La Salle College High School Football: In Retrospect

NOTE: This is the sixteenth of, I hope, many retrospectives highlighting some unique history of the football program at La Salle. The topics to discuss seem endless at this time. Hope you enjoy these.

Bill Wasylenko, ‘69 Issue Number Sixteen: Jersey Boys – La Salle Uniform Numbers

I’ve always been a “numbers” person, and have a great memory for uniform numbers. College and professional football have had legendary players with very memorable numbers, like ’s #77, Tom Harmon’s #98, Sammy Baugh’s #33, ’s #60, Johnny Unitas’ #19, Jim Brown’s #32, Lawrence Taylor’s #56, Jerry Rice’s #80, ’s #18, etc. We directly associate those players with their uniform numbers, and many of us “numbers people” treasure our own uniform numbers, too: I know for a fact that many of our football alums use their La Salle College High School uniform number in their email address, their vanity plate, or even their Twitter account!

Uniform numbering has evolved over the last century or so. I remember as a kid watching old footage of the great Cleveland Browns quarterback , as he dropped back to pass wearing #60! And two plays later in this film clip, suddenly he’s wearing #14! At some point (turns out to be in 1952), there was a standard put in place for uniform numbering, and It took a little fun out of the numbers game as it was back in the day.

Uniform numbers were not used in the early days of football; in fact, even uniforms themselves weren’t… uniform! Many team pictures around the turn of the 20th Century show players in different sweaters in the team picture. At some point, the school colors were used to provide both uniformity and a sense of loyalty that the team was playing for their dear old Alma Mater.

For the college game, numbers to identify individual players were not often used until 1915, and it wasn't until 1937 that numerals were required on both the front and back of game jerseys. Till that point, most teams provided numbers on the back, but the front of the uniform was sometimes different for backfield members, with stripes! These stripes were actually strips of felt sewn onto the jersey and sleeves to help a ball carrier grip the ball against his body.

The earliest numbering systems were quite different from what we have now. Until the 1920s, it was rare to see player numbers much higher than 25, and numbers had little correlation with positions. The numbering system used today originated in football's past when all teams employed some variation of the single wing formation on offense. When teams switched to the T-formation in the 1930s and 1940s, the numbers were taken with them to whatever position evolved from the old single wing position. The original numbering system based on the single wing offense went as follows: Tailback or left halfback had a number in the 10s. The blocking back, which evolved into the quarterback in the , had a number in the 20s. The fullback had a number in the 30s and the right halfback had a number in the 40s. On the line the center was in the 50s, the guards were in the 60s, the tackles were in the 70s, and the ends were in the 80s.

A system of assignment of jersey numbers was initiated in the NFL in 1952; it was updated and made more rigid in 1973. When the more rigid system went into effect in 1973, players who played in the league before then were given a grandfather clause to continue wearing newly prohibited numbers (i.e. many wide receivers wore jersey numbers in the teens and 20s before the rule changes required receivers to wear numbers in the 80s, and many defensive linemen and linebackers wore numbers in the 80s).

The NCAA has number restrictions for ineligible receivers on offense (50-79). Informally, certain conventions still hold, and players usually wear numbers in the ranges similar to their NFL counterparts. The lowest numbers are often considered the most prestigious, and they are frequently worn not just by specialists and quarterbacks but also by running backs, defensive backs, and linebackers. Kickers and punters are frequently numbered in the 40s or 90s, which are the least in-demand numbers on a college roster. Lately, so many players are assigned jerseys that duplicate numbers are prevalent. Care must be taken to insure that no two players with the same number are on the field at the same time.

And though more research can be done on numbers for both college and pro football, let’s instead turn toward La Salle’s uniform numbers over the years.

La Salle College High School: Football Uniform Number History

Based on what I’ve researched so far, La Salle seems to have dodged numbers on their football uniforms from the earliest years and into the 1920’s. Team pictures from the teens and mid-1920’s show that the uniforms were indeed “uniform”; there’s no indication of a number on the front of the uniform, but a picture in the 1928 yearbook indicates that uniform numbers were present on the back of the jersey.

The first team picture with numbers on the front of the uniforms appears in the 1938 yearbook. A very large smiling sophomore sitting in the front row wearing number 48 is none other than John Flannery, “Tex” or “Mister” to most of us.

Harry Bausch (1926) Tex Flannery (1937); He wore 28 in 1938 & 1939 This 1937 team picture showed players with uniform numbers between 30 and 55; don’t know why the lower numbers weren’t used, unless they Gus were for the JV players. The 1938 team has Cifelli numbers in the range from 16 to 56; Flannery (1942) switched to number 28 for his junior year. Flannery is shown in a #47 practice jersey during his senior year of 1939, but the team picture shows him again with number 28. That seems to be a recurring theme for La Salle football players, getting any available number in their sophomore year, but keeping the same number in junior and senior year. Abe By the 1940 season, single-digit numbers were Reilly used, and numbers into the 50’s were a lot scarcer. (1943) Linemen were wearing “random” numbers. Tackle Gus Cifelli of Notre Dame and NFL fame wore number 23 on the 1942 squad, and guard “Abe” Reilly of the 1943 team wore number 9.

