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The 1959 Football Team
The first team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, the 9-0 1959 Pride football team is the only team in school history to remain undefeated at the end of the season. The team was led by Hall of Fame Coach Howdy Myers and captained by George Dempster and Chet O’Neill. It ranked first in the East in passing, pass defense and points allowed (44), and third in total offense (248 ypg). The team was second in the nation in pass offense and fifth in the nation in pass defense and total defense.
Among small colleges it was the number one team in the East as selected by the NCAA.
The team members are as follows:
Bob Ainbinder
Bill Aronwald
Lou Bauer
Bob Brunner
Kevin Commins
Dick Cooney
Frank Cozart
George Dempster
Bob DeNeef
Desmond Devlin
Lou DiBlasi
Vincent Dugan
Tim Gannon
Bill Groom
Don Hanington
Bill Heiser
Jon Hennessey
Dick Hirshkind
Bill Kolb
Bernie Larkin
Doug Lewis
Tom MacDonald
Mike Manzer
Frank Mauro
Steve Miller
Stan Modzelewski
Andy Muccillo
Chet O’Neill
Ted Poliskin
Richard Schrage
Bob Spiotta
Bill Stetson
Burt Swerdling
Coaches:
Howard Myers
Alan Paul
Neil Wheelright
Harold Haines
Dick Sullivan (Freshman Coach)
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