Armond Seidler | |
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 Seidler in 1964 | |
| Born | December 27, 1919 |
| Died | April 23, 2017 (aged 97) |
| Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
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Armond Harold Seidler (December 27, 1919 – April 23, 2017) was an American educator and inventor who spent much of his career at the University of New Mexico, working in the health, fitness, and physical education fields. While a professor at the University of Illinois, he invented the pugil stick, which has since found widespread use in military recruit training. In 33 years as a faculty member at the University of New Mexico, Seidler oversaw the construction of a gym and natatorium, as well as the addition of multiple degrees related to the fields of health and fitness.