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“Semi-Pro and Proud” Where Semi-Pro/Minor League Football Legends Live Forever!

Letter from the PresidentGreetings & Welcome to Our 38th Annual Hall of Fame Inductions

On behalf of our Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to our 38th Annual Hall of Fame Inductions. We are again extremely honored to acknowledge this year’s inductees and allow them to share with you their journey and contributions to this level of the sport. We are even more excited about the opportunity to again have as our venue this year, the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We encourage you to take in all the museum’s history and enjoy the experiences that it offers.

The enshrinement of this year's class of 16 new hall of famers will see the association's 38-year total number of inductees expand from 761 members to 777 members. Since the inaugural enshrinement in 1981 (including the Class of 2018) the AFA has recognized 470 players; 109 coaches; 89 executives; 33 officials; 25 pioneers; 21 media/historians; 13 trainer/equipment men; 6 associated with youth football; 6 involved with international semi-pro; 4 from the women's level; and even 1 'super fan'.

The annual task of reviewing hundreds of minor league/semi-pro candidates for recognition in the AFA’s Hall of Fame is extremely gratifying. The resulting continued growth of our football family is amazing. Our product has been recognized as a “best practice” as evidenced by the number of inquiries regarding the AFA’s Hall of Fame and nomination prerequisites.

I want to acknowledge our Board of Directors for their guidance and teamwork during our project planning over the past few months. It’s only through their teamwork and cooperation that we can execute an annual project of this magnitude Our Directors are as follows: Ronda Real, Craig Ochoa, Dick Leland, Hal & Mary Lockhart, Keith Ballard, Dr. Jordan Kopac, George Ashcraft, and Ralph “Moose” Fahey.

Make sure to take advantage of our official AFA fund-raisers such as the raffles and sports memorabilia auction. Support our Crowd Fund Raiser by pulling out your phone and texting the word AFA2018 (all one word) to the number 71777. Check out our monthly online auction fundraiser (www.biddingforgood.com/AFAWeeklyAuction) for a comprehensive listing of items ranging from exotic vacation getaways to sports memorabilia.

This event is being webcast live and can be viewed anywhere on the planet earth by simply clicking the live link on the AFA’s website (AmericanFootballAssn.com). If you would like to give a friend/colleague/family a “shout out” during our event, talk with our videographer Steve Weed. Photographs are also being taken by Steve Hall. As with all previous induction events, all media will be archived for posterity and available for viewing later. Feel free to use social media to post your Facebook Live videos.

The American Football Association remains committed to our mission to keep alive the memories of those who have played, coached, officiated and managed at our level of the game. Our ongoing objective is one of ensuring that semi-pro/minor league football participants are remembered forever by their fans, family, teammates and those who follow their football leadership in the future. The most humbling and satisfying part of my job as the organization’s president has been seeing the continued realization of Ron Real’s dreams.

AFA CREED:If you can’t move a mountain . . . then move a grain of sandIf you can’t reach a million people . . . then touch a single handIf you can’t impress them all . . . then impress only those who answer your call Semi-Pro and Proud® is what we are . . . that’s what makes the AFA the best by farRon Real, Founder

Feel free to reach out to our staff during this event with any concerns.

Sincerely, Dave Burch AFA President

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AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Joel Pruneda – Executive Category

Rick Sager - Executive Category

James Ashley – Player Category

• Spring 1999 started Semi Pro Career with Chicago Falcons • As result of injury, took time off to assist Coach Robinson in developing a team website, email address,

player contact forms, practice schedules. Became involved in league meetings, phone conferences and field management.

• Returned to team after injury but continued to manage the website and emails , assisted with player re-cruitment and set up an alumni group, newsletter, reunion committee and current player profiles. Also kept stats to keep everyone was updated on how the team was doing.

• Started “Huddle for Heartland” yearly blood drive.• 2008 started Lake Michigan Football League as the Commissioner• 2009 – 2013 Great Midwest Football League Executive of Year• I truly enjoyed my time with the Falcons as well as the semi pro football families.

• 1978 to 1981 Defensive Back/Safety Glove Cities Colonials in Johnstown, NY • Memorable event involved assisting the team when George Blanda, NFL Quarterback from the 70’s,

came to Johnstown to sign footballs for the youth of the community• 1998-1999 Assistant Defensive Coach Johnstown Colonials; in 2000 named Head Coach. • 1998 & 1999 Assistant Coach Colonials; 2000 Head Coach Colonials• 2004 revived the Amsterdam Zephyrs that originated back in the 1940’s, in an effort to bring semi pro

football back to the community where it started• 2004 thru 2011 Executive Vice President Amsterdam Zephyrs• 2010 & 2011 Empire Football League Special Projects Coordinator• 2011 to Present Empire Football League Deputy Commissioner/League Statistician

• Played for the Cleveland Falcons from 1977 through 1987 in the North Ohio Football League • Led team in receiving yards 8 of the 11yrs • Led the team in receiving touchdowns 7 times• Most Outstanding Offensive Player in 1979 and 1982• Most Valuable Player 1983• All League selection 1981, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84• Led League in receiving yards 1982, ‘83, ‘84• Led league in receiving touchdowns 1982, ‘84• Ohio State Champion 1977, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84

Congratulations to the Members of the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Jim Ghislain – Player Category• 1983 – 1984 Defensive Tackle Villa Park Flash (DuPage County)• 1984 – 1993 Offensive Tackle Glen Ellyn Eagles/DuPage Eagles• 1990 – 1992 AFA All American• 1990 – 1999 Team USA; 1990,1992 and 1995 Played in Chicago and Austria• 1996 – 1998 Will County Buccaneers Awards• 1985 MFL Offensive Lineman Award• 1990 CFL OT All Star• 1991 CFL OT Lineman Award; DuPage Eagle MVP Offensive Lineman Award• 1992 DuPage Eagle MVP Offensive Lineman Award; CFL OT All Star 1st Team; AFA National

