Arthur Stoler
Art Stoler began his athletic career at Irondequoit High School in the late 1950’s. He lettered three years in baseball and was selected as a first string All County player in 1961. Most coaches considered Stoler as the fastest baseball player in the greater Rochester, Monroe County area. As a centerfielder, “the speedster,” stole home multiple times and held the distinction of never being thrown out while pilfering dozens of bases in his high school career.
Mr. Stoler’s multiple baseball accomplishments were recognized by the Brooklyn Dodgers, which led him to a try out with the former World Series Champions in the summer of 1961. Stoler also plays semi-pro baseball and once shared the outfield duties with Trent Jackson, often recognized as the greatest Rochester athlete of all time.
As a basketball player at Irondequoit High School, Art also played three years and was selected as captain of the squad in 1961. He also had the distinction of being nominated Honorable Mention on the All County Team.
During the summers in the early 60’s, Stoler worked as a coach for the Kodak Park Athletic Association. As part of Kodak’s local softball program, Stoler worked with hundreds of City youngsters. He had the special honor during those years working with the most legendary softball player of all time, Harold “Shifty” Gears.
At Kent State University, a division one school, Stoler played freshman football and during one memorable scrimmage against the varsity, he once return a punt for an 80 yard touchdown. Stoler competed on the freshman track team and ran in many Midwest track and field relays.
As a physical education teacher, Mr. Stoler coached many modified sports in the West Irondequoit school system.
The highlight of his coaching career was being named head coach of the highly acclaimed nationally famous Rochester Wheels Basketball Team.
Recreationally, Art has runned many local and out of state marathons and was one of the “owners” for the locally well-known Legal Eagle Softball Team.
In 1992, Mr. Stoler was honored as an inductee to the Rochester Sports for Israel Hall of Fame. He has also served on the advisory board for over 15 years.
He currently lives in Spencerport, NY with his wife Nancy and their grandson Tahje McDonald.