Bob Sang enrolled at Marshall University after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Marines following World War II .

There, he played for the legendary Cam Henderson. Sang was primarily a tailback at Barboursville High but at Marshall was called on to play virtually every position, though his specialty was as a lineman.

At Marshall, Sang played on the Tangerine Bowl team in 1948 and was elected captain the following season.

Sang told family and friends that the two men who most profoundly influenced his life were Willis Hertig, his coach at Barboursville, and Cam Henderson.

"And I was the last of Coach Henderson's players to still be actively coaching." Sang said shortly before he died, "so I always felt that in a way I was carrying the torch for him."