Statements like, “Ed is probably the best Sophomore quarter miler Medford has ever had.”, and “Ed Singler, Medford’s do everything All-Stater hooper can score on anyone from any place.”, or “We held UCLA and USC quarterbacks, but we didn’t stop Singler today,” are testimony to Ed Singler’s all-around athletic ability.

Ed Singler is truly an all-around athlete. As a youngster, he participated in the Junior Southern Oregon golf tournament and won the PEE-WEE division three years in a row. He was a member of a Little League baseball team that played in the state finals. Ed also participated in basketball, track, and football from the fourth grade on, but it was basketball and football Ed would excel in at the high school level.  He continued his football career through four years of college by earning a full-ride scholarship at Oregon State University, where he was a 3-year starter Quarterback and 4-year letterman.

As a sophomore at Medford Mid-Hi, Ed set a sophomore school record in the 440-yard dash at 49.9. While at Medford Senior High, he received All-Conference honors in football and basketball as a junior. During his senior year, Ed received 1st team All-Conference and 1st-team All-State recognition in football and basketball, while earning 1st team all-tournament at the state basketball tournament in Portland.  Ed’s 1978 football team were Co-state champions tying Churchill High of Eugene 7-7.  In those years, they did not have overtime for state championship games.  That rule changed the next year! Ed also was recognized with All-America honors in basketball his senior year. Additionally, Ed was the starting quarterback in the 1978 Shrine All-Star game as well as a starting forward for the South squad in the annual Metro vs South basketball All-Star games his senior year.

Ed attended Oregon State University from 1978 through 1983. As a freshman, he started one game at quarterback and then re-shirted and then became the starting quarterback for the Beavers the next three seasons. While at OSU, he set a record for percentage of comple­tions and at the time of his graduation, he was second in career passing percentage. Ed ended his career for OSU third in all-time passing yards. Ed tried out for the varsity basketball team and succeeded, only to be forced off the team due to an extended illness.

Ed’s grandfather Rudy Singler, his father, Bill Singler, Sr., and his brother, Bill Singler, Jr., all preceded Ed in the Hall of Fame, while his two sons, Kyle and EJ, were inducted in the 2022 class.