David Robert Fetters

Summary

David Robert "Bob" Fetters was an American multi-sport collegiate athlete and World War II veteran. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he competed for the University of Maryland, College Park and is best known as the 1946 winner of the Schmeisser Award, presented annually by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) to the most outstanding defenseman in American collegiate men's lacrosse. A four-sport contributor at Maryland, Fetters also earned All-Eastern recognition as a soccer goalkeeper, was named to the USILA First Team All-America squad in 1946, and served as a Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, including service in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater, part of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.