Drexel University Athletics
Drexel Mourns the Passing of HOFer Stanley Dlugosz
2/13/2019 9:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer
MORRISVILLE, Pa. - Stanley Dlugosz, a 1960 graduate of Drexel University and a member of the Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics Hall of Fame, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Dlugosz was a two-sport star at Drexel, playing both baseball and soccer for three seasons. He was a two-year captain on the baseball team and was also the captain of Drexel's National Champion soccer team in 1958. A two-time First Team All-American on the soccer field, he remains the school's all-time leader with 49 career goals and 115 career points. During his three seasons on the pitch, the Dragons put together an overall record of 30-4-0. He graduated in 1960 and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in its first class in 1971.
Born in Philadelphia, Dlugosz was a longtime resident of Morrisville, Pa. A graduate of Olney High School, he also earned a master's degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University.
Stanley was a professor of civil engineering for many years at Trenton Junior College (now Mercer County Community College) and he started the program for and coached the soccer and tennis teams there, coaching the soccer team to national titles in 1963 and 1968. In addition to Drexel's Hall of Fame, he is a member of the Mercer County Tennis and Soccer Hall of Fame.
He was a volunteer national ski patrolman at Snow Mountain in Vermont for over 30 years.
Stanley is survived by his wife, Nancy Dlugosz, two sons, Todd Dlugosz and Bret (Susan) Dlugosz, a sister, Anne Rakszawski, two grandchildren, Brady and Jacob, and many nieces and nephews. He was brother to the late Louis Dlugosz.
Funeral services are 12 noon Saturday, Feb. 16 at Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ. Family and friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 10am until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are respectfully requested to the Mercer County Community College Foundation (MCCC Foundation) PO Box 17207, Trenton, NJ 08690, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
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