Class of 2012 Bio's

 

 Henry (Hank) King

Upper Merion High School: Baseball

Accomplishments:

High School Career:

• Lettered in Football, Basketball and Baseball

Professional Career:

• Played MLB with the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox, 1962 – 1968

Professional Scouting Career:

• Began with the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 1975

• Became an advanced scout for Phillies in 1984, a position he held for 24 years

• One of five Phillies scouts who scouted Tampa Bay Rays for the 2008 World Series

• Involved with the Phillies for 3 National League Championships and for 2 World Series Championships.

Honors:

• Received the prestigious George Genovese Lifetime Achievement Award for Scouting by the Professional Baseball Scout Foundation

• Upper Merion High School sports Hall of Fame

Kim Gallagher (deceased)

Upper Dublin High School: Track & Field

Accomplishments:

Ambler Olympic Club (AAU):

·  National record in mile for 8 year old

·  National record in 800m for 11-12 year old

High School Career:

• High School All-American

• Set National records in 800 meters and 3200 meter relay

• Won 12 PIAA State Championships in Track and Cross Country

• PIAA State records in 800 meters, 1600 meters, 1600 meters relay and 3200 meters relay

Olympics:

• Two time Olympian – 1984, 1988

• Won silver medal in Los Angeles in 1984

• Won bronze medal in Seoul in 1988

Honors:

• PA Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame

• Penn Relays Hall of Fame

• Upper Dublin Athletic Hall of Fame

William ‘Bill’ Bartle

North Penn High School: Swimming

Accomplishments:

High School Career:

• High School All-American 4 years, 1975-1978

• 8 PIAA Championship medals - 5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze

Coaching Career:

• Reading High School (1985-1994)

• PIAA State Champions 1989

• 6 District Team Championships

• 17 High School All-Americans

• 2 Water Polo All-Americans

• North Penn High School (1994-2000) – Record 81-0

• Number 1 raked team in the Nation NISCA Power Points – 2000

• State Championship Teams – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Runner up 1996

• 6 District Championships

• 6 League Championships

• 6 State Championships in Water Polo - 5 girls, 1 boys

• 16 Water Polo All-Americans

Honors:

• 6 times coach of the year

• North Penn High School Hall of Fame

• North Penn/Souderton Hall of Fame

• Berks County Hall of Fame

• David H Robertson Award – NISA Excellence in coaching

 

Bob Bloss

Media

Accomplishments:

• Sports announcer for Temple University Football and Basketball and Sports editor for Temple University Yearbook (Templar) from 1953-1957

• Sports announcer for WIKK-AM Radio, Erie, PA (1954-56), WDEL-AM Radio, Wilmington, DE (1957), WHYY-TV and WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, PA (1957-62)

Montgomery County assignments:

• North Penn Reporter (1961)

• Bux-Mont Football WNPV Radio (1962-73)

• Bux-Mont Game of the Week

• Perkiomen Valley Twilight Baseball League All-Star game

• WIFI-FM Radio (1968-69)

• Upper Perkiomen High School Basketball

• Public Address Announcer for Montgomery County All-Star Football game (1968-1988)

• Philadelphia Bulldogs (1966-67)

• Writer for Phillies Report newspaper and engaged in the writing of 2 baseball books, “Baseball Managers” and “Rookies of the Year”

 

John King

Upper Merion High School: Football/Baseball/Basketball

Accomplishments:

High School Career:

• 9 Varsity Letters, 3 each in football, baseball and basketball

• Team Captain in all 3 sports

• All-Suburban 1 in Baseball (1973-75)

• All-Suburban 1 in Football (1973-74)

• Winner of William F Dannehower Award

College Career: Brown University

• Four year starter in baseball at Brown University

• 2 Varsity letters in football

• 3 Times All Ivy League selection – 1^st team

• Blair Bat award – Top Hitter in Ivy League

• Ivy League career Home Run record (32)

• 2^nd in nation for Batting Average

• McDonald’s 1^st team All-American

Honors:

• Upper Merion High School Hall of Fame

• Brown University Hall of Fame for both baseball and football

• Selected by Brown Sports Foundation as one of the best 100 athletes in the last century for all sports

• Perkiomen Valley Twilight League All-Star, 3 time batting champion and 2 time MVP.

