tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27585928978659574502024-02-06T23:10:43.503-05:00The Girardi LegacyThe Girardi Legacy - 36 Years of Integrity, Loyalty, and FamilyJGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-40721866504657548102017-02-15T12:10:00.000-05:002017-12-13T15:29:05.795-05:00Hall of Fame Coach Frank Girardi to be Honored at the Peach Bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congratulations Coach "G" as you are honored at the Peach Bowl Saturday, December 31st! We are so proud of you and the recognition you truly deserve. You invented a winning coaching approach at Lycoming by creating a family atmosphere. You started a culture of being involved with players and their families! You cannot fake this attitude. You either have it or you are shallow as a coach. Thanks again for all the lessons demonstrated by you, Lynne, and your extended family! #GoWarriorsJGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-4790247972026634182016-12-07T09:38:00.000-05:002016-12-07T09:38:13.510-05:00Girardi inducted into College Football Hall of Fame<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b class="gmail_msg">NEW YORK – </b>Former Lycoming College head football coach <b class="gmail_msg">Frank Girardi </b>joined an elite group in the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Dec. 6, as part of the National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, adding to an already legendary resume, as NFF chairman Archie Manning officially recognized Girardi as one in a 16-member class.</div>
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Girardi was a part of a prestigious class that included Marlin Briscoe, QB – Nebraska Omaha (1964-67); Derrick Brooks, LB – Florida State (1991-94); Tom Cousineau, LB – Ohio State (1975-78); Randall Cunningham, P/QB – UNLV (1982-84); Troy Davis, TB – Iowa State (1994-96); William Fuller, DT – North Carolina (1981-83); Bert Jones, QB – LSU (1970-72); Tim Krumrie, DL – Wisconsin (1979-82); Pat McInally, TE – Harvard (1972-74); Herb Orvis, DE – Colorado (1969-71); Bill Royce, LB – Ashland [Ohio] (1990-93); Mike Utley, OG – Washington State (1985-88); Scott Woerner, DB – Georgia (1977-80); Rod Woodson, DB – Purdue (1983-86); Lock Haven native Bill Bowes, Head Coach – New Hampshire (1972-98) and Girardi.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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“I want to thank the Foundation for this wonderful, wonderful award,” Girardi said at the NFF’s morning press conference. “Looking around here at all these guys, man, I could have coached until I was 100 if I had these guys. You kidding me? I remember watching most of them on TV. That doesn't mean to say that I'm that much older than you guys, but I did watch you guys play.”<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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Over the course of 36 years, Girardi cobbled together one of the finest resumes in the history of college football. He won 257 games, which still ranks 16th all-time in NCAA history. He helped Lycoming win 13 Middle Atlantic Conference titles and make 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He led the Warriors to the national title game in 1990 and 1997 and the semifinals in 1996.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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The hallmarks of Girardi's teams seemed to always be the defense, which led Division III in total defense twice (1975, '83), rushing defense three times (1976, '82, '87) and scoring defense once (1999) during his career. By the mid-'80s, though, his offenses had the firepower to match the defense, leading the MAC in total offense for the first time in 1984 (178.5) and four more times in his career.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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By the time Girardi decided to retire at the end of the 2007 season, Girardi had coached 82 All-Americans, 328 All-MAC selections, five Academic All-Americans (including Academic All-America Hall of Fame Member Vanaskie), 13 Academic All-District picks, 13 Lycoming College Male Athletes of the Year, seven MAC Most Valuable Players/Players of the Year and 58 members of the Lycoming College Athletics Hall of Fame.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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“As you get older, you know that the game is so much more than all the wins that you've had,” Girardi said. “There are so many people are responsible for that, so many wonderful, wonderful young men I've coached, so many great coaches that I've worked with. It's all about relationships. It's all about memories. And I certainly have enough memories to last me for a lifetime.”</div>
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<b class="gmail_msg">NEW YORK, N.Y. – </b>Former Lycoming College head football coach <b class="gmail_msg">Frank Girardi </b>spoke at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner Press Conference ahead of his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame tonight, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., at the Waldorf-Astoria, as part of the NFF’s Annual Awards Dinner. The awards dinner will be broadcast on ESPN3.</div>
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<b class="gmail_msg">BONNIE BERNSTEIN:</b> Frank Girardi, 1972-2007 at Lycoming, 257 victories, won 72 percent of his games, one of only 17 coaches on any level -- any level -- to reach 250 wins at one school. Coach, Coach Bowes was talking about the importance of having an eye for talent, hiring coaches around who can complement you. But you think about that: 250 wins at one school, 29 straight winning seasons. What's the formula? What really worked? If you had a bunch of young, aspiring coaches sitting here in front of you, what would you -- how would you guide them?<br />
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<b class="gmail_msg">FRANK GIRARDI:</b> First thing I would say is get them to trust you. Get them to trust you, and they'll do anything for you. To be able to communicate with them. I think that's lacking so much, is the communication nowadays. If you can do those things, you can be consistent, and then they're your best recruiters. Once they leave, they're your best recruiters. I still maintain contact with the guys I had in the '70s. They're great kids. Great kids.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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I, too, want to thank the Foundation for this wonderful, wonderful award. Looking around here at all these guys, man, I could have coached until I was 100 if I had these guys. You kidding me? I remember watching most of them on TV. That doesn't mean to say that I'm that much older than you guys, but I did watch you guys play.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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I want to certainly thank the National Foundation for this wonderful award. The gratitude that you have for something like this, you never think something like this is going to happen. When you first get into coaching, you want to survive. It's all about winning. I've got to win a game. We've got to win a game. <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></div>
