WALL OF FAME
Class of 2024
Carter Tyson – Class of ‘70
Tyson was named a Spring-Ford captain and was All-Ches-Mont his senior year. One of the first dual-threat quarterbacks, he rushed for and threw for nearly 1,000 yards in his career, throwing for 7 touchdowns and scoring 16 career rushing touchdowns. He tallied 100 career points.
Matt Glowacki – Class of ‘11
Glowacki, named a captain by the staff and his teammates his senior year, recorded 104 career tackles. He filled the stat book with 5 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries, while also defending 8 passes. He returned 3 kicks for touchdowns in his career and also added 267 receiving yards. He was named 1st team All-PAC safety his senior year. Matt played his collegiate ball at Ursinus College.
Matt Gibson – Class of ‘17
Gibson was named to the All-PAC team three times in his career, twice being named to the first team at RB. He registered 2,320 rushing yards in his career on 337 carries, a 6.9 yards per carry average and scored 22 touchdowns. He also caught 33 career passes for another 412 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gibson also returned kickoffs and punts, recording 982 additional all-purpose yards for a career total of 3,714. He shared the offensive backfield and the TD Club’s offensive MVP award with fellow Wall of Famer, Selwyn Simpson.
Selwyn Simpson – Class of ‘17
Simpson amassed 1,945 career rushing yards with 40 touchdowns and a whopping 7.5 yards per carry. He was twice named an All-PAC running back. Additionally, Simpson caught 30 career receptions for 381 yards and 3 touchdowns. He shared the offensive backfield and the TD Club’s offensive MVP award with fellow Wall of Famer, Matt Gibson. He earned a full-scholarship to Lafayette University.
Ron Nettles
Ron served as the Spring-Ford (and Royersford HS) football statistician for 56 years. Mr. Nettles was an Army veteran and served as mayor of Royersford for 14 years. He played an integral part in all youth sports in the area, especially baseball. He was a founding member of the S-F Booster Club.
Class of 2023
Zameer McDowell – Class of 2013
McDowell, voted a captain his senior year, registered 104 tackles, including 71 tackles in his senior year (12th). A menacing DE / TE, McDowell had a penchant for making big plays on the biggest stages. His 85-yard interception return vs. Ridley in the district quarterfinals and his game-sealing TD reception vs. Pennridge in the district semifinals (pic above) have gone down in program lore. Zameer is scattered through the S-F record book including, 13 TFLs in a season (9th), 13 hurries (3rd in a season), 23 career hurries (2nd), single-season forced fumbles (3rd), and career forced fumbles (5th). He became the 1st S-F player named to the PSFCA East / West Game, was a 1st Team All-PAC DE, and the team Defensive MVP. He played his college football at Kutztown.
RJ Sheldon – Class of 2013
Sheldon was a 2-way player for the Rams, playing DE and TE. In addition to his 32 career receptions for 456 yards and 5 receiving TDs, Sheldon threw a TD pass and handled punting duties for 3 years. He registered 72 career tackles, and added 16 career hurries (8th), 5 career forced fumbles (2nd), 3 forced fumbles in his senior year (3rd), 11 single-season hurries (5th), 7and sacks (6th). RJ was named to the 1st Team All-PAC as a DE and was the Freed Award Winner. He played college football at Bucknell University.
Dodd Hiltebeitel – Class of 1964
Hiltebeitel, the president of his senior class, was a force on both sides of the football. He ranks 3rd on the all-time list with 11 career interceptions. He also added 129 Tackles (17th). He also added 27 career receptions for 492 yards, and 6 receiving TDs. He was named the MVP of the Ches-Mont League his senior year. His 75-yard interception returned for a TD vs. West Chester is still one of the longest scoring plays in S-F history. Hiltebeitel played college football at Brown.
Gregory Landis – Class of 1997
Landis, a captain his senior year, impacted the game on offense and defense. His 71 tackles his senior year ranks 12th on the S-F single-season tackles list. He registered 113 tackles in his career. On the offensive side of the ball, he gained 1,094 yards (19th in a season) on only 124 carries, an 8.8 avg (2nd in a season) his senior season. An excellent all-around athlete, Landis threw 2 career TD passes and scored 103 career points.
Class of 2022
Eric Engstrom – Class of 2000
Engstrom, an All-PAC 1st team DB and 2nd team WR his senior year, also handled the Ram’s kicking duties and is 4th all-time in career kick scoring. His 14 career interceptions ranks him 2nd on the S-F list and his 1,093 career receiving yards ranks him 4th. He was named a captain his senior year, as well as team MVP. His career 23.3 yards per reception is a record that may never be broken. He played his college football at West Chester University.
