Class of 2008

Cleon Cassel - Class of 1956

Won 4 Varsity Letters in Wrestling
Undefeated in dual meets 3 out of 4 years, losing only 1 match his sophomore year
4-time Sectional champion
3-time District III champion
2-time Regional champion
2-time State runner-up
Wrestled at Franklin & Marshall College, going undefeated his junior and senior years
3-time Mid Atlantic AAU champion
1980 PA Wrestling Coach of the Year
District 3 Wrestling Hall of Fame
Inducted into Franklin & Marshall College Hall of Fame

Head Basketball Coach at Hershey High School from 1967-1988
Overall record of 475-200
Won 3 CAC Championships
Won 3 Mid Penn Championships
1973 District III runner-up
1974 District III Champions
1974 team ranked 7th in the state
Numerous former players now head coaches and winning numerous League, District and State Championships in PA and other state
Win-loss record ranks him among the greats in Central PA history
Inducted into Milton Hershey School's Hall of Fame in 2006
Career coaching mark of .703

Won 4 Varsity letters in Gymnastics
Won 2 Varsity letters in Track and Field
Was the school’s first ever PIAA State Champion in Gymnastics
Qualified for Regional, Districts and State competition four consecutive years
CAC Champion in Gymnastics in 3 different events
1975 District Champion in Varsity
3 time Tri Country Gymnastics Champion in 3 different events
1975 Regional Champion in 3 different events
Won the 1978 C.S. “Pop” Kelchner award
Winner of the Coaches Award for Gymnastics 1975, 1976, 1978
Voted Best Female Athlete in her graduating class
1980 Collegiate All American in Gymnastics at West Chester University
Won 1980 Wheelan and Wheelan Sports Award for Outstanding Achievement at West Chester University
Graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1982 from West Chester

Won 6 Varsity letters in Football and Wrestling
District III Wrestling Champion Junior year
Finished 3rd in PIAA Wrestling Junior year
All South Penn Conference Football All Star Team Senior year
All South Penn Conference Football Champions with a 10-0 record during senior year
Led all South Penn Conference backs in scoring and rushing Senior year in Football
All County Team Senior year in Football
Varsity Fullback as Freshman at NC State University - 1947
All Navy and Marine football team - 1948
Varsity Fullback University of Pittsburgh from 1949 to 1950
Starting Fullback and leading rusher as Philadelphia Eagles rookie in 1952
Starting Fullback and leading rusher, Baltimore Colts - 1953
6th leading rusher in NFL in 1953
1st Baltimore Colt to rush for 100 yards in a game
Member of Capital Area Sports Hall of Fame
Member of PA Sports Hall of Fame - 1977

38 years coaching football
33 years as Head Coach at Hershey High School with a 205-164-5 record
Won 1 CAC Championship and 3 Mid Penn Championships
Led team to mythical State #1 ranking in 1979
Led team to 7 District III appearances
1984 District III Champions
1991 PA Big 33 Assistant Coach
5 of his former players made Big 33
3 of his former players played n the NFL
1980 Pennsylvania Class AA Coach of the Year
Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association "Coach of the Year" in 1980 and 1984
Harrisburg Old Timers - "Coach of the Year" in 1979 and 1990
2001 inducted into West Chester University Hall of Fame
2002 inducted into PA Scholastic Football Coaches Hall of Fame
2008 inducted into the Central PA Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame
Has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars during his career for students, friends and coaches.

Won 3 Varsity Letters in Tennis
Played the Number 1 position for 3 consecutive years
2-time PIAA State Champion in singles play
Ranked Number 1 in the Middle States in 1997
Ranked 40th nationally in Girls 18 and under singles play in 1997
Attended University of Tennessee on a full athletic scholarship at the age of 16
Freshman starter who helped her team go to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament and Top 5 ITA ranking
Named to the Academic All-American Team
Was an All Southern Conference winner in singles and doubles during Junior year at College of Charleston