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But as you get older, you know that the game is so much more than all the wins that you've had. So many people are responsible for that. So many wonderful, wonderful young men I've had. So many great coaches that I've had. And it's all about relationships. It's all about memories. And I certainly have enough memories to last me for a lifetime.</div>
JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-67043459917186260262016-12-07T09:28:00.003-05:002016-12-07T09:34:47.905-05:00Frank Girardi's College Football Hall of Fame Intro Video<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KgRLXHdpPsE" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is the video that was played at the 2016 National Football Foundation Awards Dinner before Coach Frank Girardi was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.</span>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-66625477331016845842016-08-26T09:57:00.000-04:002016-12-07T09:57:37.057-05:00Legendary Lycoming Coach Frank Girardi honored with Medallion on the City of Williamsport's Sports Walk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hall of Fame coach Frank Girardi honored with a Medallion on the City of Williamsport's Sports Walk. The recognition of this great coach keeps coming in.JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-3695668876317388952016-05-30T16:22:00.001-04:002016-05-30T16:22:25.376-04:002016 Lycoming College Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-74597115688086236272016-03-02T13:06:00.002-05:002016-03-02T15:04:48.521-05:00Northumberland County Commissioners Honor Legendary Lycoming Football Coach Frank Girardi<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Sunbury, PA - According to the Daily Item, the commissioners presented a proclamation to retired football coach Frank Girardi.<br />
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Girardi, 76, a 36-year football coach from Lycoming College who will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December, coached hundreds of players from Northumberland County schools, including Schiccatano. His record was 257-97-4.<br />
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“He has helped and coached so many athletes in our area,” Schiccatano said. “We have kids from every high school who played for this coach.”<br />
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Girardi said he will always have a special place in his heart for coal region athletes.JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-17199684474666176542016-01-08T17:37:00.000-05:002016-01-08T17:43:36.047-05:00Girardi Reaches Ultimate Recognition as College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – At the end of the 1971 football season, Frank Girardi got a knock on his door. An assistant coach for the Lycoming College football team, he was surprised to find then-Lycoming College President Harold Hutson there. The conversation was quick, as Girardi remembers it, and by the time Hutson left, Girardi was the head coach of the Warriors.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family is always important to Coach Girardi</td></tr>
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Over the course of the next 36 years, Girardi cobbled together one of the finest resumes in the history of college football. He won 257 games, which still ranks 16th all-time in NCAA history. He helped Lycoming win 13 Middle Atlantic Conference titles and make 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He led the Warriors to the national title game in 1990 and 1997 and the semifinals in 1996. On Friday, Jan. 8, he was rewarded with perhaps the biggest honor of his career, as he was announced as part of a group of 16 inductees that are part of the 2016 National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame class, the foundation announced in Scottsdale, Ariz., as part of the pregame festivities at the College Football Playoff.<br />
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“When he was hired at Lycoming, he needed to build the program,” Lycoming College director of athletics and head football coach Mike Clark ’93 said. “He had his first winning season in 1975 and won his first championship in 1978 and went on a streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons, which is really phenomenal. He built a program that had Lycoming College among the best in the country for a long time. The things he accomplished – nobody in the East region has been able to duplicate since in terms of national championship game appearances and final four berths. He built something here that people have been proud of for 40-plus years.”<br />
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One of only 29 coaches to record 200 or more victories at one school, Girardi did indeed struggle for the first three seasons of his career, as the Warriors compiled a 7-18 record in those years. A developing defense matured in 1975, however, as it led Division III by allowing just 133.1 yards per game and propelled the team to 6-2 record, starting that run of 29 straight winning seasons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retired Head Coach Frank Girardi loved by everyone.</td></tr>
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“Coach Girardi is at the top of list as far as positive influences in my life,” said Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie ’75, a Circuit Judge for the United State Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Girardi’s first All-American in 1974. “It went well beyond the football field. I always remember the first meeting we had when he became head coach and how he stressed loyalty. That was a great message that meant a lot to me. It was more than that, though, he stressed discipline and hard work every day in practice and he rewarded hard work.”<br />
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In 1976, the defense led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 44.3 yards per game, helping the team set a school-record for wins with an 8-1 record, a mark his teams would go on to break four more times before the 1990 and 1997 teams set the current standard with 12-1 marks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retired Head Coach Frank Girardi with valuable <br />
