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ALLEN BARTLEBAUGHAthlete, North Penn High School, 1971 Football, Wrestling |
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Allen was an All-Bux-Mont League first team football player. He lettered his junior and senior year at offensive and defensive tackle. For two straight seasons, playing both ways, he did not miss a minute of playing time. He received the North Penn High Schools’ Most Improved Athlete Award over three years. Allen was the starting defensive tackle for the Montgomery County All-Star Game for the North Squad.During the winter season, Allen competed on the wrestling team. He earned varsity letters his junior and senior years. In 1971 he was the Captain and Most Valuable Wrestler. He was undefeated Bux-Mont League Heavyweight Champion and Sectional Champion. Allen continued his education at Delaware Valley College receiving a B.S. in Biology in 1975. He continued to participate in athletics at the college level in both football and wrestling; where he earned varsity letters for both sports four straight years. In football, he started every game at defensive tackle and earned All-League honors in 1971, 1972, 1973 & 1974. In 1975 he was captain of the wrestling team at Delaware Valley College and was awarded The Outstanding Wrestler. Allen was then named to the All-American Wrestling Team in 1975; thus becoming Delaware Valley College 1st All-American. He ended his incredible 1975 year with a runner up finish in the National Tournament. Allen graduated from Delaware Valley College in 1975 with a BS in Biology. After college he started a concession business and purchased his first amusement ride in 1980, this led to the beginning of Bartlebaugh Amusements, Inc. which is a family run business. Allen is joined by his wife Sheila and children, Jason and Jennifer, who after college decide to use their degrees to work within the family business. Allen is an active member of the Pennsylvania State Showmen’s Association, current member of the board of directors, trustee and past president. He was an active member of the Jaycees where he served as a coach and tournament official of their wrestling program. Allen was inducted into the Delaware Valley College Hall of Fame for football and wrestling in 1989. He currently resides in Madisonburg, PA. |
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