This “random” numbering scheme with numbers from 1 to 56 changed in 1947, when the lowest assigned Dick number was number 20, and the highest was 59; this Bedesem was a scheme that lasted into the 1960’s. Gone were (1948) the days of single digits; star back Dick Bedesem wore number 37 during his stellar senior year in the 1948 season.

It was probable that many of the backs in those years ended up with “back” numbers in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s, but that wasn’t always true. Jim Ward of the 1954 team wore number 55, and quarterback Hugh Brolly of the undefeated 1955 team wore number 50.

Jim Ward (1954) Hugh Brolly (1955) But some of the great linemen of the 1950’s had linemen numbers, including John Osborne (#57) of the 1957 team and Arnie Buben (#53) of the 1958 team.

John Osborne (1957) Arnie Buben (1958) The great La Salle backs of the mid to late 1950’s had great “back numbers”, like Bill Dick and Ray Frankson of the 1955 team (#39 and #44, respectively), Paul Aita of the 1957 champs (#27), Scotty Maxwell of the 1958 team (#48), and the great John Herrera, who wore #24 from 1955 to 1957.

Bill Dick Ray Frankson Paul Aita Scotty Maxwell John Herrera (1955) (1955) (1957) (1958) (1957) Continuing into the 60’s, many more great players had memorable numbers, like Ed Brennan’s number 42 in 1961, Joe Colistra’s number 48 in 1963, and Frank Bogle’s number 50 in 1964. Up till that point, only one player had received a number higher than number 59 (Bob Strong had number 60 in 1962). But things were changing.

Ed Brennan Joe Colistra Frank Bogle (1961) (1963) (1964) 1966 saw not only a return to lower numbers, but the uncharted territory of higher numbers (at La Salle, this change occurred at the start of the season, and rosters and players’ numbers did not initially match up). Quarterbacks were assigned numbers in the 10’s; backs had numbers in the 20’s to 40’s, linemen had numbers between 50 and 79, and ends were in the 80’s, very similar to the NCAA rules. No single-digit numbers were assigned. Some of the great players of the late 60’s included Kevin Meehan, number 65 in 1967, Jim Koller, number 26 in 1968, and Pat McLaughlin, number 86 in 1969.

Kevin Meehan Jim Koller Pat McLaughlin (1967) (1968) (1969)

This numbering scheme continued through the 70’s and 80’s. Memorable players included Jack Flannery, number 12 in 1972, Eddie Meehan, number 20 in 1979, Winslow’s number 84 in 1981, and Pat Meehan Gibson’s number 65 in 1987. (1979)

Pat Gibson (1987)

Jack Flannery (1972) George Winslow (1982) As the fortunes of La Salle football picked up in the late 80’s, so did interest in the program; more and more students were coming out for the football team, and more were kept on the roster, necessitating some changes in the number schemes. Some JV players were assigned duplicate numbers, as well as single digit numbers for the first time since 1946. Geoff Crawford of the 1991 team was the first notable player since 1946 with a single digit, number 9, a number scooped up by Brett Gordon from 1995 to 1997. By the 2000 season, every single digit number was assigned, including Ryan Parfitt’s #2, and Sean Miller’s number 7.

Geoff Crawford Brett Gordon Ryan Parfitt Sean Miller (1991) (1997) (2000) (2001) The grunts were still assigned numbers from 50 to 79, but some strange scenarios appeared. Keith Conlin was both a lineman and an offensive in 1990, and gyrated between number 67 and number 89; this may have been game to game, or during the game, creating the possibility for some wardrobe malfunctions. In the late 2000’s, Steve Sinnott went from offensive end to offensive tackle, giving up his number 86 for number 58. But there still was a possibility that Sinnott would go back to offensive end, and the thought of a Velcro number or just a Velcro swatch to change the “5” to an “8” had the coaches not assign number 88 to anyone! Finally, in 1998, the first number in the 90’s appeared, as number 90 was worn by junior John Poley. In the year 2000, just as for single digits, most numbers in the 90’s were now assigned. Some of the great La Salle players in the latter part of the 20th Century included: Jack Stanczak, number 10 in 1988, Keith Conlin, numbers 67/89 in 1990, Ron Puggi, number 80 in 1994, and Kevin Noone, number 57 in 1998. And Nate Moss was the highest number for a La Salle All-Catholic, number 99 in 2000.

Jack Stanczak Keith Conlin Ron Puggi Kevin Noone Nate Moss (1988) (1990) (1994) (1998) (2000) In recent years, it has somehow become prestigious for La Salle players to garner a single digit number by their senior year. That meant that these numbers became available the next season, and the cycle has continued. Jack Forster was number one in 2006, and the kick-catch-pitch-catch quartet of Mike Bennett, Connor Hoffman, Sam Feleccia, and Drew Loughery wore numbers 1, 4, 7, and 8, respectively, during their journey to Hershey in 2009.

