Oberlin College Athletics

A two-sport standout, Robert D. Ebel was a four-year letter winner in football and three-time lettermen in baseball. As captain of the 1950 football team, he led the Yeomen to a 7-1 record, which still remains as the best record in the last 63 years of the program. In that same season he earned Ohio Athletic Conference honors and was named as an All-American. For the baseball team, Ebel served as a pitcher for all four years.