Championship• 1993 AFA National Championship award• 1998 Will County Buccaneers Offensive Lineman Award; Team USA• 1998 – 1999 Played Hawaii All Stars (in Hawaii); Casino Bowl• 1996 – 2000 Played All Star Team (in Las Vegas)

Todd Gorsline – Player Category• Began football career with the Minnesota Maulers

in 1996; played with them for 2 seasons (1996 and 1997) as starting offensive tackle for both years

• In 2001, joined the Racine Raiders in Racine, Wisconsin and played left offensive tackle until retired in 2009

Troy Canada – Player Category • In Troy’s 11 years playing for the Plattsburgh Northstars and Vermont

Icestorm, helped them earn 80 regular season wins, 2 League championships and 2 National Championships as a player for the Vermont Icestorm.

• Team offensive MVP in 1993, EFL 2nd Team All Star 1993 as kick returner, EFL 1st Team All Star 1994 as a kick returner with Plattsburgh North Stars

• Vermont Ice Storm of New England Football League, league offensive MVP in 2002, 2003 All American honorable mention at wide receiver by the American Football Association.

• NEFL, 2nd team all-star in 2001, 1st team all-star in 2002, 2003, 2004 at wide receiver.

• Vermont Ice Storm, 1st team all-star at wide receiver in 2006, 1st team all-star at kick returner in 2007 and 2008 and National Football Events All-American 3rd team kick returner in 2008.

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Matthew Holmes – Player Category• Minor Pro Football Teams /Stats/ Awards• 1993-1996 - Newburg Raiders• 1997- Monroe Stars • 1998-2000 - Kingston Panthers• 2001-2004 - Tri State Bulldogs• 2004-2007 Albany Metro Mallers• Rushing yards- 12,986; Rushing TD’s 96; Receiving yards – 4,512; Receiving Td’s 27• Punt/ Kick Return Avg - 76.4 per game; Punt / Kick Return TD’s 17• 3 Time EFL Offensive MVP; 1995, 1997, 1998• 16 Times EFL Player of the week; 7 Times EFL First Team Offense; 3 Times EFL Second Team Offense;

2 Times EFL 3rd Team Offense• 1st team All Minor Pro – 6 times; 2nd team All Minor Pro- 2 times; 3Rd Team All Minor Pro – 2 times

John Mamerow – Player Category• Racine Raiders Right Guard 1987 – 1992 (7 seasons)• Team Rookie of Year 1987• All Conference, All League, All National Honors 6 time• Member National Championship Teams 1988, 1989, 1992• World Championship Ottawa, Canada 1989• Racine Raiders Hall of Fame Class of 2005• Racine Raiders Head Coach 2008 – 2010

Richard McCormack – Player Category• Played in the Boston City League junior and senior years of High School with our team (the O’Brien

Club) winning it in 1969. • Team moved up to the Boston Senior Park league in 1970. Played for the O”Brien Club which became

the Kane Associates for the 1970 season and after the season went into the Marine Corps. • Upon discharge in 1973, played in the Boston Senior Park League for the ‘73, ‘74, ’75 and ‘76 seasons

winning it in 1976 while playing with the Hyde Park Cowboys. • The Hyde Park Cowboys having won the Championship in 1975 moved up to the Semi-Pro Eastern

Football League and I played with them for the 77,78,79,80,81, and the 82 seasons. • In 1982 had 1st undefeated season at 12-0. With family growing, job responsibilities, and no insurance,

with regrets, decided to hang up the cleats up (twice).

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David Sanders – Player Category• Michigan Renegades 1995-1997 Linebacker• A.F.A. All-American 1995-1996 • M.E.F.L. Eastern Conference All Star Team • Michigan Bearcats 1998 Tight End• Michigan Rattlers 2001 Linebacker• Battle Creek Rage Tournament Linebacker• Dowagiac Dawgs Tournament Linebacker• Kalamazoo Dawgs 2002 Linebacker• Jackson Bombers 2003 Spec Team Linebacker• Rivertown Rams 2003 - 2004 • Albion Chargers 2005 • Southwest Mi Punishers 2006 - 2011 • West Michigan Tigers 2011 - 2012

Harry Robinson – Player Category• 1972 thru 1979 Linebacker and Place Kicker• 1973 Colonials Defensive Player of The Year• 1973 MVP Game Versus the Utica Mustangs• 1974 Empire Football League MVP; All Star Linebacker and Place

Kicker• 1974 Led All Kicker With 36 Points; 24 Out Of 26 PATs With 23 In A

Row• 1974 30 Solo Tackles, 88 Assists, 3 Interceptions (1 for TD) 1 Fumble

Recovery, 1 Blocked Punt, 4 Career Interceptions for TD’s• 1975 All Star Place Kicker• 1977 All Star Linebacker and Place Kicker• 1979 All Star Linebacker• 1984, 1991 & 1992 Colonials Defensive Coordinator• 1990 Inducted Glove Cities Colonials Hall of Fame

Kevin Siska – Player Category• 2002-2005 Quarterback for Glens Falls Greenjackets; won back to

back Empire Football league championships in 2003 and 2004.• 2003 team went undefeated in league play with an 8-0 record (first

ever in franchise history) and an overall record of 15-2 (most wins in franchise history) for the season. Lost to the Brooklyn Mariners at the Harvest Bowl Championship which would have brought us to the National Championship in Florida.

• 2004 posted a 14-2 overall record and 2nd straight Empire Football League Championship. season ended against the Central NY Express in the Harvest Bowl Championships semifinals.

