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Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall of Fame Inductees
15th HOF (2025) Inductees Announced:
15th HOF (2025) Inductees Announced:
Jerry Brindisi, Class of 1974
Tom McWilliams, Class of 1961
Bobby DiBenedetto, Class of 1990
Steve McGarry, Class of 1981
Jude Lockhead, Class of 1993
Pete Sokolski, Class of 2004
1974-75 PCL Championship team's 50th Anniversary
Jack O'Neill Service to Soccer Award recipient, Mr. Leo Filewicz, of Juniata.
14th HOF (2024) Inductees
14th HOF (2024) Inductees
Ed Stangler '76
Pat McCallion '91
Danny Murtaugh '97
Kevin Ollinger '01
Carl Essenthier '09
Khristian Hall '10
Service to Soccer Award to the Jack O'Neill Service to Soccer Award.
inaugural award is going to Mr. Charles Oswald of Lighthouse and Frankford lore.
13th HOF (2023) Inductees
13th HOF (2023) Inductees
(Ceremony postponed until 2023 due to Covid restrictions.)
No Ceremonies 2020-2022 due to Covid!
No Ceremonies 2020-2022 due to Covid!
12th HOF inductees (2019)
PCL Champion '58, '59, '601st Team All Scholastic '60City Champion '60 (scored winning goal)St. JosephChicago KickersPCL and City Champions '77, '78All-Catholic '78Captain '821st Team All-Catholic '81, '82All-ScholasticPlayer and Coach FC BayernCaptain '92All-City, All-Scholastic, All-SEPA '92St. Joseph (Soccer 7 Champs)4 year Varsity playerAll-Catholic '05, '06, '07All-State '07FC Delco (6 time State Champs)La Salle (A10 All Rookie Team)12th HOF inductees (2019)
All Opponents Team
Woody Hartman, Frankford
Goalie 1970 Co-City Champs FrankfordPhila. FeverAsst. Coach Drexel, Textile, CairnSEPA HOF 1997Matt Knowles, Ryan
SEPA HOF 2004Service to Soccer Award
The Late Tom Turner
Coach LaSalle, St. Joseph11th HOF Inductees (2018)
PCL Champions '65, '66, '67All-Catholic '67SEPA HOF 2017PCL Champions '66, '67All-Catholic, All-Scholastic '66, '67All-Catholic '69, '701st Team All-American '70La SalleSEPA HOF 1987Captain '87 (Basketball and Soccer)All-CatholicPCL ChampionLa SalleAll-Conference '91All-Catholic '92, '93Elmira (leading scorer 4 years)All-Catholic '01, '02PCL Champion '01, '02Holy Family11th HOF Inductees (2018)
1929 North team that went 8–0–1
All Opponents Team
Bill Snyder Frankford '69
Scored 2 goals against NC in City Title gameSEPA HOF 1990Frank Gillespie Dougherty '74
All-Catholic goalie with 7-1-1 record against NCService to Soccer Award
Jack O’Neill
10th HOF Inductees (2017)
Guest Speaker: Coach Jim CurtainCoach Phila. Union, former MLS player, All-Conference Villanova 4 year Starter Co-Capt. 1959All Catholic, All Scholastic 1958, 1959PCL Champs 57, 58,59City Champs 1959All Catholic 1966All Scholastic 1965, 1966PCL Champs 65, 66Park College (MO) 2nd Team All Conf.All Catholic, All Area 1973, 19741974 PCL ChampsEast Stroudsburg 1st Team All-PSAC All Catholic 1981Drexel Univ.Youth and HS Coach (North, Roman)Captain 1988All Catholic, All City, All State 1988St. Joseph Univ.Asst. Coach SJU and Roman1st Team All Catholic 1995NC MVP 1995TextileAll Catholic 2000, 2001PCL Champs 1999, 2001Drexel Univ.All Catholic 2002PCL Champs 2001, 2002Manor College, ShippensburgCoach Chick Fallon(12-0-0 PCL) (14-1-0 Overall) 10th HOF Inductees (2017)
Service Award
Tom Oakes
Asst. Coach, Fundraiser, Bus Driver, Man behind the scene.9th HOF Inductees (2016)
All-ScholasticUniv. of Penn (Captain)Honorable Mention All-AmericanPro Philadelphia Nationals (ASL)Two Time All-CatholicPCL ChampionYouth Soccer CoachTwo Time All CatholicPCL Champion, City TitleTextile (NCAA Final Four '78)Two Time All-CatholicPCL Champion, City Title (76-77)Captain - Basketball, SoccerDrexelPCL and City Champion (79)All Catholic, All City (78 & 79)Congressional certificate of merit for academics and athletics excellence.DrexelPCL Champion (90)All Catholic (90)Pro Philadelphia KIXX, other teamsYouth Coach Port RichmondTwo Time All-CatholicAll-Catholic BaseballTemple (Soccer, Baseball)Two Time All Catholic (94-95)CabriniConference All Star, Co-MVPThree PCL ChampionshipsRanked 5th in ClassAll-Catholic (01-02)Captain (01 -02)On Basketball and Golf teamsSt. Joseph U.North Coach 1989 to 1997PCL Title 1990All Public Olney 1975Coach - Danubia MajorsCoached TextileAsst Coach Penn CharterSEPA HOF 20069th HOF Inductees (2016)
