Karl Harz
KARL HARZ '72 is the fourth member of the first induction class with ties to the Fairleigh Dickinson University track and field program. Harz was a multi-talented, multi-dimensional athlete who starred for the Knights in the late 60's and early 70's. A nationally-ranked decathlete while a student-athlete at the Teaneck campus, Harz first began competing in the hurdles and jumps once he enrolled at FDU and decided to expand his versatility. He routinely set, broke and re-set FDU single-competition scoring records by competing in, winning and racking up the points in the sprints, jumps, and throwing events. Harz highlighted his FDU career by earning the school's Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year in both his junior (1970-71) and senior (1971-72) seniors. He was the 1972 National AAU Decathlon Champion and was set to make the U.S. Olympic team headed for Munich, Germany, when a hamstring injury sidelined him from competition. Four years later, Harz returned and was Americašs second-best decathlete behind Bruce Jenner at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.