Temple Football Hall of Fame
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2014 Temple FooTball Temple Football Hall of Fame The careers and accomplishments of 52 distinguished Temple players and coaches have been recognized by their induction into the Hall of Fame, established in 1969. DHaMIRI aBaYOMI aNtHONY BILL BERNaRDO DON BIttERLICH JaCK BONNER tODD BOWLES MaRK BRIGHt /DON COUNCIL aNDERSON (1946, 1948-49) (1973-75) (1927-30) (1982-85) (1976-79) (1960-62) (1975-78) Top ground-gainer in Nation’s top kicker in All-around athlete who All-America defensive Named MVP of 1979 Leading ground-gainer Third-leading ground- 1949, earned All-East 1975, set six NCAA earned 11 letters back that went on to Garden State Bowl, in 1960, netting 465 gainer all-time, honors as a senior records while booting (four in football), play eight seasons sixth leading rusher in yards 1976 All-America and (inducted in 1978) the longest field goal 1930 team captain in the NFL Owl history on 84 carries All-East honors in Temple history (inducted in 1973) (inducted in 2001) (inducted in 2008) (inducted in 1978) (inducted in 1994) (inducted in 2007) BRIaN BROOMELL JIM CaLLaHaN StEVE CONJaR BILL COSBY MIKE CURCIO tONY DOUGaL CHUCK DRULIS (1976-79) (1966-68) (1978-81) (1960-62) (1976-79) (1930-31) (1938-40) Owns four passing Caught 36 career TD A 1980 and 1981 Varsity letterman Honorable Mention 1931 All-East Team, 1940 team captain, records and shares a passes, scored TDs on AP All-American, athlete, presented with All-American, played on offense, earned All-East honors fifth, QB’d Owls in ’79 his first 10 receptions holds four Temple NCAA’s 1982 Theodore team captain of 1979 defense and twice, played in 1940 Garden State Bowl (inducted in 1981) tackling records Roosevelt Award Garden State Bowl team special teams Blue-Gray game (inducted in 1997) (inducted in 1999) (inducted in 1984) (inducted in 2010) (inducted in 1982) (inducted in 1976) StaN GRaYSON RaNDY GROSSMaN SWEDE HaNSON WaYNE HaRDIN MIKE HINNaNt JIM HONOCHICK HENRY HYNOSKI (1934-37) (1971-73) (1927-30) (1970-82) (1984-87) (1938-39) (1972-74) Played in every Owl A third team AP Scored 29 points in Temple’s winningest Honors include first team Football and baseball Remains Temple’s fifth football game for All-American in 1973, 110–0 victory over Blue football coach with an AP All-East, Sporting star, became one of all-time rushing leader Ridge in 1927, earned four years, played in selected for Senior All-East honors as a 80-52-3 record in News All-America, major league’s with 2,218 yards two all-star games Bowl All-Star game senior 13 seasons and Temple’s MVP top umpires (inducted in 1994) (inducted in 1982) (inducted in 1986) (inducted in 1969) (inducted in 1994) (inducted in 1998) (inducted in 1971) MIKE JaRMOLUK StEVE JOaCHIM tR é JOHNSON LaNCE JOHNStONE MOE Katz BUCKO KILROY JOE KLECKO (1942-43, 1945) (1973–74) (1990-93) (1992-95) (1937-38) (1940–41) (1973-76) All-around athlete, Temple’s only Maxwell Offensive lineman that Freshman All-American 1937 & 1938 co-captain Started every game, Three-season leader in 1945 Blue-Gray game Trophy winner (1974), was a three-time All- and three-time All-Big under coach Pop All-America honorable tackles, earned and All-America a Walter Camp first Big East selection and East honoree; holds Warner, workhorse on mention, six-time numerous honors, honorable mention team All-American nine year NFL veteran school record with 288 offense and defense all-pro with four-time NFL All-Pro (inducted in 1975) (inducted in 1986) (inducted in 2004) solo tackles (inducted in 1978) Philadelphia Eagles (inducted in 1987) (inducted in 2012) (inducted in 1977) owlSporTS.com 103 #weTHeT Temple Football Hall of Fame ED KOLMaN CHEt MESSERVEY NICK MIKE-MaYER HENRY MILLER JOE NEJMaN PaUL PaLMER (1937-39) (1933-36) (1970–72) (1925–32) (1942, 1946–47) (1983–86) Three-time All-Ameri - Earned All-American Record-breaking Temple head coach with 1947 captain and All- Heisman trophy runner-up can, 1940 Eastern Col - mention in 1936, collegiate placekicker, outstanding 50-15-8 America honorable mention, in 1986, Temple’s lege All-Star, East-West later coached career total record, had a winning ’46 and ’47 Blue-Gray all-time leading rusher Shrine game at Temple of 156 points record every year game, 1947 Temple MVP with 4,895 yards (inducted in 1971) (inducted in 1980) (inducted in 1985) (inducted in 1973) (inducted in 1977) (inducted in 2000) HaNK REESE JOHN RIENStRa tEX ROBINSON JOHN ROGERS KEVIN ROSS DOUG SHOBERt (1930–31) (1983–85) (1951–55) (1942; 1946–48) (1980-83) (1970–72) Helped Temple to a 7-3 First team AP All-Amer - Temple’s most valuable 1946 and ’48 Blue-Gray 1983 team captain with 1971 Assoc. Press