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“Coach Girardi is individual that you could always depend on,” said Jerry McGinn ’78, a director of business development at Daneker & Dean and a college football referee that worked the Rose Bowl in 2013. “Basically, he is a man that has had so much positive affect on your life. The wins and losses mean nothing compared to the way he affected young men that for the most part never thought we had a chance to go to college. We got to college and play football and move on with our lives and have great career and memories. He gave a lot of city kids a chance to get out of the city and make a better life for themselves. This is an honor that is long overdue for Frank Girardi.”<br />
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The hallmarks of Girardi’s teams seemed to always be the defense, which led Division III in total defense twice (1975, ’83), rushing defense three times (1976, ’82, ’87) and scoring defense once (1999) during his career. By the mid-’80s, though, his offenses had the firepower to match the defense, leading the MAC in total offense for the first time in 1984 (178.5) and four more times in his career.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Steve Wiser played for Girardi and coached with him until Coach "G" retired.</td></tr>
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“Frank made it fun,” said Steve Wiser ’74, the longtime Lycoming College defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. “I loved playing for the guy and I loved practicing for the guy. I was very fortunate that Frank hired me and took me into the family. He’s like my second dad. I learned a lot about the game of football from Frank over the years, but I learned a lot more about life and how to treat people.”<br />
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With the winning seasons came new goals and by the late ’70s, the Warriors were in contention for MAC titles nearly every year. A 14-0 loss to Albright spoiled the team’s chance at a title during an 8-1 season in 1976, but two years later, Lycoming picked up a share of MAC Northern Division title with a 5-1 conference record and then did so again in 1979, posting a 6-0-1 mark in conference play. Those two championships set off a run where every four-year graduating player at Lycoming for the next 25 years left with at least one MAC Championship.<br />
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More incredible seasons followed as Girardi built the Warriors into a regional powerhouse in the ’80s. In 1985, the team, led by All-American quarterback Larry Barretta, recorded its first undefeated regular season in program history, going 10-0 to earn the program’s first bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.<br />
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“The teams in the late ’70s opened the door for us,” Barretta said. “We swung it open and the guys after us really tore it off the hinges.”<br />
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In 1989, the Warriors won their first tournament game, beating Dickinson, 21-0, in the first round, setting up a magical decade that followed. With a defense that pitched four shutouts, the Warriors steamrolled through the regular season in 1990, finishing 9-0 before posting wins over Carnegie Mellon and Washington & Jefferson to reach the national semifinals, where they were decided underdogs at Hofstra, which had recently announced it was moving to Division I.<br />
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The Warriors had a more pressing problem early that week, though. They had no shoes to wear on Hofstra’s artificial turf field. In a move that earned national attention, Girardi called Penn State coach Joe Paterno to ask for help and soon after, boxes upon boxes of turf shoes showed up at the gates of Person Field. Days later, the Warriors upset Hofstra, 20-10, to reach the national championship game.<br />
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“It was a hectic week,” said Joe Gillespie ’91, the captain of the 1990 squad. “Hofstra was the favorite. They were moving up to Division I the following year. We had never played on turf, so that was new to us. The next thing we knew, we came to practice and there were a couple hundred pair of turf shoes in the middle of the locker room. I just remember it was like Christmas. We only got to use them for a game, but there were hundreds of pairs there. It was exciting. I don’t think we realized at the time how big an upset it was.”<br />
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In another historic event, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in 1990 was the first national championship at any level to go into overtime, as Lycoming came up just short to Allegheny, 21-14, in Bradenton, Fla.<br />
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Still, the season proved that the Warriors were prepared to become a powerhouse, and in the ’90s, they turned into one, winning seven MAC titles in the decade, making four appearances in the NCAA quarterfinals, three in the semifinals and reappearing in the NCAA Division III championship game in 1997, thanks to another tremendous upset, overcoming a 20-0 halftime deficit to defeat Rowan, 28-20.<br />
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As the seasons progressed, the wins piled up and despite a 1-4 start to the 2005 season, the team finished the year with five straight wins. That final win, a 17-10 overtime victory against rival Susquehanna, ended with Girardi being carried off the field on the team’s shoulders with 250 career wins.<br />
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“That was one of the coolest moments I have had in football,” said Pat Taylor ’09, Lycoming’s offensive line coach. “We were 1-4 and the team found out G needed to win five games to get to 250 and our next game was against a top-10 team in Ithaca. I didn’t think we had much of a chance, but the way we were able to rally around G, we strung together five straight wins. It was really remarkable. Even into the last game, where we went into overtime and had to persevere, there was no one on that team that wasn’t going to do everything they could to get G that win.”<br />
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By the time Girardi decided to retire at the end of the 2007 season, Girardi had coached 82 All-Americans, 328 All-MAC selections, five Academic All-Americans (including Academic All-America Hall of Fame Member Vanaskie), 13 Academic All-District picks, 13 Lycoming College Male Athletes of the Year, seven MAC Most Valuable Players/Players of the Year and 58 members of the Lycoming College Athletics Hall of Fame.<br />