8th HOF Inductees (2015)
Guest Speaker: Bob PeffleTemple All American Soccer, drafted by Houston Astros, Soccer Coach LaSalle HS, Frankford HS8th HOF Inductees (2015)
John Meehan '53
All-Scholastic, City Champion1st Team All-American - US Naval AcademyNavy Athletic Hall of Fame"Navy soccer star called by coach best player ever to represent Middies,was picked to receive Naval Academy AA sword as senior showingmost outstanding athletic excellence during varsity career" - Sports illustratedWalt Manning '54
City Champion GoalkeeperRegional All-American - Temple UniversityPro-player Uhrick TruckersUkrainian NationalsUrsinus College Men's Soccer CoachAuthor of "The Cup"SEPA HOF 1997Ed Lowry '62
All-Catholic, 2 time PCL ChampionCo-founder of Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service CenterJerry McGovern '67
All-Catholic2-time PCL Champion.All-Catholic, 3-time PCL & City Champion(one of only 2 in NC history)Drexel UniversityMarc Eckert '88
Two Time All-Catholic, All-City, All-StateLaSalle University1988 MAAC Rookie of the year2nd team All-MAACJohn Wright '97
Two Time All-Catholic, All-CityPCL MVP 1995TempleTim Greer '02
Two Time All-Catholic, All-CityPCL MVP 2001Two Time PCL ChampionTemple UniversityThe undefeated and untied team from 1962 (19-0-0).
This was the only team in the 60s to win both a catholic league title and a city championship. We currently have 4 members of this team in our hall.They are John Boles, Larry Grebe, Jack Ruggero and Mike Wissman.Congrats to all the members of the 1962 team.7th HOF Inductees (2014)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sam Lee7th HOF Inductees (2014)
Christopher Brunetti, '03
1st Team All-Catholic, All Southeastern Penna.,All State, Addidas Region 2 Team, Catholic Standard & Times Player of the Year,NewsGleaner Player of the Year, PCL MVP, Regional All-AmericanArcadiaGene Chyzowych, '54
City Champions (1952)TempleUS National Team Coach (1973)Coach -Columbia High School (NJ)(730-188-70 as of 2009)Timothy Comey, '88
All Catholic (1986 & 87)Daily News All-City selection (87)Captain (90,91)Co-MVP (90)St. Joseph Univ.Chad Donnelly, '00
PCL Champion 1999All Catholic '98 & '99All City '99Michael Krecko, '92
PCL Champion 1990All Catholic 1991Jim O’Donnell, '72
PCL & City Champion 19701st Team All Catholic '71Lehigh (Captain '75)Joe Steffa, '76
PCL Champion '74 & '75City Champion '75All-Catholic & All-City 1975Temple - Soccer 7 All-Star1977 Catholic League and City Champions
1st Entire Team Induction
6th Hall of Fame Class (2013)
Guest Speaker: Chris Albright6th Hall of Fame Class (2013)
Mike Wissman '65
LBCCatholic League Champions 62, 63, 64All Catholic, All Scholastic, All CityOriginal Board Member Phila. Soccer ClubLBC 49ers (National Champs 67)Catholic League Champions 65, 66 All Catholic, All Scholastic, All CityNavy (Player and Asst. Coach)Navy HOFJim Fallon '68
LBC PlayerCatholic League Champions 65, 66TempleYouth Coach and RefereeHelped Form Juniata Youth Soccer programCatholic League Champions 70All CatholicTextileCoach CCP and Beaver CollegeAsst. Coach North CatholicHead Coach Franklintowne CharterGerry Blaney '75
Catholic League Champions 1974All CatholicSt. Joseph's 1975-78Played Majors Ukranian Nationals and LighthouseFounding member Lighthouse Soccer ClubSEPA HOF 2014John Friskey '79
Catholic League and City Champions 77 and 78All Catholic, All City1979-1982 LaSalle1980, 1981 ECC Honorable Mention1981, 1982 Soccer Seven All-Star1982 ECC All-StarJim Hooven '80
Catholic League and City Champions 78 and 79All Catholic, All City (Baseball, Soccer)LaSalle 1980-83 (Baseball, Soccer)MAC Champions (Soccer 81, 82, 83)Mike Schmanek '84
