh record for the most consecutive falls in a season (6) during the 1955-56 campaign. He also owns the Lehigh record for most falls in a career in NCAA Championship competition with eight.
“It's great to be remembered,” Eichelberger said. “It's even better to remember the four great years I had at Lehigh. “The time went by fast, but it was the best four years of my life. All the people I met and friends I made makes the hard work worthwhile.”
His accomplishments at Easterns were just as impressive as he won EIWA titles in 1955 and 1956, and was named Outstanding Wrestler in each of those years. Other than Eichelberger, only Kirk Pendleton, Mike Frick and Pete Yozzo received that award twice. As a sophomore wrestling 157 lbs., Eichelberger finished second at both Nationals and Easterns.
Eichelberger finished with a career record of 55-3-1, winning 94 percent of his matches, fourth best school history.
His exciting style of wrestling also allowed him to record 37 falls. In fact, he still holds the Lehigh record for the most consecutive falls in a season (6) during the 1955-56 campaign. He also owns the Lehigh record for most falls in a career in NCAA Championship competition with eight.
“It's great to be remembered,” Eichelberger said. “It's even better to remember the four great years I had at Lehigh. “The time went by fast, but it was the best four years of my life. All the people I met and friends I made makes the hard work worthwhile.”
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