Jack Forster Mike Bennett Connor Hoffman Sam Feleccia Drew Loughery (2006) (2009) (2009) (2009) (2009) All In the Family Numbers: I’ve identified several numbers that have been passed down to either brothers or sons. Some were, I’m sure, by happenstance, but others intentionally kept that number all in the family. Here are some: • #11 – Donohoe • #21 – Mattia • #24 - Fenningham • #33 – Brett The 21 Club: The Mattias • #46 – Spause Carl (1961), Carl (1988), and Mike (1996) • #77 – Szostak

Retired Numbers: Only the number of Miles Miller ‘04, #51, has been retired. Though others haven’t been retired, there are several others worthy of mention, including Travis Manion ’99’s #25, and Joe Ball ‘55’s #56. Numbers will still be important to some of us, and certainly many numbers were and still will be selected because we like them or we’re honoring someone. And maybe someone on the current 2013 squad will do great things that will cause a future young player to seek his number someday.

Beyond my “signoff” below is a list of first and second team All-Catholics (I know, no honorable mentions again!!) from 1939 forward, and their uniform numbers, if available. Also, the same list is shown, but sorted by uniform number. Have fun identifying the greatest La Salle football uniform number of all time!! I welcome your comments, corrections, and additions. Go La Salle!! Bill Wasylenko, ‘69 [email protected] October 14, 2011, revised June 23, 2013 LSFB First and Second Team All-Catholics and Their Uniform Numbers, Sorted By Years

Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number

1939 Tex Flannery - E 47 1967 Kevin Meehan - L 65 1994 Tim Foster - RB 22 2003 Frank Jorfi - E/OB 87 1940 Sam Donnelly - T 50 1967 Bill Hartman - L 66 1994 Joe Colistra - E/OB 59 2003 Miles Miller - ILB 51 1940 Marty Keane - C TBD 1967 Joe Kohler - RB 32 1994 Henry Brusca - E/OB 50 2004 Christian Barrett - DL 53 1940 Tom Smyth - G 4 1968 George Zoller - L 74 1994 Jim Koller - DB 43 2004 Jack Forster - DB 85 1940 Charles Schaefer - B 9 1968 Fran Spause - RB 46 1994 Tom Truitt - WR 8 2004 John Clifford - OL 78 1941 Marty Keane - C 18 1969 Al Salvitti - DL 77 1994 Ron Puggi - DL 80 2004 Mike Lynch - QB 14 1941 Joe Kuney - T 16 1969 Pat McLaughlin - LB 86 1994 Mike O'Neill - DL 73 2004 George Hudson - ILB 15 1941 John Collins - E TBD 1970 Jim Tatlow - OL 79 1994 Rocco Citrino - DL 74 2005 John Harrison - QB 16 1941 John McMenamin - B 21 1970 Ray Bain - DB 45 1994 Dan McNichol - QB 11 2005 Ryan Cain - K 5 1942 Joe Hofmann - G 6 1971 Bob Mizia - RB 33 1995 Mike Mattia - REC 21 2005 John McBurnie - DL 73 1942 Tom Donohoe - E 11 1971 Bob Hanssens - DB 26 1995 Brett Gordon - QB 9 2005 George Hudson - ILB 15 1942 Gus Cifelli - T 23 1972 Jim McGlinn - OL 73 1995 Keith Lachawiec - E/OB 41 2005 Sean Saverio - DB 11 1942 Paul Gibbons - B 15 1972 John Mastronardo - OE 82 1995 John Mallach - DB 22 2005 Tim Clarke - OL 54 1943 Jim Reilly - G 9 1972 Jack Flannery - QB 12 1995 Dave DiLullo - DL 75 2005 Jack Forster - DB/P 1 1944 Bill Gaynor - T 22 1972 Carl Sacchetti - DL 67 1995 Brian Curci - REC 14 2005 Drew Wilkins - TE 82 1944 James Sundstrom - B 17 1972 Bob Nix - LB 66 1995 Brendan Coyle - DL 47 2005 Matt Ihlein - WR 80 1944 John Fanuka - G 33 1973 Pete Uzelac - OE 85 1995 Pat Coyle - LB 51 2006 Jack Forster - WR 1 1944 Jim Smith - T 9 1975 Eric Hildebrandt - LB 66 1995 Ed Boron - DB 34 2006 John McBurnie - DL 73 1945 John Fanuka - G 16 1976 Sandy Morris - OL 66 1996 Paul Weinacht - OL 75 2006 Chris Cabrey - OL 75 1945 Tom Voightsberger - G 24 1976 Bernie Fitzgerald - DE 50 1996 Jeff Pietrak - WR/K 40 2006 Joe Migliarese - WR 23 1945 Bill Whiteside - B 7 1976 Joe O'Dea - LB 60 1996 Brett Gordon - QB 9 2006 John Harrison - QB 16 1946 Fran Donohoe - C 11 1976 Del Markward - DB 40 1996 Brendan Coyle - DL 47 2006 Chris Ashley - RB 21 1946 Bill Frantz - T 22 1977 Dave Asman - DB 10 1996 John Price - DL 68 2006 Ryan Cain - K 5 1946 Jack McCoy - B 26 1979 Eddie Meehan - RB 20 1996 Todd Carmody - E/OB 45 2006 Sean Saverio - ILB 11 1948 Dick Bedesem - B 37 1979 Tony DePaul - C 63 1996 Jim Noone - DB 18 2006 Greg Frantz - DB 28 1948 Joe Whinney - G 34 1979 Gregg Asman - DE 83 1996 Mike Mattia - WR 21 2007 Pat Morrow - OL 50 1949 Lee French - C TBD 1979 Tim Kelly - IL 65 1996 Jack Hammond - TE 11 2007 Matt Alba - ILB 31 1949 Bill Matonis - B 28 1979 Dennis McFadden - LB 64 1996 Mike Durso - RB 23 2008 Sean Abbott - C 58 1950 Ed Bracken - B 27 1979 Mike Kane - DB 42 1996 Drew Middlemiss - P/ILB 46 2008 Steve Szostak - OL 78 1951 Bill Sommars - B 31 1980 John Brady - DL 65 1996 Ed Boron - DB 34 2008 Sam Feleccia - WR 7 1951 Bill Schumacher - G 56 1981 George Winslow - REC/K/P 84 1997 Paul Weinacht - OL 75 2008 Drew Loughery - QB 8 1952 Bernie Burke - B 55 1981 John Brady - DL 65 1997 Jeff Pietrak - WR 40 2008 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 26 1953 John Duffy - E 43 1982 Chris Curran - C 55 1997 Mike Lorusso - TE 7 2008 Mike Donohoe - FB 11 1953 Jim Ward - B 55 1982 Bill O'Kane - LB 48 1997 Brett Gordon - QB/K 9 2008 Mike Bennett - K 1 1953 Bill Magee - B 26 1983 Frank Natale - DL 77 1997 Paul D'Orazio - DL 77 2008 Steve Sinnott - DE 86 1954 Charles Carroll - T 46 1983 Kevin Morrison - DE 86 1997 Chris Pennington - E/OB 11 2008 Kevin Farrington - DB 21 1954 Frank Lamprecht - G 45 1983 Jim Blount - DE 76 1997 Ed Bongard - ILB 33 2009 Ryan Geiger - C 67 1954 Jim Ward - B 55 1983 Brian Driscoll - DB 34 1997 Hugh Donnelly - DB 30 2009 Steve Jones - TE 10 1955 Bill Brooks - G 35 1984 Tom Gizzi - K/DB 88 1997 Tom Cross - C 54 2009 Sam Feleccia - WR 7 1955 Jim Osborne - G 40 1984 Ron Matthew - DL 71 1997 Puri Garzone - DL 51 2009 Connor Hoffman - WR 4 1955 Charles Murray - E 47 1984 Kevin Morrison - DE 86 1997 Chris DiLeonardo - DL 73 2009 Drew Loughery - QB 8 1955 Tom Heron - E 29 1985 Jim Blount - DL 76 1997 Eric Seiferth - RB 14 2009 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 11 1955 Bill Dick - B 39 1986 Pat Gibson - C 63 1997 Doug Appleby - E/OB 50 2009 Mike Bennett - K 1 1955 Ray Frankson - B 44 1986 Brendan McGowan - REC 83 1997 Tim Fenningham - DB 24 2009 Steve Szostak - DL/OL 78 1956 John Herrera - B 24 1986 Doug Ward - RB 34 1998 Kevin Noone - OL 57 2009 