• 2002 Empire Football League Rookie of the Year; Team MVP; All-American honorable mention

• 2003 Empire Football League MVP; Team MVP; All-American Honors

• 2004 Empire Football League MVP; Team MVP; All-American Honors

• 2005 Team MVP; All-American Honors Honorable Mention

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Fred Wells – Player Category• I started playing semi-pro football right out of high school for the Chambersburg Cardinals at Middle

Linebacker. I played there for 2 seasons, 1972 and 1973. • When Harrisburg started a semi-pro team, I joined the Harrisburg Cowboys at Middle Linebacker and

played there for 2 more seasons, 1974 and 1975. • I returned to Chambersburg to played for the Chambersburg Cardinals at Middle Linebacker for approx-

imately 13 seasons, from 1976 to 1988. • Finally returned to Harrisburg to finish career as a Harrisburg Patriot at Middle Linebacker until 1992.• I loved football and was very happy to continue playing after high school for such great teams.

Todd Western – Player CategoryTeams• Central MN Thunderbirds 2001- 2007• Mpls Lumberjacks 2008Career Highlights• Began his career as a starting D back at 34 yrs old and ended as a

starter at 41 yrs old• Versatile player that played corner, Safety, and Strong Safety.• Led team in interceptions - 2003• Elected to five All-American Bowls (NJ & Mpls)• Played in USA Bowl Miami, FL-2005• Starting Safety on two Championship teams (2001 & 2007)• Finished career with 12 interceptions and two defensive

touchdowns

Steven Williams – Player Category• Virginia Ravens 1996-2001, 2003-2010 position Center • 1996 Ravens Most Valuable Offensive Rookie of the year;

MDFL Honorable Mention• 1997,1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Mason Dixon

Division Champs • 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007 Mason Dixon Football League

Champion• 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 1st team MDFL All

League• 2004 EFA National Champions • 2005, 2007 EFA National Champion Runner up • 2007 Ravens Offensive lineman of the year • 2013 Inducted into the VA Ravens Ring of Honor, • 2013 Inducted into Mason Dixon HOF• 2003, 2005, 2007 2nd team MDFL All League

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Steve Matthews – Officials Category• Certified football Official within NY State since 1997. • Began officiating Semi-Professional Football in 2000 working mainly games within the Empire Football

League (EFL). Covered home contests in Burlington VT, Glens Falls NY, Montreal QC, Ottawa ON, and Plattsburgh, NY.

• 18 years of officiating Semi-Professional Football; also worked games within the NEFL (New England Football League) and the NAFL (North American Football League).

• 2017, organized an Officials crew for National Semi-Final Game in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), between the Tampa Bay Inferno and the Montreal Blitz in Plattsburgh, NY.

• Officiated the first game after the Vermont Ice Storm won the USA Bowl. As part of this game, led the on-field crew and oversaw a ceremonial coin flip by the Governor from the State of Vermont.

• Officiated in 2 Eastern NY Semi-Final games and 3 NYS championships in Syracuse

Congratulations to the Members of the

AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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“Semi-Pro and Proud”


PIONEERS:* Arthur S. Arkush - ’81* Elmo Huggens - ’86* George Kulton - ’86* Jim Lott - ’86* Al Savill - ’86* Cosmo Iacovazzi - ’87* Pearce Johnson - ’89

Stu Ebersole - ’92Paul Bartlett - ’93

* Lee Chisholm - ’94* Larnell Goodman - ’97* Carl Van Serke - ’99* Art Rooney, Sr. - ’00

Sig Schuster - ’01* J. B. Wise - ’02

Joseph Bellante - ’03 Monty Holmes - ’03

* Alex Duffy - ’04* Bob Van Ness - ’04

Joseph Loughran - ’08 Lawrence Haynes III - ’11

* Kenny Washington - ’14* Woody Strode- ’15

EXECUTIVES:* Joe Swetish - ’81

Jim Foster - ’82* Ronald J. Real - ’82

Peter Savin - ’82Ed Gruber - ’83

* Joe Rosentover - ’83 Marty O’Connor - ’84

* George Schepps - ’84 Jim Dunn - ’85Bob Adwers - ’85

* Roger Gill - ’86Jim Sears - ’86

* Ron Waisman - ’86* Bob Flowers - ’87

Billy Kilmer - ’87* Ron Potocnik - ’87

Bill Souders - ’87* Frank Bonk - ’88

Sol Rosen - ’88* Dick Suess - ’88

Barry Walters - ’88Lou Policastro Jr. - ’89

* Al Glascoe - ’90* Marvin Overcash - ’90* Greg Portzline - ’90* Frank Stedman - ’90* Elmer Cook - ’91

Victor Lent - ’91Robert Martin - ’91Beverly Ghislain ’92

* Ray Mansfield - ’92* Joe Bartecki - ’93

Peter O’Kane - ’93* Gary Shaver - ’94* Mike Cline - ’95

John Armbruster - ’97 Guy Cicchini - ’97Bob Kays - 97Bill Mouradian - ’97James Stamper - ’97 Tim Lake - ’98Joe Mooney - ’99John Kola - ’00Mary Lockhart - ’00

* Michael Loconsole - ’00 * Glenn Brothers - ’01

Maggie Burrows - ’01 Bob DeVoe - ’01Howard Huntington - ’01

* Dave Lunger ’01* Terry Thomas - ’01

Rick Starosta - ’02 * Asbury Summers - ’02

Bob Baker - ’03

EXECUTIVES:* Ed McCracken - ’03

Terry Sullivan - ’03 * Jane Dole - ’04

Wes Fischer - ’04 Jenny Akeson-Primeau -’04 Steve Ellis -’05Alex Flores -’05Mike Frazier -’05 Cheryl Kardas -’05 Paul Pisellini -’05 Dave Rice -’05Pat Sharpe -’05Alan Boeldt - ’06Bob Gallegos - ’06

