Roy Sigler

Sigler was born on December 1, 1938, in Middletown, Maryland. He was a multi-sport athlete at Middletown High School and graduated in 1957.^[1] 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 Frederick, Maryland. As a member of the track team, he set the school records in the two miles and quarter mile.^[2]

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.^[2] In 1963, he moved to the college level as the varsity soccer and golf coach at Bates College.^[2] He left the school in 1965 and spent a year as the freshman wrestling and soccer coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In 1966, he became the varsity soccer and golf and freshman basketball coach at Boston University.^[3] In 1970, he became an assistant varsity basketball coach.^[4] In 1974, he was promoted to head basketball coach and gave up his duties with the soccer and golf teams.^[5] He resigned in 1978 to "pursue other career opportunities".^[4]

After leaving B.U., Sigler worked as a teacher in Frederick County, Maryland 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.^[1] For 27 seasons, he was the color commentator for Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball radio broadcasts. He died on March 9, 2023, at an assisted living facility in Frederick.^[6]