FRED SHISLER

Athlete, Lansdale High School, 1952

Basketball, Track and Field
6 Varsity Letters: 3 Basketball, 3 Track & Field
1952 Basketball Captain, 1st Team All Bux-Mont League
1952 Lions Club Trophy Award for Basketball MPV
1952 Track & Field Co-Captain
Bux-Mont League Broad Jump Champion 1951
Member: 1952 Penn Relays Bux-Mont Mile Relay Champions
Member: 1950-51-52 Bux-Mont League Championships
1952 WNAR (Norristown) Outstanding Male Athlete Award
Graduated Gettysburg College, 1956, AB Degree
Graduated Jefferson College of Philadelphia, 1960, M.D.
Physician: Lansdale Medical Group, 1963-1999

Fred spent all of his 12 educational years in the Lansdale School system.  He was a two sport athlete, basketball and track at Lansdale H. S.  Coach Ken Poust thought he would make a good end on the football team, but his mother said “no” to football.

In track Fred ran on the mile relay team, half mile relay team (4X220 relay) and the running broad jump. In his junior year he won the Bux-Mont broad jump championship.  His senior year he took second place in the broad jump which helped Lansdale win the championship by one quarter of a point.  Fred was a member of mile relay team that won the Bux-Mont League mile relay at the Penn Relays during a rain storm his senior year.

In basketball Fred was high scorer for Lansdale his senior year and received first team all Bux-Mont honors.  His senior year he was basketball captain and received The Lions Club Trophy Award.

Fred was sixth in his class academically and was class president 1950, 1951 &1952.  He won the WNAR Athlete of the year award in 1952.  He continued his education at Gettysburg College graduating in 1956 with an AB degree.  After college he continued his education at Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia and received his MD degree in 1960.  Following an internship at The Reading Hospital, Fred spent two years in the US Air Force.  He was assigned to the dispensary at Stewart AFB, New York.  Upon his discharge he spent the rest of his career as a staff physician at the Lansdale Medical Group (1963 – 1999)

After retiring in 1999 Fred took up tennis and is currently playing doubles three to four days a week.  Fred lives in Lansdale with his wife Terry of fifty years.  Terry and Fred enjoy traveling the US and taking trips abroad.  They have two children and five grandchildren who live close by.

SELMA BJORKLUND ROBINSON

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1975

Girls Swimming & Diving, Girls Cross Country
Head Coach Girls Swimming & Diving, 1980-1990
Overall Dual Meet Record 104-5
League Dual Meet Record 68-0
Six Undefeated Seasons 1981-1984, 1989, 1990
10 Bux- Mont League/ Suburban One Championships
5 PIAA District One Championships
3 PIAA District One Runner-ups
1990 PIAA Swimming & Diving State Championship
1990 National Public High School Team Champion
(As recognized by Swimming World Magazine)
1990 Fastest 200 yard Medley Relay in the United States
Coached 14 All Americans and 11 All American Relays
Graduated Lock Haven University, 1979, BS Health & Physical Education

There have been many wonderful memories etched in my mind from my experiences with the North Penn Swimming program. I have had the good fortune to be involved in all facets of the program, first as a student athlete, then as an educator and parent.  As an incoming freshman I had the honor of being part of the first high school swimming team at North Penn High School. I can remember the first day I met Rick Carroll who was nice enough to take time to show off the new natatorium, which later would be named after him, to my father and me. I marveled over the beautiful marble counters in the girls’ locker room, which I later found out were plastic, and the state of the art timing system.  From that point I was committed to the program and all it had to offer. At that time, little did I know the impact the program would have on me well into my middle-age years.

Starting in 1971, I participated on the high school swimming team as well as the North Penn Aquatic Club until 1975. Under the tutelage of Coach Pat Henry, I was a Bux-Mont League champion in several events, a PIAA District One top six place finisher in a few events and a PIAA state qualifier. A few of the relays I was a member of received All-American recognition. I was most honored to be named team captain my sophomore, junior and senior years. Although I was a fairly successful swimmer, I believe my claim to fame was chanting team cheers so loudly that they could be heard within a one mile radius of the pool.

