Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

Outdoors or indoors, as player or coach, Rich Ingold has been synonymous with success.

Ingold set 19 school passing and total offense records and tied another during his three seasons in uniform at IUP. He later earned plaudits as a quarterback in the Arena Football League, worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater and today serves as head coach of the Quad City Steam wheelers, an af2 franchise based in Davenport, Iowa.

A standout at Pittsburgh's Seton La Salle High School, Ingold arrived at IUP in 1983 after transferring from the University of South Carolina. With his very first game-a 254-yard performance that sparked the Indians to a 21-0 win over Waynesburg-the rifle-armed sophomore made it clear that every passing standard in the school record book was in jeopardy.

Several of the records Ingold set still stand, including most completions in a game (34) and a season (219), most passing yardage (460) and total offense (452) in a game and most total offense per game (269.0) in a season. He also ranks in the school's top three in 13 other statistical categories.

Ingold's assault on the record book might have been even more complete had he not lost half his junior season to a serious ailment that initially was thought to be life-threatening. Ingold was sidelined by a devastating hit in the fifth game and eventually underwent surgery to have his spleen removed. Complications set in, forcing Ingold to spend five weeks in the hospital.

He rebounded in 1985 to earn Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Player of the Year honors, the ECAC Division II Player of the Year award and honorable mention on the Associated Press Little All -America team. Ingold also won the ECAC Award of Valor in recognition of his remarkable comeback.

It's likely more of the records Ingold set during his career at IUP would still survive had it not been for his superlative work as the Indians' quarterbacks coach. He tutored both Tony Aliucci and Scott Woods, who surpassed many of Ingold's numbers while leading IUP to the NCAA Division II championship game in 1990 and 1993, respectively.

Ingold was no stranger to championship games, having directed the Detroit Drive to the Arena Football League title in 1988. The year before, as a member of the Washington Commandos, he earned first-team all-league honors.

A 1986 IUP grad, Ingold worked as an assistant coach with several AFL franchises before accepting the Quad City position in 2002. His first team finished with a 10-6 record; this past summer the Steamwheelers went 14-2, won the Midwest Division title and advanced to the league playoffs.

Ingold and his wife, Kristina, have two children, Alexandra and Richard Jr.