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Part of the success that helped build the Warriors into a national power came from the fact that Girardi was able to make all of his players and coaches feel comfortable from the day they first visited Lycoming to the day they left.<br />
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“There are a lot of fond memories I have because of Coach G and Robb and the team atmosphere they constructed,” All-American offensive lineman and Arena Football League veteran Darrin Kenney ’92 said. “There are people that come along that make an impact and Coach G made an impact on my life. He was always confident no matter where he was, no matter what team we were playing. I came to Lycoming basically to blow off a day of school. No one I knew ever went there, but when I got there, I knew it was where I wanted to be. Whatever it was, karma or destiny, it led to a fantastic four years of my life.”<br />
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Another key component was the atmosphere level-headedness with which Girardi conducted his work both as a football coach and as the college’s Director of Athletics from 1984-2007.<br />
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“He treated everyone the same,” Girardi’s longtime recruiting coordinator and assistant director of athletics, Robb Curry ’69 said. “If you were a fourth-string guy or Larry Barretta, all the guys on the team were like his own kids. In the locker room, on campus, in the cafeteria, Frank went and took time with anybody that was a member of the team. He was really good at that. The other thing he taught me was to never rush to judgment. Frank never made a tough decision without sleeping on it. He never jumped on a situation until all the emotion was out of it and it was just about the facts.”<br />
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After growing up in the shadows of the college, Girardi came to the school in 1969 as an assistant coach under Whitehill, serving as an assistant for three seasons before Dr. Hutson knocked on his door. A star running back at Williamsport Area High School and a letter winner at West Chester University under the legendary Glenn Killinger, Girardi served as head coach of Jersey Shore Area High School before joining the Lycoming staff.<br />
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Girardi has been inducted into five other halls of fame, including the Lycoming Athletics Hall of Fame (2010), Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame (2012), West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1990), the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame (1998), and West Chester University Hall of Fame (2005). In 1999 he became the Robert W. Maxwell Football Club’s first recipient of the Tri-State Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented to an outstanding college or high school coach from Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware. Following the 2007 season, ESPN Radio 1050/104.1 honored Girardi with a lifetime achievement award and announced that the award will carry the title of “The Frank Girardi Lifetime Achievement Award.” He was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 2012.<br />
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<b>2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS</b><br />
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<b>Players:</b><br />
· MARLIN BRISCOE – QB, Nebraska Omaha (1964-67)<br />
· DERRICK BROOKS – LB, Florida State (1991-94)<br />
· TOM COUSINEAU – LB, Ohio State (1975-78)<br />
· RANDALL CUNNINGHAM – P/QB, UNLV (1982-84)<br />
· TROY DAVIS – TB, Iowa State (1994-96)<br />
· WILLIAM FULLER – DT, North Carolina (1981-83)<br />
· BERT JONES – QB, LSU (1970-72)<br />
· TIM KRUMRIE – DL, Wisconsin (1979-82)<br />
· PAT McINALLY – TE, Harvard (1972-74)<br />
· HERB ORVIS – DE, Colorado (1969-71)<br />
· BILL ROYCE – LB, Ashland (Ohio) (1990-93)<br />
· MIKE UTLEY – OG, Washington State (1985-88)<br />
· SCOTT WOERNER – DB, Georgia (1977-80)<br />
· ROD WOODSON – DB, Purdue (1983-86)<br />
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<b>Coaches:</b><br />
· BILL BOWES – 175-106-5 (62.1%); New Hampshire (1972-98)<br />
· FRANK GIRARDI – 257-97-5 (72.3%); Lycoming (Pa.) (1972-2007)<br />
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<b><i>Other thoughts on Coach Girardi:</i></b><br />
<b>Lycoming College Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach Mike Clark ’93</b><br />
“His strongest trait were his interpersonal skills. He’d get on you when he needed to, but he did an incredible job in instilling confidence in his players and his teams. While we were talented, I think he convinced us that we can do great things.<br />
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<b>Former Lycoming College Assistant Director of Athletics and Recruiting Coordinator Robb Curry ’69</b><br />
“Coach Girardi made a tremendous impact on Lycoming College. I will never forget what President (James E.) Douthat told us this in 1990 when we were up in the balcony at the hotel after the game. Coach and I both felt bad about losing and it was the president’s first year. One of us said ‘We’re sorry we didn’t win and let the college down.’ He turned to us and said, ‘You didn’t let anyone down. Nobody could afford the publicity that Lycoming football generated for the college this fall.’”<br />
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<b>Lycoming College Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Steve Wiser ’74</b><br />
“I played against Frank when I was in high school (at Bald Eagle Area). He was the head coach at Jersey Shore Area High School, so that was the first time I really came in contact with him. I came to Lycoming in 1970. Budd Whitehill recruited me and Frank was an assistant at the time. My junior year, Frank took over and you could see the program start to turn.”<br />
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<b>Lycoming College Offensive Line Coach Pat Taylor ’09</b><br />
“With Coach Girardi, you always knew he cared for you. We weren’t the most talented teams, but every time we went out there, we thought we were going to win. He always looked out for you, not only as a player, but also as a person, which is something I think is rare in a lot of people. He had the same energy for the last game of his career that he did the first time I played for him. For him, you could kind of see the end was coming, but he didn’t let you see that and he didn’t let you worry about it.”<br />
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<b>Red Land High School Offensive Coordinator/Red Land Little League Manager Tom Peifer ’95</b><br />