* Richard Jancosko - ’06 Chris Chudada - ’07 Brett Frieman - ’07 Troy Roberts - ’07 Pete Narri - ’08Arney Silvestri - ’08 Glenda Cain - ’09 Stephen McAllister - ’09 Rev. Gary Wilder - ’10

* Ceil Real - ’10* Bill Christie - ’11

Alan Perkins - ’11 Chad Fauson - ’12 Thomas Hawkins - ’12 John P. Zafiris, Jr. - ’12 Bob Gingras - ’14

Joel Pruneda - ‘18 Rick Sager - ‘18

COACHES:Ron Waller - ’81

* Harry Gilbert - ’82 Perry Moss - ’82Al Darby - ’83Don Heiges - ’83

* Duncan Mc Cauley - ’84 Dick Pesonen - ’84 George Pasterchick - ’85

* Fred Wallner - ’85Ken Carpenter - ’86 Steve Harshman - ’86

* Wixie Robbinson - ’86 Jim Cadile - ’87

* Pudgie Walsh - ’87* Bob Windish - ’87* Bob Engle - ’88

Bob Herstine - ’88Stu McLean - ’88Jim Nugent - ’88Ed O’Reilly - ’88Bill Walsh - ’88

* Lee Albrecht - ’89* Tom Anthony - ’89

John Baker - ’90* Lawrence Haynes - ’90

Bob Herman, Sr. - ’90 A.J. Smith - ’90

* Frank Fucci - ’91* Clarence McClure -’91 * Greg Skowronski - ’91* Dave DiFilippo - ’92

Richard Fleck - ’92 George Kendrick - ’92 Gene Nudo - ’92

* Richard Shipley - ’92 Alan ’Butch’ Keller - ’93 Jay Carver - ’94

* Jimmy Jackson - ’94* Joseph Kie - ’94* Don Sprinkle - ’94

Al Boggia - ’95* Bo Brooks - ’95

Hal Lockhart - ’95* Bob Teahan - ’95

Don Warthen - ’95

COACHES:Bob Brennan - ’96Ned N. Novell - ’96Jim Williams - ’96 Ronald Baines - ’97Jim Brannon - ’97Tom Kohr - ’97

* Jesse Vail - ’97Jesse Wiggins - ’97 Tom Calabrese - ’98Fr. John Frederick - ’98 Lenny Rittof - ’98Bill Duchon - ’99Arnie Garber - ’99

* Joseph Golden, Jr. - ’99 Robert Kauffman - ’99 Louis Souza - ’99Ken Austin - ’00 Edward Brosky - ’00 Richard Dial - ’00

* William Grasso - ’00 Richard ’Bing’ Keeney -’00 James Moore - ’00 John Whitelavich - ’00 Ray Evans - ’01Greg Moore - ’01Nolan Warren - ’01 George Ashcraft - ’02 Paul Costello - ’02John Green - ’02

* Harold Haberman - ’02 Thomas Wagner - ’02

* Joseph Bartlinski - ’03 Jerry Grohn - ’03 Jordan Kopac - ’03 Norman Mann - ’03 Eliseo ’Sal’ Saldivar - ’04 Rex Stevenson - ’04 Norris Jackson -’05 Mike Lentz -’05Doug Tibbitts -’05Jack Boepple - ’06Alan Dole - ’06Phil Lytle - ’06Charles ’Bear’ Rogers - ’06 Chris Lawson - ’07 George Robinson, Jr.- ’07 Chris Pivovar - ’07

* Merle F. Derpinghaus - ’08 Harold “Harry” Hopple - ’09 Bill Alexander - ’09

* Charles “Chick” Rader - ’09 Jerry Kupper - ’10 Anthony Bartley - ’11 Joe “Duke” Collins - ’12 Charles E. Johnson - ’13 Kenneth Poole - ’13Dale Glossenger - ’15 Phil Pompeo - ’15Pedro Trevino - ’15Jerry Levine - ’16 Larry Stith - ’17

PLAYERS:Tom Averell - ’81

* Cliff Boyd - ’81* Claude Watts - ’81

Tom Bland - ’82* Jim “King” Corcoran - ’82

Otis Sistrunk - ’82Bob Tucker - ’82 Bob Brown - ’83 Tom Dempsey - ’83 Don Jonas - ’83 Ray Stanton - ’83 Bob Brodhead - ’84 Bob Bryant - ’84 Joe Hightower - ’84 Jeff Van Note - ’84 Tony Baker - ’85

PLAYERS: Jack Dolbin - ’85 Jim Toon - ’85 Rhome Nixon - ’85

* Coy Bacon - ’86Dan Celoni - ’86

* Joe Gilliam - ’86 * Prince Hearns - ’86

Jim Hollingsworth - ’86 Bobby Jones - ’86 Bob Kuechenberg - ’86 Marv Pettaway - ’86 Lou Piccone - ’86 Fred Besana - ’87 Rick Buffington - ’87 Bob Milkie - ’87Tony Piekos - ’87Dan Rains - ’87

* Johnny Unitas - ’87 Fred Zangaro - ’87 Averill Harris - ’88 Mike Herr - ’88Terry Judkins - ’88

* Kurt Kampendahl - ’88* Vince Lombardi - ’88

Joseph Lee Mason - ’88 Bob Oates Jr. - ’88 John Olenchalk - ’88 John Smith - ’88Sam Wyche - ’88 Garo Yepremian - ’88 Greg Johnson - ’89 Rod ’Lung’ MacKenzie -’89

