King graduated from Penn State in 1969 with a liberal arts degree and was selected last fall to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor alumni can earn from the university.
When the U.S. State Department received an invitation from the Iranian Athletic Association that proposed a diplomatic soccer tour of the country in early spring of 1951, government officials reached out to the national champion Nittany Lions first.
The Terrapins rallied behind a pair of second-half goals from Sebastian Elny and Eryk Williamson to take the fifth annual Mack Brady Match.
The sophomore from Germany gave the Nittany Lions a huge victory with 0:42 left in double overtime on a scorching Sunday afternoon at Jeffrey Field.
After opening conference play with a victory over No. 19 Iowa, No. 2 Penn State (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) took its first loss of the season 2-0 against No. 6 Delaware at Spooky Nook in Lancaster, PA.
After clobbering Georgia State 56-0 to finish off non-conference play, Penn State slid back up one spot in the AP Poll to No. 4.