"When I was playing, the big game was always against Susquehanna, but the week before that game, Coach G always told us we had to take care of business so that the game against Susquehanna would mean as much as it should. That experience of taking things one game at a time is something I tried to teach the (Red Land) team from our first day."<br />
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<b>Big Ten Official Jerry McGinn ’78</b><br />
“I get to work with a lot of high level programs and high-level coaches through my career as a referee. What is amazing is that what Coach G taught us back then is still being used today, not just the techniques but also how to treat each other on the team. He didn’t treat anyone as a superstar. I think that’s why he is loved by his former players.”<br />
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<b>Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Supervisor Joe Gillespie ’91</b><br />
“Coach G – one of the main things I can say is that he was like our father away from home. With the guys recruited that he brought into the program, it was about more than football. It was about molding us to succeed in life.”<br />
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<b>Wayne Moving & Storage Account Director and former Arena Football League Player Larry Barretta ’87</b><br />
“He changed my life. When I got up there, he was the coach and basically the guy you turned to. He taught you about being away from home. He became the new family and the team was. He was a coach a mentor, a friend. It is tough to put into words. He meand so much to me and all the people I played with.”<br />
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<b>TD Ameritrade Assistant Vice-President-Chestnut Hill Branch and former Arena Football League player and coach Darrin Kenney ’92</b><br />
“Coach G, in my mind, epitomizes what coaching is. He teaches you about pride, character and discipline. One of his quotes was ‘Dare to be great.’ That is something that still sticks with me today. In my mind, Coach G was outstanding. He taught us to not be afraid of challenges. He cared about the guys on the team. He held you accountable. He was someone that could be respected on an off the field. His door was always open. A coach a lot of times is like a second father and Coach G was. He developed us as young men and taught us life lessons utilizing football.”JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-65069908533317305112016-01-08T10:06:00.000-05:002016-12-07T10:08:29.701-05:00Girardi Reaches Ultimate Recognition as College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – At the end of the 1971 football season, Frank Girardi got a knock on his door. An assistant coach for the Lycoming College football team, he was surprised to find then-Lycoming College President Harold Hutson there. The conversation was quick, as Girardi remembers it, and by the time Hutson left, Girardi was the head coach of the Warriors.<br />
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Over the course of the next 36 years, Girardi cobbled together one of the finest resumes in the history of college football. He won 257 games, which still ranks 16th all-time in NCAA history. He helped Lycoming win 13 Middle Atlantic Conference titles and make 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He led the Warriors to the national title game in 1990 and 1997 and the semifinals in 1996. On Friday, Jan. 8, he was rewarded with perhaps the biggest honor of his career, as he was announced as part of a group of 16 inductees that are part of the 2016 National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame class, the foundation announced in Scottsdale, Ariz., as part of the pregame festivities at the College Football Playoff.<br />
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“When he was hired at Lycoming, he needed to build the program,” Lycoming College director of athletics and head football coach Mike Clark ’93 said. “He had his first winning season in 1975 and won his first championship in 1978 and went on a streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons, which is really phenomenal. He built a program that had Lycoming College among the best in the country for a long time. The things he accomplished – nobody in the East region has been able to duplicate since in terms of national championship game appearances and final four berths. He built something here that people have been proud of for 40-plus years.”<br />
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One of only 29 coaches to record 200 or more victories at one school, Girardi did indeed struggle for the first three seasons of his career, as the Warriors compiled a 7-18 record in those years. A developing defense matured in 1975, however, as it led Division III by allowing just 133.1 yards per game and propelled the team to 6-2 record, starting that run of 29 straight winning seasons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retired Head Coach Frank Girardi loved by everyone.</td></tr>
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“Coach Girardi is at the top of list as far as positive influences in my life,” said Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie ’75, a Circuit Judge for the United State Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Girardi’s first All-American in 1974. “It went well beyond the football field. I always remember the first meeting we had when he became head coach and how he stressed loyalty. That was a great message that meant a lot to me. It was more than that, though, he stressed discipline and hard work every day in practice and he rewarded hard work.”<br />
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In 1976, the defense led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 44.3 yards per game, helping the team set a school-record for wins with an 8-1 record, a mark his teams would go on to break four more times before the 1990 and 1997 teams set the current standard with 12-1 marks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retired Head Coach Frank Girardi with valuable <br />
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“Coach Girardi is individual that you could always depend on,” said Jerry McGinn ’78, a director of business development at Daneker & Dean and a college football referee that worked the Rose Bowl in 2013. “Basically, he is a man that has had so much positive affect on your life. The wins and losses mean nothing compared to the way he affected young men that for the most part never thought we had a chance to go to college. We got to college and play football and move on with our lives and have great career and memories. He gave a lot of city kids a chance to get out of the city and make a better life for themselves. This is an honor that is long overdue for Frank Girardi.”<br />
