Hall of Fame 2005 Inductees
DICK ALBRIGHTAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1949 Football, Basketball, Track All Bux-Mont 1st Team Football, 1947 & 1948 Bux-Mont League High Hurdle Champion, 1949 District One High Hurdle Champion, 1949 All-Philadelphia Area Invitational High Hurdle Champion, 1949 PA High Hurdle State Champion, 1949 All-Philadelphia Halfback, 1948 Inducted 2005 |
MARV ANGSTADTCoach, Lansdale/North Penn HS 1941-1969 Head Basketball Coach, 25 Years Assistant Football Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Two Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships 1956-57 & 1958-59 Inducted 2005 |
DOT BALLCoach, North Penn HS, 1961-1979 Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis 4 Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships 2 Bux-Mont League Tennis Championships District I PIAA Women’s Representative Inducted 2005 |
BILL BARTLEAthlete, North Penn HS, 1978 Swimming 5 Time Gold Medalist State Record Holder 100 Freestyle 200 IM PA State Champion and High School All-American PA State Championship Teams 1975 & 1976 Swimming Coach, North Penn HS, 1994-- Undefeated six consecutive years 4 State Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 NISCA National Championship Team 2000 Boys’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1996 Girls’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1998 Inducted 2005 |
TONY BARTLEAthlete, North Penn HS, 1975 Swimming State Champion and HS All-American 3 Time Gold Medalist State Record Holder 500 Freestyle 200 Freestyle Champion Led NPHS to its 1st State Swimming Championship, 1975 4 Yrs All American at UCLA Top 10 World Ranking 200 Fly & 1500 Freestyle, 1976 Finished 4th in the Olympic Trials, 1976 Inducted 2005 |
PAUL BATTAVIOAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1947 Baseball: 3 Yrs All-Bux-Mont League Played for Philadelphia Phillies Minor League System Inducted 2005 |
AL BRODHAGCoach, North Penn HS, 1959-1976 Head Football Coach; Asst. Baseball Coach Bux-Mont League Football Co-Champions, 1968 All-American Catcher 1952 at The University of Delaware PA Football Coaches Association: President 1965-67 First President, NPAAA 2000-2003 Inducted 2005 |
GERRY BOWERCoach, Hatfield HS, 1948-1955 Coach, North Penn HS 1955-1959 Soccer, Basketball (Boys and Girls) 1st NPHS Soccer Coach to be Undefeated in 1959 Inducted 2005 |
RICK CARROLLCoach, North Penn HS, 1971-1988 Founder: NP Aquatics Program Swimming Team: 69 Straight Wins, 17 League Championships Coached 19 All-Americans Dual Meet Record 213 Wins and 14 Losses Two State Championships 1975 & 1976 Inducted into PA Swimming Hall of Fame NPHS Natatorium Named in His Honor Inducted 2005 |
ROBIN CASHAthlete, North Penn HS, 1968 3 Yr Letter Winner: Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball Coached Field Hockey Team at West Chester University to National Championship 1977 Coached Yale University to Ivy League Co-Championships,1980 Player and Coach: US Field Hockey and Lacrosse Teams Inducted into Ursinus College & USFH Halls of Fame Inducted 2005 |
TOM CASHAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1943 Football, Boxing, Baseball Coach, North Wales HS, 1953-1955 Coach, Pennbrook Jr HS, 1959-1976 Baseball, Soccer Lansdale Recreational Director Inducted 2005 |
JIM CHURCHAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1950 Football, Basketball, Baseball Named to All Bux-Mont League Teams in Basketball and Baseball WNPV Play-by-Play Announcer since 1970 Co-Chairman: Montgomery County All Star Football Game Inducted 2005 |
BILL CLUGSTONAthlete, North Penn HS, 1969 Football and Track 2 Time PIAA State 220 Yd Dash Champion, 1968 and 1969 First Bux-Mont League runner to win back to back titles in the 100, 220, and 440 Yard Dashes Bux-Mont League Leading Rusher and Scorer, 1968 All Bux-Mont League First Team Halfback Played in the Montgomery County All-Star Football Game Honorable Mention Big 33 Team Inducted 2005 |