* Rudy Nebel - ’89* Woody Peoples - ’89

Frank Yanik - ’89 Lawrence C. Barrett - ’90 Bob Blechen - ’90 Charlie Bliss - ’90Ed Boswell - ’90Bob Drake - ’90Greg Hare - ’90Paul Iacovazzi - ’90 Nils Lindskoog - ’90 Phil Tuckett - ’90Stan Allspach - ’91 Larry DeVoe - ’91 Tony D’Orazio - ’91 Jim Jorden - ’91Jerry Kurz – ‘91 Wayne Stingley - ’91 Willie Buie - ’92 Chiefie Byrom - ’92 Angelo Dabiero - ’92 Dan DeRose - ’92 Dennis Kelly - ’92 Marc May - ’92Steve Moser - ’92Ray Seals - ’92 Sammy Weir - ’92 Chic Bist - ’93

* Ed Craft - ’93* Dennis McElligott - ’93

Orlando Goodhope - ’93 Pete Athas - ’94John Land - ’94Kevin Richman -’94Joe Thomas, Jr.-’94 Ron Wilson - ’94 Timothy Bentley - ’95 James Chapas - ’95 Dennis Condon - ’95‘Moose’ Fahey - ’95 Mike Mullin - ’95Tom Munsey - ’95 Fred Rihbany - ’95 John Tichy - ’95Kevin Armour - ’96 Dave Burch - ’96 Robert Butts - ’96

PLAYERS: Dave Clapham - ’96 Ollie Cromwell - ’96 Ron Hart - ’96Jeff Heuer - ’96Ron Holiday - ’96 Wayne Liddick - ’96 Ken Long - ’96Bobby Ruckstuhl - ’96 Mike Wright - ’96Bob Borkowski - ’97 Frank DeMarco - ’97 Buddy Dixon - ’97 Donald Donatelli - ’97 Ricky Johnson - ’97 Walter Nichols - ’97 Gordon Osborne - ’97 Cole Pentz - ’97 Blaine Popp - ’97 Mark Rodenhauser - ’97 Michael Stewart - ’97

* Bob Webb - ’97Willis Whalen - ’97

* Joe Wolfe - ’97* Neal Anderson - ’98

Bill Bergman - ’98 Michael Davidson - ’98 Bob Dill - ’98Hugh Frost, Jr. - ’98 Bruce Green - ’98 Leo Henne - ’98Dan Knuese - ’98 Billy LaFreniere - ’98 Alvin Lollie - ’98

* Mark Manders - ’98 Ken McGhie - ’98 William Olsavsky - ’98 Larry Orrico - ’98 John Oertel - ’98

* Bill Roulette - ’98 Charles Savas - ’98 Jim Scully - ’98Otis Spurlock - ’98 Eric Swann - ’98 Richard Young - ’98 Eric Avery - ’99Bruce Basile - ’99 Larry Dorey - ’99Lou Kelson - ’99Alan Klumpp - ’99

* Chuck McElligott - ’99 Al McElroy - ’99 Armando Paolucci - ’99 Dick Rogers - ’99 Greg Peter Sabine - ’99 Mike Steinhof - ’99 Leroy Adans - ’00 Tony Bertuca - ’00‘Bill’ Boschini - ’00 Richard Carter - ’00 Michael DeRose - ’00 Leonard Duncan - ’00Leo ’Ducky’ Elter - ’00Dale Gray - ’00Mark Lloyd - ’00 Patrick McLaughlin - ’00 Derrick Means - ’00 Mark Reale - ’00 Donny Rowden - ’00 Charles A. Scales - ’00 John Scardina - ’00 Dave Schminke - ’00

* Kenneth Stone - ’00 John ’Duke’ Sumpter -’00 Paul Takach - ’00

* Clyde Thomas - ’00 Robert Viney - ’00 Vern Wireman - ’00 Henry Barksdale - ’01 Jack Bravyak - ’01

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“Where Semi-Pro Football Legends Live . . . Forever!”


PLAYERS: * Douglas Brozek - ’01* Ray Carskie - ’01

Michael Erbeck - ’01 Michael Fallon - ’01 Calvin Griggs - ’01 Paul Hudson - ’01

* Joe Jancosko - ’01 Myron Jefferson - ’01 Don Johnson - ’01 Craig Kimball - ’01 Bob Kubiak - ’01Dick Leland - ’01Phil Micech - ’01 Henry Schroder - ’01 Joe Taibi - ’01

* Earl Twyman - ’01 Tom Watkins - ’01 Scott Boyd - ’02 Lavert Carr - ’02

* Fred ‘Cannonball’ Cooper - ’02 Phil Dewall - ’02

* Wilson Gulley, Sr. - ’02 Larry Heindl - ’02Bob Kutzer - ’02Tony Lombardo - ’02 Steve Oldt - ’02Carl Perkins - ’02 Carl Polisena - ’02 Dick Queeney - ’02 George ’Jocko’ Rice - ’02 Tim Rucks - ’02 Roman Strzala - ’02

* Danny Suhr - ’02Jim Willig - ’02Doug Allen - ’03Mark Arcure - ’03 Rick Brindisi - ’03 Mike Britton - ’03Tom Bryan - ’03Jim Bulger - ’03Dave Enslow - ’03 Doug Fisher - ’03 Dennis Galipo - ’03 Bill Joyce - ’03Bob Herman, Jr. - ’03

* Tom Kelly - ’03Leon Mavity - ’03Tom Robinson - ’03 John Sago - ’03

* Will Thomas - ’03Gary Vanderweele - ’03 David Bonsell - ’04 Jack Brumbaugh - ’04 ‘Red’ Celender - ’04 John Companey - ’04 Peter Dale - ’04Brian Erickson - ’04