Swimming for Lock Haven State College allowed me to do some travelling during my college career. I had the good fortune of qualifying for AIAW nationals (before NCAA Division III hosted nationals) all four years in a variety of events.  Again, my greatest swimming accomplishment in college was being named team captain my sophomore, junior and senior years.

Graduation from college brought me back to Lansdale with a teaching degree in Health and Physical Education and a strong desire to coach swimming at the high school level. After getting my feet wet as a teacher and head swimming coach at Methacton High School, I was offered a teaching position as well as the position of Head Girls’ Swimming Coach at North Penn High School in the fall of 1980. The professional goal that I had set for myself in college had been met. I was so thrilled to be a coach in a program that was highly regarded across the state of Pennsylvania.

Under the guidance of Rick Carroll and later the working relationship I had with Bill Berardelli allowed me to learn and grow as a coach. The ten years of coaching North Penn Swimming and Diving led to many exciting team accomplishments.  The team amassed an overall dual meet record of 104 – 5 and a league dual meet record of 68-0.  Six of the ten seasons finished with undefeated records with all ten seasons resulting in a league championship title. Five of the teams finished as District One Champions and three other teams finished as District One Championship runner-up.

The crowning moment of my association with the North Penn Swimming program was when the 1990 Girls’ team won the PIAA State Championship and was recognized as the National Public High School Swimming Champions by Swimming World Magazine. I will forever be indebted to all the girls on that team. They were a group of athletes dedicated to the sport of swimming and were committed to the goals set forth by the team. The athletes on the 1990 team were and still are a great group of women. Many are successful professionals, loving mothers, dedicated volunteers and women that live their life with great character. My hope is that the experiences from that special swim season have, in a small way, made them who they are today. I know for me, it certainly has had an impact on who I am today.

The following swim season brought a second child to the Robinson family which no longer allowed me to give the time and energy to a team that I loved. My resignation as coach was one of the hardest decisions of my life. Although I always had responsibilities throughout my adult life, the one that I take most seriously is being a mother to my two children. Bradley is twenty-five years old and working full time. Molly is a college student and is a living testament to the amount of time that has passed from that glorious season. I was almost eight months pregnant as we were making a run for the state title in early March of 1990. If feels like that season was yesterday, until I look at my twenty year old daughter.

Retirement from coaching has given me time to do many things over the past twenty years above and beyond parenting my children. Community service and volunteerism have been at the forefront of my life, most recently serving as a councilwoman for the Lansdale Borough. Professionally, I am entering my thirty second year of teaching at North Penn High School while serving as Department Chair of the Health and Physical Education department. This past summer I have completed my twenty-second summer of coaching the Manufacturers’ Golf and Country Club swimming team.

While I am happy that so many years of my past have been filled with coaching and mentoring the wonderful North Penn teams, I look forward to the future years of sitting in the stands, supporting and cheering on future generations of North Penn swimmers, many of them children of my former athletes!

DAVID PIER

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1985

Football, Baseball
5 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 2 Baseball
1983 North Penn Defensive Player of the Year
All Bux-Mont League1st Team Defense 1983 & 1984
1983 HM Philadelphia Inquirer Southeast PA All Star Game
1984 Co-captain Football; HM All Bux-Mont League Offense
Philadelphia Inquirer Southeast PA 1st Team Defense
North Penn Reporter Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mention All State Football 1984
1985 North Penn Team MVP & Defensive Player of the year
Baseball: 1984 NPHS Team Defensive Player of the Year
1985 Co-Captain; All Bux-Mont League 2nd Team Outfield
Graduated Kutztown University, 1989, BS Education

During David’s high school career he would earn 5 varsity letters; 3 in football and 2 in baseball.

After earning a starting position on the varsity football team in his sophomore year, David ended up as the team’s 5th leading tackler during his sophomore season. David started at defensive end in every game except the season opener.

David’s junior year, the 1983 season, the football team went 9-2 and won the Bux-Mont League title. David started at defensive end and at the end of the year was the team’s leading tackler. He was voted the team’s defensive player of the year, as chosen by the coaching staff. David was also selected to the 1^st team All Bux-Mont League at defensive end.