Marty Moore - Head Football Coach
Coach Moore served as the head football coach at S-F for 15 seasons and led the Rams to undefeated, untied seasons in 1992, 1994, and 1995. He registered 99 career wins in his tenure and won PAC championships in those years and in 1998. His 1995 defense set S-F records for least yards and least points allowed and, over a two-year span in ’94 and ’95, they recorded 9 shutouts. Moore was also honored by his peers as a PSFCA Big 33 assistant coach.
Steve Kodish - Class of 1999
Kodish was selected as the PAC 2-Way Player of the Year in his senior year and was honored as a 1st Team All-PAC offensive and defensive lineman. A captain in both football and wrestling, Kodish recorded 88 career tackles and 10 career QB sacks. He went on to wrestle at James Madison University.
Herb Landis - Class of 1964
Landis, named a captain his senior year, played all over the field. He finished his S-F career with 1,618 yards on 288 carries, crossing the goal line for 109 points. On defense, he registered 100 career tackles, adding 4 interceptions and 5 fumble recoveries. Landis was named All-Chesmont and held the S-F single-season rushing mark upon graduation.
Eddy Augustin - Class of 1990
Augustin had a tremendous senior year on both sides of the ball, rushing for 1,467 yards and 126 points, while registering 62 tackles. His 53-carry, 331-yard rushing performance on Thanksgiving day vs. Phoenixville cemented his place in S-F history. Augustin was named a captain his senior year. Eddy played collegiately at Millersville University and is the head wrestling coach and assistant football coach at Amherst College.
Class of 2021
Dennis Slifer: Class of 1966
Dennis still holds the mark for career interceptions (16), having recorded 7 each in his junior and senior seasons. Defensively, he also recovered 8 career fumbles (2nd). A multiple threat on offense, Slifer rushed for 646 career yards and had 23 receptions.
Barry Menig: Class of 1970
Menig finished his S-F career with 159 solo tackles (7th), including 85 solo tackles his senior season (4th). He also recorded 6 career interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries. In addition to rushing for 943 yards in his career, he also included 15 kicking points.
Rick Valerio: Class of 1986
Valerio's 164 career solo tackles are 6th all-time at S-F. He was a 3x All-Ches-Mont LB and was an All-Suburban Daily News selection. Offensively, he rushed for 735 career yards.
Art Schreiner: Class of 1993
Schreiner was the PAC Defensive Player of the Year, as well as Mercury All-Area his senior year. He was also an All-PAC fullback. His 121 career solo tackles ranks 14th all-time at S-F. A captain, his 7 career fumble recoveries rand 3rd on the all-time S-F list.
Joe Haley: Class of 1995
Haley, a captain, ran for 33 rushing TDs his senior year, which is a S-F record. He scored 352 points (3rd) and rushed for 3,778 yards (4th) in his career. Haley was one on only 3 running backs to eclipse 2,000 yards in a season.
Hank Coyne: Class of 2013
A 3-year starter, Coyne holds career marks in completions, attempts, passing yards and TDs. He was a captain and named the PAC Offensive Player of the Year his senior year. Coyne played collegiately at Juniata College, where he threw for over 4,000 yards and 30 TDs.
Mason Romano: Class of 2014
Romano's 156 career tackles rank him 9th all-time. He holds S-F records for career sacks (19), career tackles for a loss (40), career forced fumbles (8), and career hurries (31). A captain, he was the PAC and Times-Herald Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the PSFCA East / West game.
Rob Varner: Class of 2014
Varner was named to the PSFCA East / West game, as well as being named All-PAC his junior and senior years. His 118 tackles ranks 18th in S-F history. Varner played collegiately at Temple and Millersville.
Class of 2017
Andrew Scanlan: Class of 2011
Andrew was a senior captain, who set all-time S-F marks in receptions (97), receiving yards (1,656), and TDs (20). Scanlan led S-F to its first ever playoff appearance in his senior year.
Ross Pennypacker: (Class of 1999)
Pennypacker's 92 tackles in his senior year is tied for the most tackles in a season. Voted as a captain, he also added 8 sacks that year. Pennypacker finished his S-F career with 172 tackles, which is 4th all-time.
Class of 2015
Michael Bach: Class of 1997
Mike ran for 3,801 yards and 336 points in his S-F career, including 2,308 yards in his senior season. A captain, Bach was named an All-Area RB by the Pottstown Mercury.
Jamie Rotonda: Class of 1999
Jamie was an outstanding 2-way player for S-F. He still holds the distinction of having the greatest single-season QB efficiency rating in S-F history in his senior season, and also recorded 12 sacks himself, as a DE. Jamie played his college football at the University of Delaware.
Steve Schein:
Coach Schein has served as an assistant football coach at S-F for over 20 years. Schein was the head coach at Upper Merion HS, where he registered 117 wins. In addition to coaching football, Schein was also a successful wrestling and track coach at S-F and was an integral part of the formation of the Spring-Ford Youth Football program.
