This week, GoDutchmen.com has revealed its 2011 Hall of Fame class, and once again a Team of Honor will be reunited during the induction banquet on Saturday, October 15 during Oktoberfest Weekend. Learn more about the Hall of Fame and its past inductees.
Hall of Fame Class of 2011
Monday -
Jerry Frey '74
Tuesday -
Harold Spangler '95
Wednesday -
Christina Henise Crumling '98
Thursday -
Lindsey Yeiser Hibshman '01
Friday -
Steve Horst '01
Saturday -
Team of Honor: 1961 Football
The fall of 2011 will mark the 50th anniversary of Lebanon Valley College's first Middle Atlantic Conference football championship, and members of that squad will be reunited as the Team of Honor at the Hall of Fame banquet on Oct. 15.
The 1961 team recorded a 6-1 record to become the MAC Southern champions under head coach Bill McHenry. The squad - numbering just 25 members - would feature eight future LVC Hall of Famers, including team captains BOb Stull and Brooks Slatcher along with Wes MacMillan, Terry Herr, Hi Fitzgerald, John Yajko, Ellis McCracken, and Jerry Bowman. Coach McHenry would also be inducted into the Hall.
The team had to overcome tragedy after John Zola was fatally injured during the season opener at Drexel. Following the cancellation of the next week's game at Thiel so the team could attend Zola's funeral, they decided to finish the season, eventually clinching the championship with a 15-14 win over Pennsylvania Military (now Widener) on the final day of the season.
1961 Football Results
| 9/30/1961 |
at Drexel |
W 17-6 |
| 10/7/1961 |
at Thiel |
Cancelled |
| 10/14/1961 |
at Muhlenberg |
W 15-6 |
| 10/21/1961 |
Moravian |
W 37-14 |
| 10/28/1961 |
Dickinson |
W 16-7 |
| 11/4/1961 |
Albright |
L 7-33 |
| 11/11/1961 |
at Ursinus |
W 27-6 |
| 11/18/1961 |
at Pa. Military |
W 15-14 |
1961 Football Team Members
Wes MacMillan '64
Terry Herr '65
Hi Fitzgerald '62
Bill Garrett '63
John Yajko '63
Roger Ward '63
Fred Porrino '63
Brooks Slatcher '62
John Zola
Rowland Barnes '62
Harrison Woodruff '64
Larry Rudy '62
Vernon Lyter '62
Bob Zweitzig '65
Robert Godshall '62
Ellis McCracken '63
Vance Stouffer '62
Jay Kreider '63
Bob Stull '62
Jerry Bowman '63
Glenn Steck '64
Robert Stone '65
Ed Nowotarski '65
Jim Hogan '63
Bill DiGiacomo '65
Bruce English '65
Bob Brill '63
Coach: Bill McHenry
Assistants: Mayhoffer and Poad
Managers: Greg Stanson '63 and Blaine Shirk '62
