Wake Forest Mourns Loss of Dr. Herb Appenzeller
1/5/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeFB)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dr. Herb Appenzeller, a member of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018.
Appenzeller was a track and football student-athlete during his undergraduate career at Wake Forest and a member of the 1945 football team that earned a bid to the 1946 Gator Bowl. A 1948 graduate of Wake Forest, he earned his masters degree from Wake Forest in 1951 before embarking on a career at Guilford College in Greensboro.
In a 37-year career at Guilford, beginning in 1956, Herb's work as a professor and administrator produced countless scholars, athletes and leaders in their fields. He served as a Professor, Coach, Dean of Students and, for 31 years, as the Quakers' Athletics Director. During his tenure, Guilford teams captured national titles in men's basketball (1973) and women's tennis (1981). Herb's vision provided the impetus for the College to create one of the nation's first Sport Management majors in the early 1980s.
For his outstanding leadership, he was recognized with hall of fame honors by a number of national organizations including NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) and the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). Appenzeller was a member of the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame and the Guilford College Athletics Hall of Fame. During his career in athletics administration, he developed a strong interest in sports law and risk management. The author and/or editor of 18 books, Appenzeller was considered the father of sports law.
Appenzeller was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame on Jan. 19, 2008.