Trevor Sasek: Class of 2009
A senior captain, Trevor graduated as the all-time S-F leader in completions (316), attempts (640) and passing yards (4,721) in his S-F career. Trevor accepted a full scholarship to play QB at the University of Delaware.
Class of 2014
Jim Tanara
Jim graduated in 1960, as a 3-year starter. He was named All-Ches-Mont as a defensive end. Received a scholarship to play at the University of Chattanoga, where he played for the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant.
Al Tanara
Al, and his brother, Jim, both graduated in 1960. Like his brother, Al was a 3-year starter and was named All-Ches-Mont as a center. He attended the Virginia Military academy.
Thomas Ingram
Thomas was a 3-year starter and the only 3-year captain in Spring-Ford history. Ingram registered 156 career tackles.
Boris Radicic
Boris graduated in 1975. He was a 2-way lineman and was a 2-year starter.
Class of 2012
Merle Bainbridge
Became Spring-Ford’s second head football coach in 1967. Bainbridge guided the Rams to their first two championships, winning Ches-Mont League titles in 1969 and again in 1973. Later served as an assistant at Ursinus College.
Greg Faulkner
A 1990 graduate, Faulkner was a three-year letterman. He was twice selected to the All-Pioneer Athletic Conference First-Team as an offensive lineman. Faulkner was a key member of the Spring-Ford team that won the PAC-10 title and went 10-1 in 1987. Greg was an All-PSAC offensive lineman at Millersville University.
Jim Haldeman
A 1973 graduate, Haldeman was a three-year letterman. As a running back, he ran for 1,441 yards, caught 47 passes for 782 yards, and scored 162 points in his career. Haldeman played college football at Holy Cross.
Class of 2006
Ralph O'Neil - # 31
O'Neil graduated from Spring-Ford in 1993. He was a member of the 1992 undefeated, PAC-10 championship team. O'Neil was twice named to the All-PAC-10 team and was the 1992 PAC-10 MVP, when he led all of Southeastern PA in rushing. O'Neil was named the 1992 Maxwell Club High School Player of the Year.
Lance Viola - # 12
Viola, a 1974 graduate, played quarterback and defensive back, as well as handling punting and kicking duties for the Rams. He led the 1973 team to the ChesMont Championship and was named the league's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. He played at Villanova University.
Gerald Hoff - # 54
Hoff, a 1974 Spring-Ford graduate, played center and linebacker. He was All-ChesMont, including being named the 1973 ChesMont Player of the Year for the Rams Championship team. He played college football at Millersville University.
Scott Davidheiser - #26
Davidheiser, a 1988 Spring-Ford graduate, excelled at running back and linebacker, as well as handling punting and kicking duties. Twice named All-PAC-8, he was also the PAC-8 MVP in his senior year when he led Southeastern PA in rushing yards.
George Landis - # 30
Landis graduated from Spring-Ford in 1970. He played running back and linebacker for the Rams and was named the ChesMont Most Outstanding Defensive Player his senior year, leading the team to the ChesMont Championship.
Class of 2008
Don Caparro - # 52
Capparo, a 1957 Spring-Ford graduate, played center and defensive line and started both ways his jujnior and senior seasons. A team captain, Capparo was a Philadelphia Sportswriter's Association All-League Selection and was selected to the Spring-Ford HS All-Time Team in 1979.
Rick Pennypacker - # 66
Pennypacker, a 1972 graduate, played offensive line and linebacker and was a 3-year starter for the Rams. He was a member of the 1969 ChesMont Championship team. Pennypacker was named to Spring-Ford's All-Time team in 1979. He played college football for Bobby Bowden at West Virginia University.
Scott Highley - # 42
Highley, a 1st-Team All-ChesMont running back, graduated in 1986. His other honors include being named the ChesMont two-way player of the year, 1st team RB All-District One, the Philadelphia Daily News All-Scholastic team, AP Honorable Mention All-State, and the American Legion Southeastern PA Player of the Year. Highley played his college football at Millersville University.
Scott Helverson - # 19
Helverson, a 3-year starter, began his career as the Pottstown Mercury Sophomore of the Year in 1986. He helped lead Spring-Ford to two PAC-8 championships in 1986 and 1987. Helverson was the 1988 Spring-Ford Senior Athlete of the Year. He played college football at Fordham University.
Frank Robinson - # 72
Robinson graduated in 1970 and played offensive and defensive line for the Rams. He was named All-ChesMont on both sides of the ball for two years in a row and was named the ChesMont Player of the Year, the 1st lineman ever to earn that distinction. He was selected to the Spring-Ford HS All-Time Team in 1979.
Robert Fry - # 61
A 1960 graduate, Fry was All-ChesMont running back his senior year. Fry was selected to the Spring-Ford HS All-Time Team in 1979.
Spring-Ford TD Club Wall of Fame Eligibility Criteria