JOHN CORRADOAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1939 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track All Bux-Mont Football at Center Position, 1938 Coached and Umpired Football and Baseball President of North Penn Umpires Association Played for Semi-Pro Football Lansdale Greenjackets Inducted 2005 |
JIM CRAWFORDCoach, Athletic Director Lansdale/North Penn HS, 1930-1974 Football, Boxing, Wrestling, Track & Field Dean of Bux-Mont League Track and Field 22 Consecutive Bux-Mont League Titles Dual Meet Record: 276 wins, 7 losses 95 consecutive victories 18 Penn Relay Titles 1 District One Title, 1969 Inducted 2005 |
JIM CRAWFORD, JR.Athlete, North Penn HS, 1963 Cross Country, Basketball, Track Coach, NPHS, 1974 – Girls Cross Country, Basketball and Track 2 PA State Spring Championships 1995 & 1997 30 League Championships 10 District Championships 800 Victories as a Coach Inducted 2005 |
CLARENCE DIDDENAthlete, Hatfield High School, 1928 Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Track High Scorer Basketball Inducted 2005 |
PETE EHLYAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1935 Cross Country, Track, Baseball Founder of the First Lansdale Amateur Baseball Team Inducted 2005 |
RON ERBAthlete, North Penn HS, 1959 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball Lettered 3 Yrs in both Soccer and Baseball Lettered 2 Yrs in Basketball NPHS Athlete of the Year 1959 All Bux-Mont League Basketball, 1959 All Bux-Mont League Baseball, 1959 Played Basketball at North Carolina State University, 3 Yrs Played Baseball at North Carolina State University, 4 Yrs Inducted 2005 |
CARL GIURANNACoach, Lansdale/North Penn HS, 1954-1981 Head Baseball Coach, Asst Football Coach 11 Bux-Mont League Baseball Championships Head Baseball Coach, West Chester University Inducted Into West Chester University Hall of Fame Inducted 2005 |
BARBARA HARPER GORDONAthlete, North Penn HS, 1962 Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball Lettered in All 3 Sports Inducted Shippensburg University Hall of Fame Four Year Letter Winner at Shippensburg in Basketball and Field Hockey At one time held records for most goals in a season (17) And in a game (5) Inducted 2005 |
RICHARD P. “BUDDY” GORDONAthlete, North Penn HS, 1960 Baseball, Soccer, Basketball Captain of Baseball and Soccer Teams, 1959-1960 First Team All Bux-Mont in Baseball and Soccer, 1959-1960 All-Bux Mont League Pitcher Pitched No Hitter 1958 Inducted 2005 |
JIM GULICKAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1950 Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field Coach, North Penn HS, 1960-1981 Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field Coached NPHS to 1st Winter & Spring PA State Track Championship 1981 Inducted 2005 |
CHARLIE HAHLAthlete, North Wales HS, 1954 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball Basketball High Scorer Alternate to Pan-American and US Olympic National Soccer Teams Inducted 2005 |
RON HANGEYAthlete, North Penn HS, 1961 Football, Basketball, Track 100 Yard Dash PA State Champion, 1961 Bux-Mont League Leading Rusher and Scorer, 1960 Unanimous First Team Football All Bux-Mont League both Coaches and Sportswriters. Member of Villanova University’s Sprint Medley Relay Team That set an NCAA American Collegiate Record at the Penn Relays, 1963. Ran a 9.4 Second 100 Yard dash at the Orange Bowl Invitational, 1965 Inducted 2005 |
MARY ANN LEIGHT-HARRISAthlete, North Penn HS, 1957 Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball Member of Six Bux-Mont League Championship Teams Member US National Team Field Hockey Charter Member of U.S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame, 1968 Temple University Hall of Fame Inducted 2005 |