In 1984, David’s senior year he was voted team co-captain by his coaches and teammates. After the first game he made the switch from defensive end to the linebacker position. There David would again lead the team in tackles and was the defensive player of the year. David also started on offense as the team’s tight end. The team finished the season at 8-3 and David was voted the teams Most Valuable Player. He would earn 1^st team All Bux-Mont honors on defensive and was Honorable mention on offense. David was also chosen as the Philadelphia Inquirer’s 1^st Team for Southeastern Pennsylvania, and was the North Penn Reporter’s Defensive Player of the Year. David was recognized as All-State Honorable Mention.

During David’s baseball career he started in both his junior and senior years. As a junior the team was 21-2 and won both the Bux-Mont League Championship and the District 1 Championship. David started every game in the outfield and the team’s season ended in a 2-1, 10 inning loss in the state playoffs.

David was a Co-Captain of the baseball team his senior year and started as an outfielder. He was a second team All Bux-Mont selection and was voted the team’s Defensive Player of the Year.

David went to Kutztown University and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. David was an assistant football coach at Quakertown High School in 1990 and 1991 and also coached for 6 years with the Upper Perkiomen Little league.

David now lives in the Boyertown School District with his wife Michell. At the young age of 41 David was blessed with the birth of identical twin girls, Kamryn and Riley, born in January of 2008.

ED OSWALD

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1970

Baseball, Basketball, Soccer
7 Varsity Letters: 3 Baseball, 3 Basketball, 1 Soccer
Baseball: 1969 2nd Team All Bux-Mont League
1970 Baseball Co-Captain, 1st Team All Bux-Mont League
1970 NPHS Booster Club MVP Award
Basketball: 1969 Honorable Mention All Bux-Mont League
1970 Basketball Co-Captain, 1st Team All Bux-Mont League
1970 Lansdale Lions MVP Award
1970 Genuardi’s Award - Outstanding NPHS Male Athlete
Rider College Varsity Baseball letter 1972, 1973, 1974
Graduated Rider College, 1974, BS Economics

Ed was a three sport athlete soccer, basketball and baseball at North Penn.  He received varsity letters in basketball and baseball his sophomore, junior and senior years and for soccer his sophomore year.  In 1970 he was elected co-captain of both the basketball and baseball teams.  He was first team All Bux-Mont in both sports.  In his senior year Eddie also received the Lansdale Lions Club MVP for Basketball and the Genuardi’s Sports Award as NPHS’ Most Outstanding Male Athlete.After a successful athletic career at NPHS, Ed received a baseball scholarship to Rider College in Lawrenceville, NJ.  Ed earned varsity letters his sophomore, junior and senior years.  He graduated in 1974 with a B.S. in Economics.

After graduating from Rider he has been employed as a purchasing agent and sales manager.  Ed is currently the Western Regional Sales Manager for GW Plastics and resides in San Antonio, TX.  Ed and his wife Ellen, of 30 years, have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

To keep in shape these days Ed runs marathons and half marathons in the fall and winter; plays hardball in San Antonio Men’s Senior Baseball League in the spring and summer.

MARK MELILLO

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1978

Football, Baseball
4 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 1 Baseball
3 Year Starter Offensive Guard and Defensive End/Tackle
1977 1st Team All Bux-Mont Offense and Defensive Tackle
Honorable Mention All State Football 1977
Nominated For Big 33 All Star Game
Co-Captain Montgomery County All-Star Game, 1978
Graduated University of Delaware 1982, BS Finance
4 Year Letter Winner; 3 Year Starter at Offensive Guard
Played on the 1979 National Championship Team
1982 National Championship Runner Up