Steve Sinnott - DE 58 1956 Clark Hodgson - G 42 1987 Pat Gibson - C/DL 65 1998 Chikwere Amachi - WR 15 2009 Shane Brady - OLB 5 1956 Paul Aita - B 27 1988 Jack Stanczak - QB 10 1998 Mike Savage - K 24 2009 Ryan Saraceni - ILB 34 1956 Lou Greco - B 26 1988 Marc Borrelli - DL 88 1998 Tim McDonald - E/OB 34 2009 Kevin Forster - DB 9 1957 Bill Clements - C 58 1988 Brian Vesey - DB 23 1998 Chris Pennington - QB 11 2009 Cameron Cappo - OL 61 1957 Tom Yannessa - G 43 1988 Joe McDonald - C 59 1998 Chris Kerns - DL 79 2009 Matt DiGiacomo - OL 59 1957 John Osborne - T 57 1988 Ryan Marsh - OL 78 1998 Kevin Merlini - ILB 7 2009 Tim Wade - FB 33 1957 John Herrera - B 24 1988 Matt Rossanese - OL 56 1998 Kevin Dougherty - DB 20 2009 Anthony Cognetti - ILB 47 1957 Al Backauskas - T 55 1989 Ryan Marsh - OL 78 1998 Paul Colistra - DB 6 2010 Ryan Geiger - C/DL 67 1957 Bob Smith - E 49 1989 Dave DeMara - REC 83 1999 Ken Kempf - P 84 2010 Dan Ezzo - OL 70 1957 Scott Maxwell - B 48 1989 Brian Daly - DB 27 1999 Tim Black - OL 51 2010 Kevin Forster - WR 9 1957 Paul Aita - B 27 1989 Chris Massella - QB 11 1999 Ryan Parfitt - RB 7 2010 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 22 1958 Arnie Buben - G 53 1989 Jason Pennington - RB 30 1999 John Poley - DL 59 2010 Tim Wade - FB 33 1958 Ray Weinmann - E 45 1989 Ken St. Clair - DL 41 1999 Chris Dougherty - DL 44 2010 Joe Naji - DL 55 1958 Scott Maxwell - B 48 1989 Jim Convey - DE 64 1999 Ernie Barile - DL 55 2010 Connor Daly - LB 31 1958 Bob Smith - E 49 1989 Martin Feeny - LB 33 1999 Paul Colistra - DB 6 2010 Sean Burke - LB 44 1958 Gerry Woltemate - B 23 1990 Max Guevara - RB 34 1999 Kevin Dougherty - DB 20 2010 Kevin Forster - DB 9 1959 Barry Dunleavy - G 57 1990 Keith Conlin - DL 67 1999 Bob Felte - DL 58 2010 Cameron Cappo - OL 61 1959 Frank Yannessa - T 55 1990 Kevin Schmidt - LB 45 1999 Gabe Marabella - QB 12 2010 Colin Buckley - WR 6 1959 Howie Guarini - B 25 1990 John Butler - DB 12 2000 Greg Schaible - C 75 2010 Mark DiFrangia - LB 34 1960 Roger Agin - C 53 1990 Joe Morrissey - OL 52 2000 Gabe Marabella - QB 12 2010 Sean Coleman - DB 7 1960 Jim Putz - G 55 1990 Dave Gathman - OL/DL 54 2000 Ed Sabia - ILB 49 2011 Dan Wasylenko - OL 57 1960 John McDonald - T 48 1990 Chris Hasson - TE 84 2000 Matt Scott - OL 65 2011 Colin Buckley - TE 6 1960 Vince Dennery - E 44 1991 Dave Gathman - C/IL 54 2000 Ryan Parfitt - RB 2 2011 Sean Coleman - WR 2 1960 Tom Crow - B 31 1991 Tom Craig - OL 66 2000 Ken Kempf - P 16 2011 Tim Wade - RB 33 1960 Ed Brennan - B 42 1991 Geoff Tragemann - OL 59 2000 Nate Moss - DL 99 2011 Tyler Kern - DL 54 1961 Don Fanelle - G 50 1991 Sean McDermott - DB 28 2000 Emmett McGowan - E/OB 47 2011 Sean Burke - LB 44 1961 Jim Putz - T 55 1991 Geoff Crawford - QB 9 2001 Brian Donohoe - P 11 2011 Dad Poquie - DB 1 1961 Ed Brennan - RB 42 1991 Bill Tatar - RB 23 2001 Mike Kelley - DL 92 2011 Connor Kerrigan - C 58 1962 Charles Walters - E 33 1991 Mark Houck - DE 46 2001 Chris Galbally - E/OB 54 2011 Matt Maginnis - OL 77 1962 Jim Coll - C 44 1991 Kevin Conlin - IL 77 2001 Ed Sabia - ILB 45 2011 Tom Spiteri - OL/DL 66 1962 Jim Maxwell - RB 31 1991 Craig Pensabene - LB 49 2001 Tim Flynn - OL 57 2011 Ryan Winslow - K 5 1963 John McMahon - G 40 1992 Mike Adamow - C 65 2001 Sean Miller - RB 7 2011 Mike Piscopo - LB 19 1963 Joe Colistra - T 48 1992 Chad Ormond - TE/ILB 12 2001 Dan Waters - DB 40 2012 Patrick Hoffman - OL 78 1963 Kirk Karaskiewicz - E 51 1992 Bill Tatar - RB 23 2002 Bruce Pohlot - C 57 2012 Jon Naji - TE/DL 11 1964 Ed Plocha - G 47 1992 Sean McDermott - DB 28 2002 Chris Galbally - OL/E/OB 54 2012 Sean Coleman - WR/DB 2 1964 Frank Bogle - T 50 1992 Greg Lavin - OL 55 2002 Kevin Donohoe - DL 53 2012 Mike Eife - MP/FB/LB 41 1964 Mike McCarthy - E 41 1992 Kevin Conlin - DL 77 2002 Matt McGurkin - DB 21 2012 Ryan Winslow - P/K 5 1964 Steve McNichol - RB 38 1992 Joe McKenzie - DL 61 2002 Sean Agnew - WR 2 2012 Tom Spiteri - DL 66 1965 Bill McCloskey - RB 55 1992 Mike Flanigan - E/OB 51 2002 Brian Donohoe - RB 11 2012 Zaire Franklin - LB 4 1965 Guy Sciolla - C 53 1992 Chris Brady - ILB 42 2002 Brian Hogan - DB 24 2012 Dad Poquie - DB 1 1965 Len Sloane - L 48 1993 Dave Cevallos - OL 52 2003 Rob Forster - P TBD 2012 Luke Persichetti - OL 52 1965 Bob Enoch - E 42 1993 Ron Puggi - DL 80 2003 Brian Hogan - DB 24 2012 Jimmy Herron - WR 3 1965 Steve Bukowski - RB 33 1993 Chris Brady - ILB 42 2003 Andrew Rocks - C 54 2012 Ryan Coonahan - DL 19 1966 Chuck Zapiec - E 81 2003 D.J. Cunningham - DL 64 2012 David Losier - DL 59 1966 George Komelasky - L 72 2003 Mike Lynch - QB 14 2003 Kevin Donohoe - DL 53 LSFB First and Second Team All-Catholics and Their Uniform Numbers, Sorted By Number

Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number Season All-Catholic Number

2005 Jack Forster - DB/P 1 1941 John McMenamin - B 21 1964 Mike McCarthy - E 41 1976 Joe O'Dea - LB 60 2006 Jack Forster - WR 1 1995 Mike Mattia - REC 21 1989 Ken St. Clair - DL 41 1992 Joe McKenzie - DL 61 2008 Mike Bennett - K 1 1996 Mike Mattia - WR 21 1995 Keith Lachawiec - E/OB 41 2009 Cameron Cappo - OL 61 2009 Mike Bennett - K 1 2002 Matt McGurkin - DB 21 1956 Clark Hodgson - G 42 2010 Cameron Cappo - OL 61 2011 Dad Poquie - DB 1 2006 Chris Ashley - RB 21 1954 Frank Lamprecht - G 45 1979 Tony DePaul - C 63 2011 Dad Poquie - DB 1 2008 Kevin Farrington - DB 21 1958 Ray Weinmann - E 45 1986 Pat Gibson - C 63 2012 Dad Poquie - DB 1 1944 Bill Gaynor - T 22 1970 Ray Bain - DB 45 1979 Dennis McFadden - LB 64 2000 Ryan Parfitt - RB 2 1946 Bill Frantz - T 22 1990 Kevin Schmidt - LB 45 1989 Jim Convey - DE 64 2002 Sean Agnew - WR 2 1994 Tim Foster - RB 22 1996 Todd Carmody - E/OB 45 2003 D.J. Cunningham - DL 64 2011 Sean Coleman - WR 2 1995 John Mallach - DB 22 2001 Ed Sabia - ILB 45 1967 Kevin Meehan - L 65 2011 Sean Coleman - WR 2 2010 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 22 1954 Charles Carroll - T 46 1979 Tim Kelly - IL 65 2012 Sean Coleman - WR/DB 2 1942 Gus Cifelli - T 23 1968 Fran Spause - RB 46 1980 John Brady - DL 65 2012 Jimmy Herron - WR 3 1958 Gerry Woltemate - B 23 1991 Mark Houck - DE 46 1981 John Brady - DL 65 1940 Tom Smyth - G 4 1988 Brian Vesey - DB 23 1996 Drew Middlemiss - P/ILB 46 1987 Pat Gibson - C/DL 65 2009 Connor Hoffman - WR 4 1991 Bill Tatar - RB 23 1939 Tex Flannery - E 47 1992 Mike Adamow - C 65 2012 Zaire Franklin - LB 4 1992 Bill Tatar - RB 23 1955 Charles Murray - E 47 2000 Matt Scott - OL 65 2005 Ryan Cain - K 5 1996 Mike Durso - RB 23 1964 Ed Plocha - G 47 1967 Bill Hartman - L 66 2006 Ryan Cain - K 5 2006 Joe Migliarese - WR 23 1995 Brendan Coyle - DL 47 1967 Bill Hartman - L 66 2009 Shane Brady - OLB 5 1945 Tom Voightsberger - G 24 1996 Brendan Coyle - DL 47 1972 Bob Nix - LB 66 2011 Ryan Winslow - K 5 1956 John Herrera - B 24 2000 Emmett McGowan - E/OB 47 1972 Bob Nix - LB 66 2011 Ryan Winslow - K 5 1957 John Herrera - B 24 2009 Anthony Cognetti - ILB 47 1975 Eric Hildebrandt - LB 66 2012 Ryan Winslow - P/K 5 1997 Tim Fenningham - DB 24 1957 Scott Maxwell - B 48 1975 Eric Hildebrandt - LB 66 1942 Joe Hofmann - G 6 1998 Mike Savage - K 24 1958 Scott Maxwell - B 48 1976 Sandy Morris - OL 66 1998 Paul Colistra - DB 6 2002 Brian Hogan - DB 24 1960 John McDonald - T 48 1976 Sandy Morris - OL 66 1999 Paul Colistra - DB 6 2003 Brian Hogan - DB 24 1963 Joe Colistra - T 48 1991 Tom Craig - OL 66 2010 Colin Buckley - WR 6 1959 Howie Guarini - B 25 1965 Len Sloane - L 48 1991 Tom Craig - OL 66 2011 Colin Buckley - TE 6 1946 Jack McCoy - B 26 1982 Bill O'Kane - LB 48 2011 Tom Spiteri - OL/DL 66 2011 Colin Buckley - TE 6 1953 Bill Magee - B 26 1957 Bob Smith - E 49 2011 Tom Spiteri - OL/DL 66 1945 Bill Whiteside - B 7 1956 Lou Greco - B 26 1958 Bob Smith - E 49 2012 Tom Spiteri - DL 66 1997 Mike Lorusso - TE 7 1971 Bob Hanssens - DB 26 1991 Craig Pensabene - LB 49 1972 Carl Sacchetti - DL 67 1998 Kevin Merlini - ILB 7 2008 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 