A two-sport athlete, Al Kastl earned seven varsity letters (fourin football and three in wrestling).
Al achieved All-MIAA status as an offensive guard in football in1969. That year, the Britons posted an 8-0 overall record and wonthe second of back-to-back league championships. Al was one of thecaptains of the 1970 football squad and provided the blocking thathelped Dave Egnatuk rush for 1,079 yards.
In wrestling, Al won the MIAA individual title in theheavyweight division in 1970.
After graduation, Al served as an English teacher at Fraser HighSchool from 1973 to 2000. He earned a master’s degree fromEastern Michigan University in 1973. In July 2000 he becameathletic director at Chippewa Valley High School in ClintonTownship. Al was inducted into the Michigan High School FootballCoaches Hall of Fame and the Michigan High School Wrestling CoachesHall of Fame in 2001. His first link with the Albion CollegeAthletic Hall of Fame came in 1993 when he was inducted as a memberof the 1969 football team.
In 1988, Al was named to the board for USA Wrestling, thenational governing body for amateur wrestling. He also became itsrepresentative to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Al was the teamleader for the U.S. Greco-Roman Wrestling Team, participating inthe 1996 Olympics.
Al is married to Sue Jones Kastl, ’74. The couple has oneson, Jeff.