Bonnie Smith Taylor

Norristown High School: Field Hockey/Swimming

Accomplishments:

High School Career:

• Lettered in Field Hockey

• Lettered in Swimming

College Career: Temple University

• Member of Swimming and Field Hockey Teams

• Captain of Field Hockey team

• Selected All-College 1^st team (1966-67)

• Selected All-Philadelphia 2^nd team (1964-65)

• Set Collegiate Backstroke record for 100 meters (1968)

Professional Career:

• Philadelphia Sectional 1^st team (1967-75)

• US National Team (1966-75) played in 41 cup games on International level including World Cup in Holland, New Zealand, Canada and Germany

• Selected Team Captain in 1972

Coaching Career:

• Initiated summer Field Hockey league at Elmwood Park

• Coached High School Field Hockey (1966–81)

• Coached Philadelphia’s 1^st Field Hockey Team

• Coached 2 National Championship Field Hockey Teams (1976-77)

• Olympic Development Coaching Staff (1976-84)

• Staff of US Olympic Festivals (Huston, Oklahoma & Atlanta)

 

Unsung Hero Award

Richard (Dick) Ritting

Cheltenham Jay Vees Boys Club/PA Sports Hall of Fame

 

Accomplishments:

High School:

·       Northeast High – lettered in Football, Baseball and Track & Field

·       Member of City Championship team in FootbUmpiring: Field Hockey & Lacrosse

• Umpired 26 years at Level 2 Field Hockey

• Umpired 13 years at Level in Lacrosse

• President of Abington Chapter of Umpires

Honors:

• Member of US Field Hockey Hall of Fame

• Temple University Hall of Fame

• Norristown High School Hall of Fame

Wallace (Wally) Triplett

Cheltenham High School: Football

Accomplishments:

High School Career:

• Lettered in 3 sports

• Selected All-State in Football

College Career: Penn State

• First African American to play football for Penn State – (1945-49)

• He along with Dennis Hoggard were attributed with the now famous “We Are Penn State” as a response to college football segregation

• Member of Penn State 1947 undefeated team

• Played in Cotton Bowl Vs. SMU – 1947

Professional Career:

• Drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1949

• Played for Detroit Lions and the Chicago Cardinals (1949-53)

• Hold’s Detroit Lions single game record for kickoff return yards – 294 yards

• Held Detroit Lions record for longest run from scrimmage – 80 yard TD

Honors:

• First African American drafted in the NFL, his portrait hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Cheltenham Alumni Hall of Fame

 

 all - 1942

·       Member of City Championship team in Track & Field -1943

·       Placed 2^nd in High Jump in City Championships – 1943 / Note: winner set new high jump high school record beating his jump by ½”.

Military:

·       US Navy 1943-1946

·       US Navy Baseball team during World War II – was a walk on starter during the war when all branches of the military were comprised of profession ball players including players such as Ted Williams.

Semi-Pro Career:

·       Played semi-pro football for the Cheltenham Jay Vees for over 20 years – 2 way player.

·       Played semi-pro baseball for the Cheltenham Jay Vees in the Suburban and Penn Del leagues for over 30 years.

·       Voted MVP in 1957 for Jay Vees.

·       Player/Coach for the Cheltenham Jay Vees during son David’s years with Jay Vees.

Volunteer History

·       Board of Directors for the Cheltenham Jay Vees for over 35 years.

·       Pa Sports Hall of Fame – Board of Directors, Philadelphia Chapter for 25 years.

·       Pa Sports Hall of Fame – Regional VP for 10 years.

·       American Legion – executive board for 10 years and counting.