While at North Penn Mark earned 3 varsity football letters and one Baseball varsity letter in 1976; his only season of participation.As a football player Mark started all three season, including both offense and defense as a junior and senior.  While the team did not enjoy much success in wins, Mark was fortunate to play for a number of excellent coaches who were even better people.  In 1977 he was named First Team All Bux-Mont for both offense and defense.  He was invited to play in the 1978 Montgomery Country All Star Game and was name the North captain.Mark accepted a full scholarship to the University of Delaware, playing for the legendary head coach Harold “Tubby” Raymond.  After a red shirt year in 1978, he played four years on varsity during the 1979-1982 seasons.  As a starter at offensive guard from his sophomore through his senior year, Mark tied the school record for consecutive starts at 37.  It was a great period of time in Delaware football history and the combined record during his four varsity seasons was 43 – 8.  This included three post season visits to Division 1-AA playoffs.  Mark was fortunate to have played in two National Championship games; Delaware won the first one in 1979 and was runner up in 1982.After graduating from the University Delaware in 1982, Mark entered the Financial Services industry as a Financial Advisor, where he remained for the past 27 years.  He is currently a Complex Manager for Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC in Doylestown.  Mark lives in North Wales with wife Susan and three boys; Christopher 16, Ryan 13 and Matthew 2.

RONALD E. JAROS

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1966

Football, Winter/Spring Track
Head Coach Boys Cross Country 1992-2008
2007 & 2008 PIAA State Cross Country Championships
District One Championships 1997, 2007, 2008
Suburban One League Championships 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008
Three undefeated seasons 1997, 2007, 2008 - Last 21 in a row
Cross Country dual meets 170 - 31; 28 Invitational wins
PTFCA Cross Country Coach of the Year - 2007 & 2008
Head Coach Boys & Girls Bowling 1980 -1998
Boys record; 134 - 48 - 11 ties & 9 League Championships
Girls record; 121 - 63 - 6 ties & 6 League Championships
Head Coach Girls Indoor Track 1999-2008
2001 Indoor Girls State Shot Put Champion
Head Coach Boys Winter/Spring Track 1975 & 1976
Assistant Coach Boys Spring Track, 1982 - present

Ron participated in Football and Winter / Spring Track & Field while attending North Penn HS. During his senior year in Football he punted and started at offensive and defensive end.  In Spring Track Ron placed 1st in both the Discus and Javelin and 2^nd in the Shot Put at the 1966 Bux-Mont League Championship meet. At the District meet he was 3^rd in the Shot and Javelin and 5^th in the Discus. By the end of his Sr. season, Ron was ranked 2^nd in the Shot Put and 3^rd in the Discus on North Penn’s top ten all time list. Ron received the 1966 Track Most Valuable Player award and the Most Improved Player in both Football (’65) and Track (’66). He graduated from North Penn in 1966 and went to West Chester University where he received his B.S. and M.Ed.  In 1973 he received a full time teaching contract at North Penn High School.In 1992 Ron became Head Cross Country Coach at North Penn HS.  In 1997 he had his first undefeated season, winning his first League and District Championship.  In 2007 at the Manhattan Invitational NP ran the 2^ndfastest all-time team average ever run at the Manhattan Invitational; putting the 2007 team in a very elite group.  This 2007 team finished their season undefeated, winning the Suburban One League Championship, the District One Championship and  North Penn’s first ever PIAA State Cross Country Championship. Ron was named Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2007.  After setting the bar high the 2008 Cross Country team matched the 2007 team finishing undefeated in the league, winning the Suburban One League Championship, the District One Championship and defending their State title winning the PIAA State Cross Country Championship.  This is only the fifth School District in PIAA history (1939 – 2008) to win back to back State Cross Country Championships. Once again Ron was named Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2008.  In the 17 years Ron coached Cross Country his dual meet record was 170 – 31 (undefeated last 21 in a row), with 28 invitational wins, 5 All-State runners, 96 All-League runners, 4 Suburban One League Championships, 3 District One Championships and 2 PIAA State Championships.

In 1980 Ron became Head Coach of Boys’ & Girls’ Bowling teams and coached until 1998. Ron’s boys’ bowling team match record was 134-48-11, with 92 shutouts and 9 League Championships. During this time the Boys’ bowling team held or set every league record. In 1993-94 the Boys’ varsity starting 5 made up the entire 1^st team All-League Team.  The Girls’ bowling team match record was 121-63-6, with 83 shutouts and 5 League Championships. The 1990 Girls’ team went 10-0 with 6 shutouts while bowling with 4 girls against 5 every week. NP is the only School in League history to take all four titles, Boys Team & Boys Individual and Girls Team & Girls Individual in the same year, not once but twice 1993 & 1994.

