Dr. Thomas Pecsvaradi (1983) - Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics Hall of Fame

Dr. Thomas Pecsvaradi

Induction:
1983
Class:
1964

Tom “Peaches” Pecsvaradi played four years of varsity soccer at Drexel and was a co-captain of the 1962 team. His teams were a combined 25-5-2 during his playing days, but his biggest accomplishments were in the sport of fencing.

Pecsvaradi represented Drexel as an individual since the Dragons did not have a fencing team. He finished fifth in the Saber Division of the 1962 NCAA Championships and in 1963 he finished second overall. Pecsvaradi, who graduated in 1964, earned All-America recognition in both 1962 and 1963. The 1963 winner of Drexel’s J. Peterson Ryder Award, Pecsvaradi qualified for the 1964 Olympic Trials.