26 2000 Ed Sabia - ILB 49 1990 Keith Conlin - DL 67 1999 Ryan Parfitt - RB 7 1950 Ed Bracken - B 27 1940 Sam Donnelly - T 50 2009 Ryan Geiger - C 67 2001 Sean Miller - RB 7 1956 Paul Aita - B 27 1961 Don Fanelle - G 50 2010 Ryan Geiger - C/DL 67 2008 Sam Feleccia - WR 7 1957 Paul Aita - B 27 1964 Frank Bogle - T 50 1996 John Price - DL 68 2009 Sam Feleccia - WR 7 1989 Brian Daly - DB 27 1976 Bernie Fitzgerald - DE 50 2010 Dan Ezzo - OL 70 2010 Sean Coleman - DB 7 1949 Bill Matonis - B 28 1994 Henry Brusca - E/OB 50 1984 Ron Matthew - DL 71 1994 Tom Truitt - WR 8 1991 Sean McDermott - DB 28 1997 Doug Appleby - E/OB 50 1966 George Komelasky - L 72 2008 Drew Loughery - QB 8 1992 Sean McDermott - DB 28 2007 Pat Morrow - OL 50 1972 Jim McGlinn - OL 73 2009 Drew Loughery - QB 8 2006 Greg Frantz - DB 28 1963 Kirk Karaskiewicz - E 51 1994 Mike O'Neill - DL 73 1940 Charles Schaefer - B 9 1955 Tom Heron - E 29 1992 Mike Flanigan - E/OB 51 1997 Chris DiLeonardo - DL 73 1943 Jim Reilly - G 9 1989 Jason Pennington - RB 30 1995 Pat Coyle - LB 51 2005 John McBurnie - DL 73 1944 Jim Smith - T 9 1997 Hugh Donnelly - DB 30 1997 Puri Garzone - DL 51 2006 John McBurnie - DL 73 1991 Geoff Crawford - QB 9 1951 Bill Sommars - B 31 1999 Tim Black - OL 51 1968 George Zoller - L 74 1995 Brett Gordon - QB 9 1960 Tom Crow - B 31 2003 Miles Miller - ILB 51 1994 Rocco Citrino - DL 74 1996 Brett Gordon - QB 9 1962 Jim Maxwell - RB 31 1990 Joe Morrissey - OL 52 1995 Dave DiLullo - DL 75 1997 Brett Gordon - QB/K 9 2007 Matt Alba - ILB 31 1993 Dave Cevallos - OL 52 1996 Paul Weinacht - OL 75 2009 Kevin Forster - DB 9 2010 Connor Daly - LB 31 2012 Luke Persichetti - OL 52 1997 Paul Weinacht - OL 75 2010 Kevin Forster - WR 9 1967 Joe Kohler - RB 32 1958 Arnie Buben - G 53 2000 Greg Schaible - C 75 2010 Kevin Forster - DB 9 1944 John Fanuka - G 33 1960 Roger Agin - C 53 2006 Chris Cabrey - OL 75 1977 Dave Asman - DB 10 1962 Charles Walters - E 33 1965 Guy Sciolla - C 53 1983 Jim Blount - DE 76 1988 Jack Stanczak - QB 10 1965 Steve Bukowski - RB 33 2002 Kevin Donohoe - DL 53 1985 Jim Blount - L 76 2009 Steve Jones - TE 10 1971 Bob Mizia - RB 33 2003 Kevin Donohoe - DL 53 1969 Al Salvitti - DL 77 1942 Tom Donohoe - E 11 1989 Martin Feeny - LB 33 2004 Christian Barrett - DL 53 1983 Frank Natale - DL 77 1946 Fran Donohoe - C 11 1997 Ed Bongard - ILB 33 1990 Dave Gathman - OL/DL 54 1991 Kevin Conlin - IL 77 1989 Chris Massella - QB 11 2009 Tim Wade - FB 33 1991 Dave Gathman - C/IL 54 1992 Kevin Conlin - DL 77 1994 Dan McNichol - QB 11 2010 Tim Wade - FB 33 1997 Tom Cross - C 54 1997 Paul D'Orazio - DL 77 1996 Jack Hammond - TE 11 2011 Tim Wade - RB 33 2001 Chris Galbally - E/OB 54 2011 Matt Maginnis - OL 77 1997 Chris Pennington - E/OB 11 2011 Tim Wade - RB 33 2002 Chris Galbally - OL/E/OB 54 2011 Matt Maginnis - OL 77 1998 Chris Pennington - QB 11 1948 Joe Whinney - G 34 2003 Andrew Rocks - C 54 1988 Ryan Marsh - L 78 2001 Brian Donohoe - P 11 1983 Brian Driscoll - DB 34 2005 Tim Clarke - OL 54 1989 Ryan Marsh - OL 78 2002 Brian Donohoe - RB 11 1986 Doug Ward - RB 34 2011 Tyler Kern - DL 54 2004 John Clifford - OL 78 2005 Sean Saverio - DB 11 1990 Max Guevara - RB 34 2011 Tyler Kern - DL 54 2008 Steve Szostak - OL 78 2006 Sean