* Frank Fanning - ’04 Brian Forston - ’04

Joe Hammond - ’04 Joe Hoffman - ’04 Tony Iliano - ’04 Brendon Kelly - ’04

* John Mamajek - ’04‘Mack’ McLaughlin - ’04 ‘Big Mitch’ Mitchell - ’04 Mike Novickas - ’04

* Pat O’Brien - ’04 McCartha Pleasants - ’04 Michael Rice - ’04 David Summy - ’04 Ron Anton -’05Dick Attreau -’05Paul Carter -’05Tim Colton -’05Terry Converse -’05 Troy Faunce -’05 Terry Fernandez -’05 Kenneth Glenn -’05

PLAYERS: Brad Haydu -’05Mike Jennings -’05 Edward Jordan -’05Al Klaeren -’05Gary Kuykendall -’05

* Norm Nissen -’05Pat Nulty -’05John Otterman -’05 Ray Powell -’05Dick Promer -’05 Larry Rydbon -’05Ed Schemski, Jr.-’05 Jerry Tadych -’05Dan Von Holt -’05 Mike Willkomm -’05 Gary Williams -’05 Bob Yurachek -’05 Charles Allen - ’06 Mike Bonner - ’06 Hubie Bryant, Jr. - ’06 Mike Chico’ Cain - ’06 Jamie Caleb - ’06Bob Cunningham - ’06 Dan Dragan - ’06 Dave Haven - ’06 John Hyder - ’06 Clarence Jones, Jr. - ’06 Bob Kleffman - ’06 Pete Quackenbush - ’06 Alfonso Smith - ’06 Craig Smith - ’06

* Steve Studer - ’06 Frank Bianchini - ’07 William Colemen - ’07 Fritz Fiorelli - ’07 John Kennedy - ’07 John ’Butch’ Mohoney - ’07 Jeff Mann - ’07

* Bill Meyer - ’07 Anthony Pecorella - ’07 Ed Penn - ’07Steve Rannochio - ’07 Michael Sampson -’07 Richard Sargent - ’07 Bill Simon - ’07Scott Smith - 07Gary Thomas - ’07 Calvin Williams - ’07

* Richard Landis - ’08 * Jerry Schropp - ’08

Pat Albanese - ’08 Larry Schmidt - ’08

* Donald Busch, Sr - ’08 Elwyn Rider - ’08 Steven Fisher - ’08Dick Rosati - ’08Tom Kirlis - ’08 David Brown - ’08 Erle Garrett - ’08 Thomas Manny - ’08 John Duncan - ’09

* Frank “Buzz” Grady - ’09* David “Skip” Hernandey Sr. - ’09

Torre Ossmo - ’09Mal Yarke - ’09

* Andre Holland - ’09 Fred Robinson - ’09 Mike Blazitz - ’09Joe Milek - ’09Jeffrey Hudson - ’09Jay McGee - ’09Mike Brennan - ’09 Justin “Tug” Binstead - ’09 David Moulton - ’09Jim Bejna - ’09Eugene “Chick” Cichowski - ’09 Chris Roe - ’10Jack Perry - ’10Ben Ward - ’10

PLAYERS: * Bob Beshk - ’10

Ron Hansen - ’10Jesse Johnson - ’10 Christian Fridrich - ’10 Greg Fictum - ’10 Charles Brown - ’10 Stan Johnson - ’10Jim Paulus - ’10Bill Kammert - ’10 Roosevelt Robinson - ’10 Brent Bordenkircher - ’10 Keith Ballard - ’10 Dennis Morris - ’10Lynn Patrick - ’11Carl Neal - ’11Dale Berman - ’11Brett Wilson - ’11John Rogan - ’11Terry Gorton - ’11Mike Lewis - ’11Daris Steen - ’11Andy Tranchita - ’11

* Beau Jarrell - ’11 Mickey Morris - ’11 Dave Friese - ’11 Christopher VanStone - ’11 Robert Harrison - ’11Leon Burch - ’12Al Countryman - ’12 Clayton “CC” Cowling - ’12 Dave Fleck - ’12Simeon Hendrickson - ’12 Howard Hoy - ’12Gary “Biggie” Hughes - ’12 Tyronne Jones - ’12Don Kempf - ’12Patrick O’Toole - ’12 Ralph Pina - ’12 Lawrence Pollic - ’12 Derek Stingly - ’12Erik Taylor - ’12Bob Cain - ’13George Capellas - ’13 Steve “Buckey” Denton - ’13 Darryl Dugger - ’13Mike Galeo - ’13Joseph Greco - ’13Mark Harding - ’13Brian Jansen - ’13Charles “Rambo” Johnson - ’13 Wilbert Kennedy - ’13 Matthew Magda - ’13 Chuck Malloy - ’13John Martin - ’13Charles Marston - ’13Charles Pugh - ’13 Gail Rozboril - ’13 Dave Stolarek - ’13 Earnest Wash - ’13 Byron Allen - ’14 Steve Bailey - ’14 John Burns - ’14 Douglas Coleman - ’14 Joe Hall, Sr. - ’14 Pat Killorin - ’14 Eugene Larsen - ’14 Alex Lawson - ’14 Darrell McCatty - ’14 Mike Myers - ’14 David Powell - ’14 Jose Rodriguez - ’14 Larry Salley - ’14 Burt Skeel - ’14 Bryan Smith - ’14Jack Ball - ’15 Doug Black - ’15

* John Brennan - ’15 Joseph Brumfield - ’15 Bobby Hitz - ’15

PLAYERS: Chris Hughes - ’15Mike Malatino - ’15 Charles Mitchum - ’15 John Speidel - ’15Walter M. Thiel - ’15Jack Zusy - ’15 Lawrence Allen - ’16 Richard Battaglia - ’16