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The hallmarks of Girardi’s teams seemed to always be the defense, which led Division III in total defense twice (1975, ’83), rushing defense three times (1976, ’82, ’87) and scoring defense once (1999) during his career. By the mid-’80s, though, his offenses had the firepower to match the defense, leading the MAC in total offense for the first time in 1984 (178.5) and four more times in his career.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Steve Wiser played for Girardi and coached with him until Coach "G" retired.</td></tr>
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“Frank made it fun,” said Steve Wiser ’74, the longtime Lycoming College defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. “I loved playing for the guy and I loved practicing for the guy. I was very fortunate that Frank hired me and took me into the family. He’s like my second dad. I learned a lot about the game of football from Frank over the years, but I learned a lot more about life and how to treat people.”<br />
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With the winning seasons came new goals and by the late ’70s, the Warriors were in contention for MAC titles nearly every year. A 14-0 loss to Albright spoiled the team’s chance at a title during an 8-1 season in 1976, but two years later, Lycoming picked up a share of MAC Northern Division title with a 5-1 conference record and then did so again in 1979, posting a 6-0-1 mark in conference play. Those two championships set off a run where every four-year graduating player at Lycoming for the next 25 years left with at least one MAC Championship.<br />
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More incredible seasons followed as Girardi built the Warriors into a regional powerhouse in the ’80s. In 1985, the team, led by All-American quarterback Larry Barretta, recorded its first undefeated regular season in program history, going 10-0 to earn the program’s first bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.<br />
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“The teams in the late ’70s opened the door for us,” Barretta said. “We swung it open and the guys after us really tore it off the hinges.”<br />
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In 1989, the Warriors won their first tournament game, beating Dickinson, 21-0, in the first round, setting up a magical decade that followed. With a defense that pitched four shutouts, the Warriors steamrolled through the regular season in 1990, finishing 9-0 before posting wins over Carnegie Mellon and Washington & Jefferson to reach the national semifinals, where they were decided underdogs at Hofstra, which had recently announced it was moving to Division I.<br />
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The Warriors had a more pressing problem early that week, though. They had no shoes to wear on Hofstra’s artificial turf field. In a move that earned national attention, Girardi called Penn State coach Joe Paterno to ask for help and soon after, boxes upon boxes of turf shoes showed up at the gates of Person Field. Days later, the Warriors upset Hofstra, 20-10, to reach the national championship game.<br />
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“It was a hectic week,” said Joe Gillespie ’91, the captain of the 1990 squad. “Hofstra was the favorite. They were moving up to Division I the following year. We had never played on turf, so that was new to us. The next thing we knew, we came to practice and there were a couple hundred pair of turf shoes in the middle of the locker room. I just remember it was like Christmas. We only got to use them for a game, but there were hundreds of pairs there. It was exciting. I don’t think we realized at the time how big an upset it was.”<br />
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In another historic event, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in 1990 was the first national championship at any level to go into overtime, as Lycoming came up just short to Allegheny, 21-14, in Bradenton, Fla.<br />
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Still, the season proved that the Warriors were prepared to become a powerhouse, and in the ’90s, they turned into one, winning seven MAC titles in the decade, making four appearances in the NCAA quarterfinals, three in the semifinals and reappearing in the NCAA Division III championship game in 1997, thanks to another tremendous upset, overcoming a 20-0 halftime deficit to defeat Rowan, 28-20.<br />
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As the seasons progressed, the wins piled up and despite a 1-4 start to the 2005 season, the team finished the year with five straight wins. That final win, a 17-10 overtime victory against rival Susquehanna, ended with Girardi being carried off the field on the team’s shoulders with 250 career wins.<br />
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“That was one of the coolest moments I have had in football,” said Pat Taylor ’09, Lycoming’s offensive line coach. “We were 1-4 and the team found out G needed to win five games to get to 250 and our next game was against a top-10 team in Ithaca. I didn’t think we had much of a chance, but the way we were able to rally around G, we strung together five straight wins. It was really remarkable. Even into the last game, where we went into overtime and had to persevere, there was no one on that team that wasn’t going to do everything they could to get G that win.”<br />
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By the time Girardi decided to retire at the end of the 2007 season, Girardi had coached 82 All-Americans, 328 All-MAC selections, five Academic All-Americans (including Academic All-America Hall of Fame Member Vanaskie), 13 Academic All-District picks, 13 Lycoming College Male Athletes of the Year, seven MAC Most Valuable Players/Players of the Year and 58 members of the Lycoming College Athletics Hall of Fame.<br />
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Part of the success that helped build the Warriors into a national power came from the fact that Girardi was able to make all of his players and coaches feel comfortable from the day they first visited Lycoming to the day they left.<br />