All-Catholic, All-Scholastic Philadelphia Daily News All-CitySpring Garden CollegeTony Rod Jr. '98
1st Team All Catholic, All City, All State 1997Catholic League MVPVillanova1st Team Soccer 7
5th Hall of Fame Class (2012)
Guest Speaker: Jacob "Lew" MeehlFormer Coach Textile, Drexel, Fever, Atoms, SpartansFormer Pro Player and All-American (Temple)5th Hall of Fame Class (2012)
Joe Walls, '60
St. Joseph 1961-63Honorable Mention All-America honors (1962) Second Team All-America honors (1963)One of just four players in SJU men's soccer history to earn multiple Regional All-America honors.SJU HOFSEPA HOF 2006George Griffin, '66
St. JosephHonorable Mention All-American (1969)St. Joseph Hall of Fame (2004)Asst Coach Arch. Ryan - 1980-1990s SEPA HOF 1992Pat Farrell, '71
LaSalle 1971-741991, 1994 - Soccer Seven Coach of the Year1994 - MCC Coach of the Year 1996 - A-10 Coach of the YearSEPA HOF 2011Joe Harvey, '74
Lighthouse PhantomsTextile 1974-77Phila. Fever Pro IndoorKevin Fulmer, '77
All Catholic & All Scholastic 1975 & 76All-State 1976TempleBob Strohm, '80
All Catholic 1979St. Joseph 1993-95Tom McIntyre, '91
All Catholic 90Matt Comey, '93
2 time All-Catholic Soccer & BasketballLaSalle 1993-961996 Soccer Seven All-StarSteve Wacker, '01
Philadelphia Catholic League MVPTemple (2001-04)Adidas All-American honorsAll-Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia All-Soccer ESPN Academic All-AmericanSoccer-Seven Student-Athlete of the YearPhiladelphia Kixx (2005-2008)South Jersey Elite Barons Soccer Academy CoachAsst. Coach SJU4th Hall of Fame Class (2011)
Guest Speaker: Bob Rigby4th Hall of Fame Class (2011)
Lawrence Grebe, '63
Regional All-AmericanNorth’s leading goal scorer until the early 1990s.Paul Duddy, '69
All Catholic and PCL ChampionSaint JosephNorth Penn HS head coach, college coach.SEPA HOF 2018Joe DiSalvo, '71
All Catholic, PCL Champion,Temple 1971-74New Jersey Americans (ASL)SEPA HOF 1995Tom Rola, '73
All-Catholic and All-Scholastic 1972PCL and City ChampionLaSalleMike Sullivan, '79
All Catholic 1977 & 78,All City, All State 1978PCL and City Champion 1977 & 78DrexelAll-Catholic, All-City 1979 & 80PCL and City ChampionSpring Garden CollegeJoe Reteneller, '86
All Catholic, All City, All Scholastic 1984 & 85All Region VillanovaJack Comey, '86
All-Catholic and All-City 1985St. Joseph U.Two time Soccer & selectionRegional All-American 1989All-Catholic 1991, 92, 93 All-Scholastic 1992 & 93Asst. Coach at NorthFormer Coach, Catholic League ChampionsSEPA Hall of Famer, started CYO soccerSEPA HOF 1985
3rd Hall of Fame Class (2010)
Guest Speaker: Coach George Todt3rd Hall of Fame Class (2010)
Chip Ciupak, '69
All-Scholastic, All-Catholic (1967 & 68)Catholic League Champion.Three time regional All-American (Army)Bill Crowley, '67
All-Catholic and All-Scholastic Catholic League Champion. Temple - MAC-ECC All-StarSEPA HOF 1999Jerry Franklin, '73
Jerry was a three year varsity player at NorthAll-Catholic 1971 & 72 All City, All State 1972 Tri-State All-American. LaSalle 1973-76ECC All-Star 1975 & 76Dave McIntyre, '85
Dave was a three year starter for NorthTwo time All-Catholic and All-Scholastic player. All-State and was the Catholic League’s Co-MVP.Tom Oliver, '52
Tom was a four year varsity player at North. 1st team All-Independent (1951)Philadelphia Old-timer’s Hall of Fame (1990)SEPA HOF 1997Tim O'Neill, '00
Tim was a three year varsity player at North. Two time All-Catholic and Catholic League MVP. Catholic League Champion (1999)Philadelphia Inquirer’s Player of the Year and All-American (1999)He was a four year starter at Rider and at St. John’s.Tony Rod Sr.,'78
Tony was a three year starter for North. Two time All-Catholic Two time City Champion.John Weick, '81
John was a three year starter at North. Two time All-Catholic and Catholic League MVP. John also was a two time Catholic League and City Champion.