Saverio - ILB 11 1995 Ed Boron - DB 34 1952 Bernie Burke - B 55 2009 Steve Szostak - DL/OL 78 2008 Mike Donohoe - FB 11 1996 Ed Boron - DB 34 1953 Jim Ward - B 55 2012 Patrick Hoffman - OL 78 2009 Jamal Abdur-Rahman - RB 11 1998 Tim McDonald - E/OB 34 1954 Jim Ward - B 55 1970 Jim Tatlow - OL 79 2012 Jon Naji - TE/DL 11 2009 Ryan Saraceni - ILB 34 1957 Al Backauskas - T 55 1998 Chris Kerns - DL 79 1972 Jack Flannery - QB 12 2010 Mark DiFrangia - LB 34 1959 Frank Yannessa - T 55 1993 Ron Puggi - DL 80 1990 John Butler - DB 12 1955 Bill Brooks - G 35 1960 Jim Putz - G 55 1994 Ron Puggi - DL 80 1992 Chad Ormond - TE/ILB 12 1948 Dick Bedesem - B 37 1961 Jim Putz - T 55 2005 Matt Ihlein - WR 80 1999 Gabe Marabella - QB 12 1964 Steve McNichol - RB 38 1965 Bill McCloskey - RB 55 1966 Chuck Zapiec - E 81 2000 Gabe Marabella - QB 12 1955 Bill Dick - B 39 1982 Chris Curran - C 55 1972 John Mastronardo - OE 82 1995 Brian Curci - REC 14 1955 Jim Osborne - G 40 1992 Greg Lavin - OL 55 2005 Drew Wilkins - TE 82 1997 Eric Seiferth - RB 14 1963 John McMahon - G 40 1999 Ernie Barile - DL 55 1979 Gregg Asman - DE 83 2003 Mike Lynch - QB 14 1976 Del Markward - DB 40 2010 Joe Naji - DL 55 1986 Brendan McGowan - REC 83 2004 Mike Lynch - QB 14 1996 Jeff Pietrak - WR/K 40 1951 Bill Schumacher - G 56 1989 Dave DeMara - REC 83 1942 Paul Gibbons - B 15 1997 Jeff Pietrak - WR 40 1988 Matt Rossanese - L 56 1981 George Winslow - REC/K/P 84 1998 Chikwere Amachi - WR 15 2001 Dan Waters - DB 40 1957 John Osborne - T 57 1990 Chris Hasson - TE 84 2004 George Hudson - ILB 15 2012 Mike Eife - MP/FB/LB 41 1959 Barry Dunleavy - G 57 1999 Ken Kempf - P 84 2005 George Hudson - ILB 15 1960 Ed Brennan - B 42 1998 Kevin Noone - OL 57 1973 Pete Uzelac - OE 85 1941 Joe Kuney - T 16 1961 Ed Brennan - RB 42 2001 Tim Flynn - OL 57 2004 Jack Forster - DB 85 1945 John Fanuka - G 16 1965 Bob Enoch - E 42 2002 Bruce Pohlot - C 57 1969 Pat McLaughlin - LB 86 2000 Ken Kempf - P 16 1979 Mike Kane - DB 42 2011 Dan Wasylenko - OL 57 1983 Kevin Morrison - DE 86 2005 John Harrison - QB 16 1992 Chris Brady - ILB 42 2011 Dan Wasylenko - OL 57 1984 Kevin Morrison - DE 86 2006 John Harrison - QB 16 1993 Chris Brady - ILB 42 1957 Bill Clements - C 58 2008 Steve Sinnott - DE 86 1944 James Sundstrom - B 17 1953 John Duffy - E 43 1999 Bob Felte - DL 58 2003 Frank Jorfi - E/OB 87 1941 Marty Keane - C 18 1957 Tom Yannessa - G 43 2008 Sean Abbott - C 58 1984 Tom Gizzi - K/DB 88 1996 Jim Noone - DB 18 1994 Jim Koller - DB 43 2009 Steve Sinnott - DE 58 1988 Marc Borrelli - DL 88 2011 Mike Piscopo - LB 19 1955 Ray Frankson - B 44 2011 Connor Kerrigan - c 58 2001 Mike Kelley - DL 92 2011 Mike Piscopo - LB 19 1960 Vince Dennery - E 44 2011 Connor Kerrigan - C 58 2000 Nate Moss - DL 99 2012 Ryan Coonahan - DL 19 1962 Jim Coll - C 44 1988 Joe McDonald - C 59 1940 Marty Keane - C TBD 1979 Eddie Meehan - RB 20 1999 Chris Dougherty - DL 44 1991 Geoff Tragemann - OL 59 1941 John Collins - E TBD 1998 Kevin Dougherty - DB 20 2010 Sean Burke - LB 44 1994 Joe Colistra - E/OB 59 1949 Lee French - C TBD 1999 Kevin Dougherty - DB 20 2011 Sean Burke - LB 44 1999 John Poley - DL 59 2003 Rob Forster - P TBD 2011 Sean Burke - LB 44 2009 Matt DiGiacomo - OL 59 2012 David Losier - DL 59