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“There are a lot of fond memories I have because of Coach G and Robb and the team atmosphere they constructed,” All-American offensive lineman and Arena Football League veteran Darrin Kenney ’92 said. “There are people that come along that make an impact and Coach G made an impact on my life. He was always confident no matter where he was, no matter what team we were playing. I came to Lycoming basically to blow off a day of school. No one I knew ever went there, but when I got there, I knew it was where I wanted to be. Whatever it was, karma or destiny, it led to a fantastic four years of my life.”<br />
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Another key component was the atmosphere level-headedness with which Girardi conducted his work both as a football coach and as the college’s Director of Athletics from 1984-2007.<br />
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“He treated everyone the same,” Girardi’s longtime recruiting coordinator and assistant director of athletics, Robb Curry ’69 said. “If you were a fourth-string guy or Larry Barretta, all the guys on the team were like his own kids. In the locker room, on campus, in the cafeteria, Frank went and took time with anybody that was a member of the team. He was really good at that. The other thing he taught me was to never rush to judgment. Frank never made a tough decision without sleeping on it. He never jumped on a situation until all the emotion was out of it and it was just about the facts.”<br />
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After growing up in the shadows of the college, Girardi came to the school in 1969 as an assistant coach under Whitehill, serving as an assistant for three seasons before Dr. Hutson knocked on his door. A star running back at Williamsport Area High School and a letter winner at West Chester University under the legendary Glenn Killinger, Girardi served as head coach of Jersey Shore Area High School before joining the Lycoming staff.<br />
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Girardi has been inducted into five other halls of fame, including the Lycoming Athletics Hall of Fame (2010), Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame (2012), West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1990), the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame (1998), and West Chester University Hall of Fame (2005). In 1999 he became the Robert W. Maxwell Football Club’s first recipient of the Tri-State Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented to an outstanding college or high school coach from Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware. Following the 2007 season, ESPN Radio 1050/104.1 honored Girardi with a lifetime achievement award and announced that the award will carry the title of “The Frank Girardi Lifetime Achievement Award.” He was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 2012.<br />
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<b>2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS</b><br />
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<b>Players:</b><br />
· MARLIN BRISCOE – QB, Nebraska Omaha (1964-67)<br />
· DERRICK BROOKS – LB, Florida State (1991-94)<br />
· TOM COUSINEAU – LB, Ohio State (1975-78)<br />
· RANDALL CUNNINGHAM – P/QB, UNLV (1982-84)<br />
· TROY DAVIS – TB, Iowa State (1994-96)<br />
· WILLIAM FULLER – DT, North Carolina (1981-83)<br />
· BERT JONES – QB, LSU (1970-72)<br />
· TIM KRUMRIE – DL, Wisconsin (1979-82)<br />
· PAT McINALLY – TE, Harvard (1972-74)<br />
· HERB ORVIS – DE, Colorado (1969-71)<br />
· BILL ROYCE – LB, Ashland (Ohio) (1990-93)<br />
· MIKE UTLEY – OG, Washington State (1985-88)<br />
· SCOTT WOERNER – DB, Georgia (1977-80)<br />
· ROD WOODSON – DB, Purdue (1983-86)<br />
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<b>Coaches:</b><br />
· BILL BOWES – 175-106-5 (62.1%); New Hampshire (1972-98)<br />
· FRANK GIRARDI – 257-97-5 (72.3%); Lycoming (Pa.) (1972-2007)<br />
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<b><i>Other thoughts on Coach Girardi:</i></b><br />
<b>Lycoming College Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach Mike Clark ’93</b><br />
“His strongest trait were his interpersonal skills. He’d get on you when he needed to, but he did an incredible job in instilling confidence in his players and his teams. While we were talented, I think he convinced us that we can do great things.<br />
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<b>Former Lycoming College Assistant Director of Athletics and Recruiting Coordinator Robb Curry ’69</b><br />
“Coach Girardi made a tremendous impact on Lycoming College. I will never forget what President (James E.) Douthat told us this in 1990 when we were up in the balcony at the hotel after the game. Coach and I both felt bad about losing and it was the president’s first year. One of us said ‘We’re sorry we didn’t win and let the college down.’ He turned to us and said, ‘You didn’t let anyone down. Nobody could afford the publicity that Lycoming football generated for the college this fall.’”<br />
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<b>Lycoming College Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Steve Wiser ’74</b><br />
“I played against Frank when I was in high school (at Bald Eagle Area). He was the head coach at Jersey Shore Area High School, so that was the first time I really came in contact with him. I came to Lycoming in 1970. Budd Whitehill recruited me and Frank was an assistant at the time. My junior year, Frank took over and you could see the program start to turn.”<br />
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<b>Lycoming College Offensive Line Coach Pat Taylor ’09</b><br />
“With Coach Girardi, you always knew he cared for you. We weren’t the most talented teams, but every time we went out there, we thought we were going to win. He always looked out for you, not only as a player, but also as a person, which is something I think is rare in a lot of people. He had the same energy for the last game of his career that he did the first time I played for him. For him, you could kind of see the end was coming, but he didn’t let you see that and he didn’t let you worry about it.”<br />
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<b>Red Land High School Offensive Coordinator/Red Land Little League Manager Tom Peifer ’95</b><br />
"When I was playing, the big game was always against Susquehanna, but the week before that game, Coach G always told us we had to take care of business so that the game against Susquehanna would mean as much as it should. That experience of taking things one game at a time is something I tried to teach the (Red Land) team from our first day."<br />
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<b>Big Ten Official Jerry McGinn ’78</b><br />
“I get to work with a lot of high level programs and high-level coaches through my career as a referee. What is amazing is that what Coach G taught us back then is still being used today, not just the techniques but also how to treat each other on the team. He didn’t treat anyone as a superstar. I think that’s why he is loved by his former players.”<br />