2nd Hall of Fame Class (2009)
Guest Speaker: US Soccer HOF President2nd Hall of Fame Class (2009)
Ray Lynch, '38
Springfield Soccer HOFSEPA HOF 2014Rich Sheridan, '71
Team CaptainAll-Catholic 1970TextileSEPA HOF 2010Mat Noel, '46
All AreaSEPA HOF 1992Andy Rymarzcuk, '69
1st Team All-Catholic1969-1972 Penn State3rd Team All American (1971)1st Team All American (1972)1973 United States National Team (5 caps)1973-1975 Rochester Lancers1976 Tacoma TidesLou Dollarton, '46
All-ScholasticWest Chester 1949-50 1st Team All-AmericanWest Chester HOFDennis Maguire, '70
All CatholicAll ScholasticThomas Scanlon, '57
All-Scholastic (1956)LaSalle1959 MAC Soccer All-Star1960 All-AmericanSEPA HOF 1994Mike Robinson, '76
1st Team All CatholicAll ScholasticLehigh #2 All Time Scorer1980 Philadelphia FuryJack Ruggero, '65
St. Joseph U 1966-681967, 1968 All Region1976-86 Coach St. Joseph 53-118-171988 SJU Soccer Hall of FameSEPA HOF 1995Rusty Bono, '79
1st Team All Catholic, 1977-78LaSalleMAC-ECC All League (79, 81 & 82)4th All Time Scorer LaSalleSEPA HOF 2007John McIntyre, '91
1st Team All Atlantic 10 (91, 92 & 93)A 10 All Championship Team 19933rd All Time Scorer St. Joe'sSJU Hall of FameInaugural Hall of Fame Class (2008)
Inaugural Hall of Fame Class (2008)
Guest Speaker: Mr. Walter Bahr
Coached North Catholic 1944-47, 55-66 (243-26-18)Joe McLernan, '45
All ScholasticTeam Captain(1948-49) All-American (Navy)Navy Sports Hall of FameBenny McLaughlin, '46
HS All American (1946) National Soccer Hall of FameTemple Hall of Fame1945-1954 Philadelphia Nationals 1955-1957 New York Brookhattan 1958-1960 Uhrik Truckers 1961 New York Hakoah 1961-1963 New York German-HungariansUS National Team 1948-55US Olympic Team 1948SEPA HOF 1974Joseph (Pete) Hess, '47
Team CaptainJohn Boles, '63
Temple1st team All-American, 2 time Honorable Mention1985 Temple Hall of FamePhiladelphia Ukranians, Philadelphia Spartans, Delaware Wings. Coached Temple 21 years 220-110-23SEPA HOF 2015Tom Smith, '66
Textile1969 Honorable Mention MAC All-StarCoach North CatholicSEPA HOF 2009Larry Sullivan, '66
All CatholicMember of 3 PCL Championship teamsTempleAll-AmericanFather Judge Hall of FameCoached Father Judge, VillanovaSEPA HOF 1996Hugh McInaw, '67
3 PCL TitlesTextile (1968-71)Asst. Coach LaSalle High (1978-79)Head Coach Cardinal Dougherty (85-74-17) - 2 PCL TitlesAsst. Coach SJUHead Coach Temple (1995-99)Soccer Seven Coach of the Year (1997)SEPA HOF 2017Ed Blaney, '69
All-CatholicTwo time Honorable Mention All-AmericanSt. Joseph U Hall of Fame 20041973- Philadelphia Spartans 1978 New Jersey Americans 1978-1979 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) Asst Coach St. Joseph 1974 - 83SEPA HOF 1992Ed Sheridan, '75
1974 All-State 4 year starter Textile 1979-1982 Philadelphia FeverSEPA HOF 2004Don D'Ambra, '90
Saint Joseph's 1990-94Regional All-America First TeamAtlantic 10 Player of the YearSJU career records for goals (41) and points (102)Asst. Coach SJU 1996-9916 MISL Seasons (14 with Phila. Kixx - Player/Coach 2007)4 Time MISL All-StarHead Coach SJU 2010-presentSEPA HOF 2014Pat Morris, '95
1994 All-State Textile (Phila. U) 1994-974 Time All Soccer SevenSoccer Seven MVP 1997Phila. U Hall of FamePlayed professionally for Kixx, Baltimore Blast (11 years)US National Futsal Team member (30 caps)Asst. Coach SJUHead Coach Penn State AbingtonSEPA HOF 2015
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