ROBERT HARTMAN, D.Ed.Athlete, Hatfield HS, 1951 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball First Inductee into Ramapo College Hall of Fame Wrote PE Curriculum Guidelines for NJ Inducted 2005 |
WAYNE HELMANAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1944 Football, Basketball, Track Lettered 4 Yrs in Football at The University of Pennsylvania Coach & Athletic Director Pennridge HS, Over 30 years Football Coaching Record (26 Yrs.) 168-90-8 4 Bux-Mont League Championships and 2 shared Bux-Mont League Championships Track & Field Coaching Record (29 Yrs) Included two Bux-Mont League Championships PIAA Official for Swimming and Track & Field Inducted 2005 |
LAURA ANN CASH KEHLERAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1947 Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball Coach, North Penn SD 1955-1978 Basketball, Softball and Tennis Coached 3 Undefeated Bux-Mont League Championship Softball Teams:1955, 1956, 1957 Inducted 2005 |
ED KLAVONCoach, North Penn HS 1956-1992 First NPHS Wrestling Coach Coached 1956-1992 State Championship, 1987 PA Wrestling Coach of the Year, 1987 Inducted to PA and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducted 2005 |
CHRIS KWORTNIKAthlete, North Penn HS, 1989 Wrestling 4 Time Section, District, and Regional Champion Three Time State Champion 141-1 Career Record District I Hall of Fame North Carolina State 3 Time NCAA All-American Named to ACC’s 50th Anniversary Wrestling Team Inducted 2005 |
JOAN MOSERCoach, North Penn HS, 1968-1985 Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball Softball State Champs: 1976, 1981, and 1985 19 League Softball Championships Played and Coached US Field Hockey Played and Coached Allentown Professional Softball Team Inducted 2005 |
LYNNE FUSS MOYERAthlete, North Penn HS, 1958 3 Yr Letter Winner in Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball West Chester University: Field Hockey All College Team 1958 &1959 Coach, North Penn HS, 1962-1966 Field Hockey and Tennis Inducted 2005 |
SHIRLEY OTTAthlete, Hatfield HS, 1946 Field Hockey, Basketball Coach, North Penn HS, 1955-1961 Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball 5 Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships Inducted 2005 |
DAVID PHILLIPSAthlete, North Penn HS, 1964 Football, Basketball, Track Bux-Mont League High Hurdle Champion, 1963 Bux-Mont League Long Jump Champion, 1963 Undefeated Bux-Mont League Dual Meets for Low Hurdles, High Hurdles, and Long Jump, 1964 District Champion in Low & High Hurdles and Long Jump, 1964 PA State Champion High Hurdles, 1964 Missouri State University Conference Champion, High Hurdles Inducted 2005 |
CHARLIE PREDIGERAthlete, North Penn HS, 1964 Football, Basketball , Baseball Outstanding Pitcher NPHS All-Bux Mont Basketball 1st Team, 1963-1964 All-Bux Mont Baseball 1st Team, 1963 & 1964 Basketball MVP,1963-1964 Pitched for Boston Red Sox Organization Inducted 2005 |
HARRY RAKOWSKIAthlete, North Penn HS, 1956 Lettered 3 Yrs Football, Basketball, Baseball All Bux-Mont League Football and Basketball Captain of Football and Baseball Teams All Scholastic Philadelphia and All State Honorable Mention Football All Southern Conference Football Team at The Citadel, 1959. Drafted by Buffalo Bills Inducted 2005 |
KATHY KREISHER HENDERSONAthlete, North Penn HS, 1981 Tennis, Basketball, Softball Pitched NP to Softball State Championship in 1981 with a No-Hitter at Every Level Lock Haven University Team Captain in Sophomore, Junior and Senior Years. 1990 to Present Member of Allentown Patriots Professional Softball Team. Coach, NPHS, 1993-1999 Basketball, Softball Inducted 2005 |
