The legacy of the Figgie family at 窪蹋勛圖厙 began with a tough as nails third baseman on the Case School of Applied Science baseball team. Harry Figgie (CSAS 1909) started for four years at third base, and was critical in his teams victory against the Ohio State University Buckeyes in May of 1907. He was named to the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
In 1963, Harry E. Figgie Jr. (CIT 47, GRS 53, industrial engineering) bought Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of America to organize Figgie International, Inc., a diversified operating company that saw booming sales in the late 1960s.
Harry Jr.s son, Harry E. Figgie III (MED 79), worked for the company and resigned in 1994. From 1985 to 1993, he was an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement at University Hospitals. The Harry E Figgie III M.D., Professorship in Orthopaedics at 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Medicine honors his legacy.
Matthew Figgie (MGT 99), another son of Harry E. Figgie Jr., founded the investment company Figgie Capital and chaired the Fairmount Center for the Arts in Novelty, Ohio, as well as the Figgie Foundation.
