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WILLIAM CODDINGTON

               Athlete, North Penn High School, 1985

7 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 3 Basketball, 1 Spring Track

1985 Co-Captain and NPHS Basketball Team MVP

1985 2^nd Team All Bux-Mont Basketball

 1984 Co-Captain and 2nd Team All-Bux-Mont Football

1984 HM All-District One Football

 1984 Football Pride & Desire Award

1983 1st Team All-Bux Mont 4X100m Relay

1983 NPHS Sophomore Outstanding Athlete Award

1985 NPHS Senior Athlete Genuardi Award

2006 North Penn/Souderton Hall of Fame Inductee

Holy Cross College Football Letter 1985

Shippensburg University, BS, Education, 1990

Gratz College, MS, Education, 2002

Delaware Valley College, MS, Educational Leadership, 2007

Immaculata Univ., Ph.D., Educational Leadership, 2016

Inducted 2019

North Penn High School, 1985

William “Bill” Coddington is honored to be a part of the 2019 class of inductees being selected for the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame.  Bill was a three-year starter for the Knights in football and a member of the “Wilde Bunch” 1983 Bux-Mont champions; a three-year letter winner for Coach Joe Heyer’s basketball team, and a sprinter for Coach Richard Swanker’s 1983 Bux- Mont Champion Track and Field team.   

Bill enjoyed playing multiple sports throughout high school.  As a sophomore in football, he started as a wingback where he could serve as a runner, receiver, and blocker.  He also saw duty as a kick returner and defensive back that year.  As a junior, North Penn won the championship over Mike Pettine’s dominant C.B. West Buck.  Bill served as a tailback, fullback, outside linebacker and kick returner.  That championship season is one of his fondest memories of high school athletics.  During his senior year, Bill served solely as a fullback and lead blocker for Scott Novak, and a linebacker on defense.  He was selected as the only fullback on the All-Bux Mont team – 2^nd team, and honorable mention All-District One, despite missing several games with a knee injury.  Bill attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts on a football scholarship.  He went on to letter as a fullback and kick returner. 

Even while playing football at Holy Cross, he was often chastised by the football coaching staff for being found playing countless hours of pick-up basketball which was his other love.   He had the privilege of playing three years at North Penn for coaches, Joe Heyer, and Nelson “Toby” Watton.   Bill was a two-year starter and three-time letter winner who played guard and forward.  He scored 900 points in the pre-three-point era. He was selected 2^nd Team All-Bux Mont, All-Philadelphia Suburban Honorable Mention, and the MVP as a senior.   His greatest memory was a District One playoff victory over a heavily favored Lower Merion his junior year.

Bill was a sprinter for Coach Richard Swanker’s outstanding Track and Field team during his sophomore year.  They won the 1983 Bux Mont Title, and Bill was a member of the 1^st team all Bux Mont 4 x 100 relay team along with juniors, Kenny Durham and Derrick Luby, and senior Joe Sabio. 

Along with specific recognition in various sports, Bill also received the Outstanding Athlete award and the Genuardi’s Most Athletic award at North Penn after his sophomore and senior year.

He graduated in 1990 with a BS in Secondary Education – English.   Bill coached football at North Penn High School for two years (1990 and 1991) before moving onto coach at Souderton Area High School, where he was a teacher.  While at Souderton, Bill coached football, basketball, and track and field from 1991 until 2007.  He was inducted into the North Penn / Souderton Hall of Fame in 2006.  Earning his doctorate in 2016 at Immaculata University, he continues to serve as an Assistant Principal at Souderton as he has done since 2009.   He resides in the Pennridge School District with his wife of 20 years, Jennifer; daughter Alyson and son, Will. 

It is an honor to be selected into the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame to be with many athletes he watched as a kid, played with as an athlete and observed as a coach.    Recognizing the importance of team in sports, Bill would like to thank the many outstanding teammates that he played with at North Penn High School and to a long list of coaches who had impact on his life:  Jim Wilde, Ed Lugg, Mario Berlanda, Jack “Spike” Christman, Ray Unangst, Bill Travers, Joe Heyer, Nelson “Toby” Watton, Richard Swanker, and athletic director, Don Ryan.  Congratulations to all members of the NPHOF Class of 2019.