LARRY PIJANOWSKI

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1985

Football, Baseball
6 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 3 Baseball
1983 Football All Bux-Mont League Honorable Mention
1984 Football 3rd Team All State, All Bux-Mont League 1st Team
All District 1st Team, 1st Team All Scholastic, 1st Team All Intelligencer
Leading Pass Receiver 1984; 6 TD’s & Two Punt Returns for TD’s
Holds NPHS Records: Longest Punt Return 85 yds. for TD
Longest Pass Interception 96 yds. for TD
1984 Baseball 1st Team All Bux Mont League
1984 Baseball Philadelphia Inquirer 1st Team All Southeastern PA
1985 Baseball 1st Team All Bux Mont League
1985 Baseball Philadelphia Inquirer 1st Team All Southeastern PA
1984 & 1985 NPHS Baseball MVP
1984 District One Baseball Champions
1985 Leading Hitter; .418 Average, 28 hits, 18 RBIs
1984 NPHS Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
Graduated Rollins College, B.A., Environmental Studies, 1989

As an athlete at North Penn, Larry earned 6 varsity letters; 3 in football and 3 in baseball. During his junior year, the Knights won the Bux-Mont league in football and won the Bux-Mont league and District I crown in baseball. As a senior, Larry played both ways in football as a wide receiver and defensive back.  He won the NPHS Outstanding Senior Award and was named 1^st team All-Bux-Mont for both offense and defense. He also earned 3^rd Team All-State honors as a defensive back. In baseball as a junior and senior, Larry was named NPHS MVP; earned 1^stTeam All Bux-Mont honors and was named to the All Southeastern PA team.Larry’s most memorable moment came as a junior when he broke three school football records in one game against Neshaminy. He had a 96-yd interception return for a TD and an 85-yd punt return for a TD. Both plays were school records with the interception being the longest TD of any kind for the 3^rd record of the day.

As a student, Larry made distinguished honor roll and is a member of the National Honor Society.

After graduating North Penn, Larry accepted an Academic/Baseball scholarship to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. While at Rollins, he earned 4 letters playing outfield.  As a senior, he was named Captain of the team which won the difficult Southeasten Regional Championship and a berth to the Division II College World Series. By the time Larry graduated Rollins, he held school records for the most hits in a single season; career records for hits and at-bats, and was in the top 10 of several offensive categories. In 1989, Larry earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Rollins College, and later received his Master’s in Business Administration from DeSales University in 2003.

Larry now lives in Upper Perkiomen School District with his wife of 17 years, Lori and their four children: Taylor 16, Daron 14, Bryan 12 and Allie 3. He is a Marketing Manager for an orthopedic implant company. For leisure he enjoys watching his daughters dance and coaching his sons play baseball.