Education
He attended the where he received both a bachelor"s degree in 1929 and an Bachelor of Laws degree in 1931.
He attended the where he received both a bachelor"s degree in 1929 and an Bachelor of Laws degree in 1931.
He worked for in Schenectady, New York from 1931 to 1971, holding positions as the track and cross country coach (1931–1967), athletic director (1953–1969), and director of institutional studies (1960–1971). He also served as the president of the IC4A and on the executive committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Association of Directors of Athletics (NCADA) Hall of Fame in 1978. In 2012, he was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Ketz was born in Detroit in 1906.
He also finished second in the event at the 1929 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships and fourth at the 1927 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Ketz also played college football at the tackle position for the 1927 Michigan Wolverines football team
He also served as an assistant track coach while studying at the law school from 1929 to 1931. In 2012, he was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame.
After receiving his degrees from Michigan, Ketz was employed by for 40 years from 1931 to 1971.
He was hired as the college"s track and cross country coach and held that position until 1967. He became the college"s athletic director in 1953 and held that post until 1969. He held various other positions at, including head of the department of physical education (starting in 1956), director of admissions (1942-1945), assistant to the dean (1945-1946), veterans counselor (1942-1953), and coordinator of student activities (1946-1954).
From 1960 until his retirement in 1971, he was "s director of institutional studies.
He also served as the president of the IC4A and served on the executive committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In 1963, he drafted the constitution for the College Athletic Business Managers Association (CABMA). He was also inducted into the National Collegiate Association of Directors of Athletics (NCADA) Hall of Fame in 1978.
In 1978, Ketz moved from Schenectady to DeLand, Florida. He was an adjunct professor at Daytona Beach Community College until he retired in 1989.
He died in 1991 at age 84 in DeLand.
While attending Michigan, he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines men"s track and field team and a two-team All-American.