DAVE RITTENHOUSEAthlete, North Penn HS, 1961 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball NPHS MVP Athlete 1961 Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked Soccer Team member at East Stroudsburg University. Member of NAIA National Soccer Championship Team, 1963. Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked (8th) Soccer Team. Coach, North Penn HS, 1974-1998 Baseball and Soccer Inducted 2005 |
MARY LOU FRETZ ROUSHAthlete, North Penn HS, 1966 Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis NPHS MVP Athlete, 1966 Inducted Into Bluffton College Hall of Fame Lettered all four years in Basketball, Volleyball, and Tennis Undefeated in college Tennis in singles and doubles. Bluffton College MVP Female Athlete, 1970 Inducted 2005 |
DR. GEORGE SANDSAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1924 Football, Basketball, Track LHS Record Holder in 100, 220, and 440 Yd Dash that lasted for 15 years. Captain of Football Team, 1923-1924 Captain of Basketball Team, 1924 Received Track Scholarship to Penn State Inducted 2005 |
LEE SAVERIOAthlete, Lansdale HS, 1947 Baseball Bux-Mont All-League Honors, MVP of LHS Minor League Baseball 5 Yrs Coach and Owner of Lansdale Tigers Inducted 2005 |
KRISTIN SOMMARAthlete, North Penn HS, 1996 Field Hockey, Basketball, and All American Lacrosse Played 4 Yrs on University of Maryland’s National Championship Teams 1997-2000. NCAA 3 Times Lacrosse All-American Named to ACC’s 50th Anniversary Women’s Lacrosse Team. Member US World Cup Championship Team 2001. Inducted 2005 |
JOHN VINSKICoach, Lansdale/North Penn HS, 1951-1985 Football, 30 Yrs – Track, 33 Yrs Track Official and State Meet Starter, 39 Yrs. Inducted 2005 |
DICK WAITEAthlete, Hatfield HS, 1931 Basketball and Track Undefeated in Wrestling, Junior and Senior Year At Penn State Led Penn State Wrestling Team to the National Championship, 1936. Coach, Columbia University, 1936-1942 Wrestling Inducted 2005 |
MARIBELLE WALDOCoach, Lansdale HS, 1944-48, 1952-55 Coach, North Penn HS, 1955-1960 Field Hockey and Basketball Pioneer of Girls High School Sports Chairperson of PE Dept at NPHS Inducted 2005 |
ERNEST WAYLANDAthlete, North Penn HS, 1959 Football, Basketball, Track Captain Football Team, 1957 & 1958 Co-Captain Basketball Team, 1958-1959 Captain Track Team, 1959 All Bux-Mont League Football, Junior and Senior Yrs. Bux-Mont League Long Jump Champion 1957 Starting Halfback at Temple University 3 Yrs. Inducted 2005 |
JOSEPH “DOBBIE” WEAVERCoach, Lansdale HS, 1920-1928 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track His track teams were among the best in the nation. His teams won the One Mile Relay Championship of America 3 times at the Penn Relays. First Full-Time Coach at LHS Inducted 2005 |
CARL “HICKS” WEINGARTNERAthlete, North Wales HS, 1928 Football, Basketball, Baseball Lettered in all three sports Life-Long Tennis Champion Owner of a Lansdale Sporting Goods Store Inducted 2005 |
PATRICIA WHITMANAthlete, North Penn HS, 1957 Field Hockey, Softball (Pitcher) World Games Gold Medal Winner, 1979 Played with California Lionettes and the Raybestos Brakettes 1st Female Athlete Inducted into ASA PA Hall of Fame, 1986. Inducted 2005 |
EDGAR WILLIAMSLansdale HS, 1933 Sports Writer Feature Writer and Reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer and The North Penn Reporter Inducted 2005 |
HARRY WURSTERAthlete, Hatfield HS, 1955 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Track All-League Soccer Goalie Most Valuable Athlete Award Tri-County League All-Star Goalie, 1954 Inducted 2005 |
Lansdale High School Football Team of 1937Undefeated and untied with 8 wins and 0 losses Three linemen recognized on the All-Buxmont League first team: RT Herb Fretz, LG Frannie Drissel, and C Captain Bob Graham Two backs placed on the All-Buxmont team – FB Bob Bricker and RHB Jack Watt Inducted 2005 |
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