* Bob Bean - ’16Jamee Call - ’16Daniel Coleman - ’16 Adam Hoffman - ’16 James “JJ” Johnson - ’16 Larry Johnson - ’16 Stanley Kucharski - ’16 Jerry Levine - ’16Steve Matychowiak - ’16 Marvin Morgan - ’16 Mike Robochik - ’16 Charlie Sampson - ’16

* Rodney Alan Sledge - ’16 Adam Walker - ’16John Yannuzzi - ’16 Raymond Almeida, Jr. - ’17 Robert Beckwith - ’17

* Michael Bridges - ’17Brian Carder - ’17 Mike Carnevale - ’17 Tom Fischer - ’17 Scott Ford - ’17 Robert Hunt - ’17 Dale Ilko - ’17 Carl Majer - ’17 Thomas Miniscalco - ’17Russ Simoncelli - ‘17 Maceo Tillman - ’17

* Rudy Vido - ’17 Earnest Williams - ’17 Troy Canada - ‘18 Kevin Siska - ‘18 Todd Gorsline - ‘18 Steven “Pooh” Williams - ‘18 Matthew Holmes - ‘18 Todd Western - ‘18 John Mamerow - ‘18 Harry Robinson - ‘18 Jim Ghislain - ‘18 David Sanders - ‘18 James Ashley - ‘18 Richard McCormack - ‘18 Fred T. Wells - ‘18

EQUIP. MANAGERS TRAINERS:Frank Alfano - ’90 Jerry Dodson - ’91

* Dick ’Pop’ Sabol - ’92 Bob Harrigan - ’93 Kevin McCarthy - ’96 Jim Bucciarelli - ’00 Randall Dreessen - ’02 David Van Eenenaam - ’04 Sue Berg - ’06Richard DiSanti - ’07 Glen Cooper - ’08

* James Kulton - ’10

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Rae Hodge - ’02Linda Jefferson - ’02 Carole Duffy - ’03 Catherine Masters - ’06

OFFICIALS:Dick Dolack - ’87

* Cal Lepore - ’88John Carrigan - ’90

* L.T. Bonner - ’92George Murphy - ’93

OFFICIALS:Robert Blatchford - ’94 John Grech - ’96Lou Hammond - ’98 William Higgins - ’99 Charles Smith - ’00 Paul Whiteside - ’00 Jim Bard - ’02Jack Pittges - ’02 Mike Cronin - ’03 Jerry Grunska - ’03 Craig Ochoa - ’03 Ron Wotherspoon - ’04 Bob Floyd -’05

* Jim Righeimer -’05 Fritz Brownell - ’06 Mike Aquino - ’07Jerry McGonigle - ’08 James Kruschwitz - ’09 Don Manchester - ’09 Vic Perry - ’10Joe Porter - ’10Tom Rudzinski - ’11 Keith Doleman - ’14Joe Friers - ’15Dale Wotherspoon - ’17

Steve Matthews - ‘18

MEDIA/HISTORIAN: Steve Brainerd - ’87

* Joe Cronin - ’89* Bob Gill - ’90* Brendon Woods - ’91

Joseph A. Horrigan - ’92* Anthony Sirrico - ’93

Roy Kawagoe - ’94 John Guy - ’95Scott Parker - ’97Don Ladas - ’98

* Bill Van Horne - ’98 Fred Mitchell - ’99

* Tim Weigel - ’99* Ed Peck - ’00

Bill Callahan, Jr. - ’02 Joe Hulsebus - ’03 Mark Azzara - ’04 Gary Suhr - ’06Mel Busler - ’07Frank Cooney - ’07 John Phillips - ’17

INTERNATIONAL:* Randal Trudgen -’90

(Aus)Lance Cone - ’93(England)Terry Smith - ’94(England)

* Sam Ketchman -’96(USA)

* Kurt Smeby - ’97(Ireland)Tim Beasley - ’17(Phillippines)

YOUTH FOOTBALL:Jim Taft - ’01 Joe Galat - ’02 John Patella - ’02 Walter Gilbert - ’03

* Gregg Fohrman -’05 Joe Natoli - ’06

SUPER FAN: William Buehler - ’02

* Gone – But Not Forgotten!

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Sim Hendrickson Class of 2012“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Brent Bordenkircher Class of 2010“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Larry Schmidt Class of 2008 “Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Craig Ochoa Class of 2003 “Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Fred Rihbany Class of 1995“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Elmhurst Travelers Football Alumni Organization“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2017”

Roman E. Strzala – President, Class of 2002Larry Schmidt – Secretary, Class of 2008Jack Perry – Treasurer, Class of 2010

Mike “Chico” Cain – Director, Class of 2006Eugene “Chick” Cichowski, Class of 2009Andrew Tranchita – Director, Class of 2011

Upstate New York NFL Alumni Chapter Animal Care Sanctuaryhttp://www.animalcaresanctuary.org/

sharing our home until they share yours

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Frank Demarco Class of 1997“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Steve Weed Video Productions

Phoenix Internet Services

SaveAround

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Kappa Nu ChapterChroma Health Solutions

www.shop.com/AmerFoot

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SUPPORTERS

Elmhurst Travelers Football Alumni Organization “Gone But Not Forgotten”

In the Memory of Deceased Elmhurst Traveler Alumni and AFA Hall of Fame Members:* Coach George Kulton - Class of 1986* Joe Wolfe - Class of 1997* Kenneth Stone - Class of 2000* Don Johnson - Class of 2001* Norman Nissen - Class of 2005* Alvin Klaeren - Class of 2005* William Meyer - Class of 2007* Frederick “Fritz” Fiorelli - Class of 2007* Don Busch, Sr. - Class of 2008* David “Skip” Hernandey - Class of 2009* Frank “Buzz” Grady - Class of 2009* Robert Beshk - Class of 2010* Patrick R. O’brien - Class of 2004* Neal Anderson – Class of 1998* James Kulton – Class of 2010* Jerry Schropp – Class of 2008

“CONGRATULATIONS TOTHE CLASS OF 2018 !!!!”FROM THE UPSTATE

NEW YORK SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL GROUP

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018 !!!!

