In 1971, he served as Marshall's first head coach after the team and many of its staff and administrators were killed in a plane crash the previous year. Lengyel earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Akron in 1957 and his master's in education from Kent State University in 1963. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the United States Sports Academy in 1999. I humbly accept this award on behalf of all my mentors, assistant directors of athletics, administrative assistants, staff and student-athletes that I've had the privilege of working with throughout my career. I also want to thank my wife Sandy and my children David, Julie and Peter for their support during the long hours and days away from them as a coach and director of athletics.
Nothing is more certain than change.
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