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JEFF YEAKEL

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1994

5 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 2 Baseball

1993 1st Team All State Football Running Back

1993 Rushed for 2,108 Yds. (348 vs. Lansdale Catholic)

Career Rushing 3,424 Yds. and 36 TD’s

1993 Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Eastern PA 1st Team

1992 & 1993 Intelligencer All-Area Team

1992 & 1993 All Suburban One First Team Running Back

1992 & 1993 NPHS Football Team MVP

1993 Times Herald Offensive Player of the Year

1993 Maxwell Football Club Award Winner

1994 NPHS Baseball Team MVP

1994 Suburban One Carpenter Cup Team

Earned Football Scholarship to Hofstra University

Hofstra University, B.S., Education 1999

Neumann College, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership 2007

INDUCTED 2015


North Penn High School, 1994

 Jeff participated in football and baseball while attending North Penn High School. Jeff had the honor of playing for Coach Bill Travers in football and Coach Dave Rittenhouse in baseball. He was a 3 year starter in football and 2 year starter in baseball. Jeff played running back and free safety in football and was the leadoff hitter and played center field in baseball. In Jeff’s senior year, he earned 1st team All-State in football and was a member of the Carpenter Cup team in baseball. He was also named Team MVP in his junior year in football and received MVP honors in football and baseball during his senior year.

During his senior year, Jeff rushed for 2,108 yards in just 11 games. In his high school career he rushed for 3,424 yards and 36 touchdowns (4 of which were kickoff returns).  In 1993, against Lansdale Catholic, he also rushed for 348 yards on Thanksgiving Day. While running back was where

Other accomplishments include being named 1st Team All-Southeastern PA team, Intelligencer All-Area team, All-Suburban One 1st team, Times Herald Offensive player of the year, and Maxwell Football Club Award winner.

Jeff attended Hofstra University on a football scholarship, earning a B.S. in Education. In 2007 he earned a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Neumann College. Currently, Jeff is a Health and Physical Education teacher at Whitemarsh Elementary in the Colonial School District. In the summer, he manages his OCNJ business Beach Caddy, LLC and enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 beautiful girls.

Jeff wants to thank the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame committee for the honor of being inducted. He realizes that he could not have achieved his success without great coaches and amazing teammates.