Brent Bordenkircher Class of 2010

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2018 Sports Memorabilia Auction Items Starting Bid Est. Value

1-A Jordan Spieth autographed 8x10 photo framed & matted w/cert. $125.00 $200.00

1 Phil Mickelson autographed 8x10 photo framed & matted w/cert. $125.00 $200.00

2 Drew Brees auto. NFL Game Style mini helmet in case w/cert. $135.00 $275.00

3 Aaron Rodgers auto NFL Game Style mini helmet in case w/cert. $135.00 $275.00

4 Jerry Rice auto. NFL Game Style mini helmet in case w/cert. $135.00 $275.00

5 Dan Marino auto. NFL Game Style mini helmet in case w/cert. $135.00 $275.00

6 P. Kane & J. Toews auto. 8x10 photo framed & matted w/cert. $135.00 $275.00

7 K. Bryant & A. Rizzo auto. 8x10 photo framed & matted w/cert. $160.00 $350.00

8 Caddy Shack Cast auto. 8x10 photo framed & matted w/cert. $160.00 $350.00

9 Mike Ditka autographed NFL Game Style football in case w/cert. $160.00 $350.00

10 Eli Manning autographed NFL Game Style football in case w/cert. $160.00 $350.00

11 Brett Favre autographed NFL Game Style football in case w/cert. $160.00 $350.00

12 Tom Brady autographed NFL Game Style football in case w/cert. $200.00 $450.00

13 Walter Payton auto 8x10 photo Custom framed & matted w/cert. $225.00 $500.00

14 Gale Sayers autographed NFL Game Style jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

15 Tony Esposito autographed NHL Game Style jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

16 Tony Romo autographed NFL Game Style full helmet w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

17 Tony Dorsett autographed NFL Game Style full helmet w/cert. $260.00 $600.00

18 Ray Lewis autographed NFL Game jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

19 Russell Wilson autographed NFL Game jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

20 Antonio Brown autographed NFL Game jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

21 Joe Green autographed NFL Game jersey w/certificate $260.00 $600.00

22 Peyon Manning autographed NFL Game jersey w/certificate (Colts) $275.00 $600.00

23 Carson Wentz auto. NFL Game Super Bowl 52 jersey w/cert. $275.00 $600.00

24 Tom Brady autographed NFL Game Super Bowl 52 jersey w/cert. $325.00 $700.00

25 Ernie Banks autographed MLB Game jersey w/certificate $325.00 $700.00

26 2016 Cubs Team World Series Champs 11x14 photo Custom framed & matted autographed by 20 players w/certificate

$600.00 $1,500.00

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“CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018 !!!!”

Alex Flores AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2005

“Congratulations to the AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Burt Skeel AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2014


Ron “Butch” Hansen AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2010


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"Congratulations to the AFA’s Hall of Fame Class of

2018"

The Racine Raiders Think Dave Burch and the AFA Are Tops!!!

Coach Wilbert Kennedy, HoF Class of 2013

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" Congratulations to Ricky McCormack

(You are already in our Hall of Fame!) "

Boston Police Patrolmen's Association







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“Congratulations toAFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

From the Oldest Semi-Pro Football Team In the United States of America, Established In 1896

“Congratulations to AFA Hall of Fame Class of 2018”

Raymond J. Almeida Jr.Randolph Oilers #7

Eastern Football League

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AFA Alumni and Families interested in enrolling should visit OffTheFieldPlan.com to register and use Affiliate Code = AFA. For the next 30 days we are offering one-month rebates for signups!

Crowd Funding

− You have the ability to support this year’s 38th Annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremony by making a donation and making it one of the biggest in AFA history.

− All you need to do is pull out your phone and text the word AFA2018 (all one word) to the number 71777. You’ll get a text back with a link that you can click on to make a secure donation using your credit card.

− Any amount helps, so please do what you can to support our event. Again, text the word AFA2018 to the number 71777.

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EDDIE’S GIANTS WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE RICK ON THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT!

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Rick McCormackFROM

THE BILLY’S COWBOYS FAMILYfor his induction into the

The American Football Association’s Hall of Fame

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" Congratulations to all the 2018 Inductees - and

especially to Steve Williams,

our Virginia Raven honoree!"

Hal & Mary Lockhart

"CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018!"

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Thank you for helping celebrate the American Football Association’s 38th Annual Semi-Pro Football

Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

The AFA is proud of the fact that we are in our 38th year of operation as the national association for Semi-Pro football teams and leagues in the United States. We are a 501(c) tax exempt, non-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement of the Semi-Pro (adult amateur), non-professional level of America’s greatest sport . . . FOOTBALL!

Our staff is made up completely of volunteers anxious to keep the memories of those who have played, coached, officiated, administrated on the team or league level and, or otherwise contributed to the advancement and awareness of semi-pro football across the country—for more than a century.

Former AFA President and Founder Ron Real with the

Arkush Memorial Cup

Over the past 38 years, the American Football Association has inducted 777 individuals that spent most of their football careers on the semi-pro level of the sport all for the love of the game. Their unselfish contributions to our level of the game will be remembered forever by their fans, family, former teammates, and those who follow their football leadership in the future.

Thank you for attending and helping us honor the “Class of 2018”

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