record in 1930 and an 8- ica honors, two-time player in 1952 and 1954, games and honorable 15 career INTs. Played 14 All-America team and 1-1 mark in 1931, gaining All-East, Steelers’ first- led Owls in mention All-American, seasons in NFL and 1972 team captain; career All-American mention round draft pick scoring and rushing 1948 MVP and captain elected to two Pro Bowls. completion pct. record holder (inducted in 1976) (inducted in 1997) (inducted in 1980) (inducted in 1987) (inducted in 2006) (inducted in 2012) BILL SINGLEtaRY PHIL SLOSBURG DaVE SMUKLER PEtE StEVENS aNDY tOMaSIC JOHN WaLLER (1970–72) (1945–47) (1934–35) (1933–35) (1939–41) (1966–68) 1972 Playboy magazine’s Earned numerous awards Played the entire 60 Captain of 1935 Sugar Record-setting triple Record-breaking All-America and Walter including 1947 second minutes in the first Sugar Bowl team, 1933 MVP, threat player, played in quarterback who Camp All-America team team All-America honors Bowl game (1935), coached football and 1942 North-South passed for 3,756 yards (inducted in 1984) (inducted in 1979) set several rushing records baseball at Temple All-Star game and 45 touchdowns (inducted in 1969) (inducted in 1974) (inducted in 1971) (inducted in 1983) GLENN S. “POP” StEVE WatSON GROVER WEaRSHING GaVIN WHItE, JR. LEON WHIttOCK aNtHONY YOUNG WaRNER (1976–78) (1927–30) (1949–51) (1930–32) (1981-84) (1933–38) Sixth all-time career Four-sport athlete Outstanding Temple 1932 team captain, Temple’s career One of college foot - pass receiving leader (11 letters), set passing player, coach and triple-threat player, interceptions leader ball’s most famous and (98 receptions for record that stood director of athletics All-America honorable and 3rd round innovative coaches 1,629 yards, 7 TDs) for 40 years (inducted in 1980) mention NFL draft pick (inducted in 1971) (inducted in 1995) (inducted in 1971) (inducted in 1971) (inducted in 2005) 104 TUdiamondS.com 2014 Temple FooTball all-Time Honors & awards First-Team all-americans Ot BUCKO KILROY OG BILL SINGLEtaRY QB StEVE JOaCHIM OG JOHN RIENStRa RB PaUL PaLMER Dt DaN KLECKO First AP All-American 1972 1974 1985 1986 1999 1941 colleGe FooTball Hall oF Fame Fwaa a ll -a merican SporTinG newS FreSHman all -a merican 1951 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (Coach) 1985 John Rienstra, OL . .1st 1999 Dan Klecko, DT . .1st 1954 Ray Morrison (Coach) 1986 Paul Palmer, RB . .1st 2002 Rian Wallace, LB . .4th 2013 Wayne Hardin (Coach) 2005 Alex Derenthal, C . .HM SporTS illUSTraTed all -a merican 2006 Jake Brownell, P . .HM reTired JerSey 2013 Tyler Matkevitch, LB . .HM Junior Galette, LB . .HM #64 Bill Singletary, OG (1970-72) Devin Tyler, OT . .HM walTer camp FoUndaTion all -a merican all -a merica board oF FooTball 1972 Bill Singletary, OG . .1st FooTball newS 1935 Joseph J. Zanin 1974 Steve Joachim, QB . .1st FreSHman all -a merican 1992 Lance Johnstone, LB . .3rd aSSociaTed preSS all -a merican playboy all -a merican 1998 Carlos Johnson, WR . .HM 1941 Frank “Bucko” Kilroy, OT . .HM 1972 Bill Singletary, OG . .1st Leon Gray, LB . .HM 1947 Phil Slosburg, HB . .2nd 1999 Dan Klecko, DT . .1st 1971 Doug Shobert, QB . .Hm colleGe FooTball newS .com all -a merican 1972 Randy Grossman, TE . .3rd colleGe FooTball newS .com FreSHman all -a merican 1974 Steve Joachim, QB . .3rd 2002 Dan Klecko, DT . .3rd Joe Klecko, NT . .HM 2003 Rian Wallace, LB . .2nd 2009 Bernard Pierce, RB . .2nd Pat Staub, OG . .HM 2009 Bernard Pierce, RB . .HM 2013 P.J. Walker, QB . .HM Henry Hynoski, FB . .HM Fwaa F reSHman all -a merican colleGe FooTball newS .com 1975 Joe Klecko, NT . .HM 2012 Tyler Matakevich, LB SopHomore all -a merican 1979 Mike Curcio, LB . .HM 2013 Tyler Matakevitch . .1st 1980 Steve Conjar, LB . .HM 1981 Steve Conjar, LB . .HM 1984 Todd Bowles, DB . .HM John Rienstra, OG . .HM 1985 John Rienstra, OG . .1st Willie Marshall, WR . .HM college Football Hall of Fame Paul Palmer, TB . .HM 1986 Mike Hinnant, TE . .HM Paul Palmer, TB . .1st 1987 Todd McNair, TB . .HM Mike Hinnant, TE . .HM Kevin Jones, OT . .HM 1988 Loranzo Square, LB . .HM 2002 Dan Klecko, DT . .2nd UniTed preSS inTernaTional all -a merican 1974 Steve Joachim, QB . .2nd 1978 Bob Brewer, OG 1979 Bob Brewer, OG 1985 Paul Palmer, TB . .2nd 1986 Paul Palmer, TB . .1st 1992 Tré Johnson, OT . .3rd Glenn S. warner ray morrison wayne Hardin 1951 1954 2013 owlSporTS.com 105 #weTHeT all-Time Honors & awards all -c olleGe FooTball inSiderS Carnell Washington, DE . .HM maxwell award winner 2009 Colin Madison, OL . .HM Bill Wright, PK . .HM 1974 Steve Joachim, QB Bernard Pierce, RB . .HM 1990 Matt Baker, QB . .1st Dick Beck, C . .1st Rich Drayton, WR . .1st allSTaTe aFca Good worKS Team * Kenyatta Rush, DT .