From 1999 to 2008 Ron was Head Indoor Girls Track Coach. During this time the girls broke or set every Indoor school track record. He had one Indoor State Champion in the Shot Put and top eight finishers in the 4X200, 4X400, 4X800, Mile, High Jump, Pole Vault, and Triple Jump.

Ron has been assistant boys’ spring track coach since 1982 through to the present. In his early coaching years he worked with the throwers and had multiple league, district, state champions and a national champion.  In the later years Ron worked with North Penn’s distance runners helping continue the legacy of the North Penn 4x800m Relays and distance running.

In 1992 Ron finish what would be a labor of love.  After 15 years of research he published his book on the Sokol movement in the United States called Sokol Gathering in the New World.

Ron has retired from teaching and lives in Lansdale with his wife Penny.  He enjoys visiting his married children; Erica living in South Carolina and Dana living in Pittsburg where he visits his two grandchildren.

ALLEN BARTLEBAUGH

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1971

Football, Wrestling
Varsity Letters: 2 Football, 2 Wrestling
1970 All Bux-Mont Football 1st Team Offensive / Defensive Tackle
1970 NPHS Most Improved Football Athlete Award
Defensive Tackle Montgomery County All-Star Game
1971 Wrestling Team Captain; Most Valuable Wrestler
Undefeated Bux-Mont League Heavyweight & Sectional Champion
Graduated Delaware Valley College, 1975, BS Biology
Football: 4 Year Starter, All League Defensive Tackle, 1971-72-73-74
Wrestling: 4 Year Letter Winner, Team Captain 1975
Delaware Valley College Outstanding Wrestler, 1975
All-American1974 & 75; 1st Delaware Valley College All-American
Inducted Delaware Valley College Hall of Fame for Football and Wrestling, 1989

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 1^st 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.

PAUL ALAMAN

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1970

Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track
Football: 3Varsity Letters
1968 Bux-Mont League Co-Championship Team
Co-Captain 1969 Football Team
I. Newton Cowan Award for Most Valuable Player
1969 Russell Bright Defensive Award
Scholar Athlete: The Triangle Club and The Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area 1st Team Defensive Tackle
All Bux-Mont League 1st Team Defensive Tackle
All Bux-Mont League 2nd Team Offensive Tackle
Nominated for PA Big 33 All-Star Game
Defensive Tackle MS Philadelphia vs Suburban All-Star Classic
Defensive Tackle Montgomery County All-Star Game
Graduated University Kentucky with Honors, 1974, BS Education

Paul reveled in the whole North Penn experience, thriving both athletically and academically.  A persistent foot injury limited his athletic success to his first love – football.  He was proud to be a member of the Knight’s unit, and still remembers his on field promotion and the coveted red practice jersey of the 1st team defense.  In his senior year he was co-captain of the football team and 1st Team All Bux-Mont Defensive end, 2nd Team All Bux-Mont Offensive Tackle and nominated to play in the PA Big 33 All Star game.  Paul’s trademarks were his hustle, effort, and discipline. Whether it was excelling in football, or riding the JV bench in basketball and baseball, he strove to be a good teammate, a good friend, and a good student.In the fall of 1970 Paul transitioned to the University of Kentucky where he had received a football scholarship. He was well prepared by the teachers and coaches of North Penn for the challenges ahead.  After a very successful freshman season, Paul suffered a career ending neck injury his sophomore year.  He never fulfilled his goal of starting in the SEC, but remained a valuable part of the program, and graduated on time with honors.The post college years can best be described in one word, change.  Paul has lived in many locales, mostly in the western states, always seeming to gravitate back to Montana.  His vocations were varied as well; from factory worker, towboat deckhand, railroad trainmaster, to teacher and coach.  In 1983 Paul was given the opportunity to start his own business as a State Farm Insurance Agent in Lansdale.  It was here that he finally hit his stride, building a successful agency.  Unfortunately in 1994 Paul suffered a stroke, and a year later had to make the difficult decision to retire.The only true constant in Paul’s life has been his wife of 30 plus years, Joni.  She has been his partner, confidant, and strength through many ups and downs.  It is a good bet the future will find them somewhere out in Big Sky Country doing their best to live life as it unfolds.