3 Varsity Letters, 2 Spring Track and 1 Indoor Track
1963 PIAA STATE DISCUS CHAMPION
1963 District One Discus Champion
1963 Bux-Mont League Discus Champion
1963 Montgomery County Association Discus Champion
1963 George School Invitational Discus Champion
1963 T&FCA of GP MEET OF CHAMPIONS Discus Champion
First North Penn Discus Athlete to throw over 160 ft.
First North Penn Shot Putter to throw 50 ft.
INDUCTED 2016
North Penn High School, 1963
Rich is honored to be inducted into the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame. He feels very privileged to have-been coached by Jim Crawford, Sr. Rich participated in basketball and track and field while attending North Penn High School, but decided to concentrate on track and field for his senior year. Rich broke many meet records in the discus, breaking a record which had been set in 1940.
Rich went to work in the construction field after graduation. He was drafted into the Army in 1965 and served in Vietnam. Upon returning from Vietnam Rich went back to the construction business where he formed his own company. Rich resided in Blue Bell for many years where he served on the Whitpain Town- ship Parks and Recreation Committee which he chaired for 10 years. He also was active in the Whitpain Recreation Association coaching his two sons in soccer and basketball.
Rich currently lives in Lewes, DE with his wife Grace.
