Colgate University Athletics

Harry Abeltin competed in three intercollegiate sports for Colgate, winning three varsity letters in outdoor track (captain 1951), two in indoor track and three in football. In track, Albetin broke Colgate’s shot put record as a sophomore and held the record until 1965. He won the 1950 AAU Junior National title in the shot put and in four years of collegiate dual meet competition he was undefeated Abeltin, called one of the best weightmen in Colgate’s history, also Colgate Hall of Honor Members placed 6th in the 1949 IC4A meet, fifth in 1950 and second in 1951, and was third in the 1951 Penn Relays. In football, Abeltin played offensive tackle in his sophomore season before switching to defensive tackle in his junior and senior seasons. He was drafted in 1951 by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.