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<b>Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Supervisor Joe Gillespie ’91</b><br />
“Coach G – one of the main things I can say is that he was like our father away from home. With the guys recruited that he brought into the program, it was about more than football. It was about molding us to succeed in life.”<br />
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<b>Wayne Moving & Storage Account Director and former Arena Football League Player Larry Barretta ’87</b><br />
“He changed my life. When I got up there, he was the coach and basically the guy you turned to. He taught you about being away from home. He became the new family and the team was. He was a coach a mentor, a friend. It is tough to put into words. He meand so much to me and all the people I played with.”<br />
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<b>TD Ameritrade Assistant Vice-President-Chestnut Hill Branch and former Arena Football League player and coach Darrin Kenney ’92</b><br />
“Coach G, in my mind, epitomizes what coaching is. He teaches you about pride, character and discipline. One of his quotes was ‘Dare to be great.’ That is something that still sticks with me today. In my mind, Coach G was outstanding. He taught us to not be afraid of challenges. He cared about the guys on the team. He held you accountable. He was someone that could be respected on an off the field. His door was always open. A coach a lot of times is like a second father and Coach G was. He developed us as young men and taught us life lessons utilizing football.”JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-49397386583467564502015-05-15T13:17:00.001-04:002015-05-15T13:17:36.072-04:00Photos - Retired Head Football Coach Frank Girardi Honored with Statue Dedication<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-27927773335865991752014-07-17T21:38:00.001-04:002014-07-17T21:38:33.819-04:00Lycoming Football - Happy 75th Birthday Coach "G"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Williamsport, PA - The Girardi family always celebrates great achievements and great events. It was fitting then that they gathered to wish Lycoming's retired Head Football Coach of 36 years a happy 75th birthday on July 16, 2014.<br />
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His friends surprised him with a "new" outfit to celebrate in!! Frank wanted to make sure you know that the outfit was a gag gift. He didn't want the Internet to think he dresses like that. We hope you noticed he's wearing his championship ring in the photo. He never leaves home without it!!<br />
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At the event, comments echoed all around the room. "Tonight we help celebrate this amazing man's 75th birthday," one family member announced. "Love my Dad," said another. "Happy birthday to the best Papa is the world!" "Youngest 75 year-old I know," quoted another. Just like his wonderful family, Coach Girardi is know for establishing the Lycoming Football Family, an atmosphere that survives to this day.<br />
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In 36 years of coaching Lycoming College football, head coach Frank Girardi firmly established himself as a legend in his field. He built one of the most respected and consistently successful NCAA Division III football programs in the nation.<br />
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Girardi's career record at Lycoming is 257-97-5 and he ranks 15th on the NCAA all-time winningest coaches list, tied with legendary Brigham Young coach LaVell Edwards. In 2005, Girardi became only the 17th coach at any NCAA level to reach the 250-win plateau.<br />
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So Coach "G", thanks for letting us share this photo. All the best to you and many more happy years with family and friends.<br />
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<br />JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-83940462048330976212008-06-19T19:00:00.000-04:002013-07-22T21:03:59.595-04:00Lycoming College Head Coach Frank Girardi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRXj4acHKobZJwjo3qz40GQa4o6x2EhaLfe7uqBoT4hnYsiIDQK2WLTVEicOcv0B-UnaJWYcy2UowlqGQlq-s5pX2IOAieYRQtLOPG-bSRm1-JLlqYGQ_L0J5vL_4ScTDrkQ5xYAO7Bg/s1600-h/frank5.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165728860918407890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRXj4acHKobZJwjo3qz40GQa4o6x2EhaLfe7uqBoT4hnYsiIDQK2WLTVEicOcv0B-UnaJWYcy2UowlqGQlq-s5pX2IOAieYRQtLOPG-bSRm1-JLlqYGQ_L0J5vL_4ScTDrkQ5xYAO7Bg/s200/frank5.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 36 years of coaching Lycoming College football, head coach Frank Girardi firmly established himself as a legend in his field. He built one of the most respected and consistently successful NCAA Division III football programs in the nation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warrior teams coached by Girardi have won 13 NCAA Division III playoff games, 13 Middle Atlantic Conference championships and made 11 appearances in the NCAA playoffs, including trips to the Stagg Bowl- the Division III national championship game- in 1990 and 1997. Lycoming has tallied a winning record in 29 of Girardi's 36 seasons as head coach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His accomplishments and consistency have not gone unnoticed by others. Girardi is a member of three halls of fame, including the West Branch Valley Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame, and West Chester University's W. Glenn Killinger Football Hall of Fame. The Middle Atlantic Conference has honored Girardi as their Coach of the Year on 12 occasions, and in 1999 he became the Robert W. Maxwell Football Club’s first recipient of their Tri-State Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented to an outstanding college or high school coach from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Girardi began his love affair with football in high school when he carried the ball as a running back for the Williamsport Millionaires. He continued to play at the collegiate level at West Chester University.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Girardi entered the coaching ranks in 1961 when he became an assistant at Jersey Shore High School. He became head coach of the team in 1963 and remained in that position for six years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1969, Girardi became an assistant at Lycoming under Budd Whitehill. Three years later, he took the reigns as head coach of a Warrior program that had gone 14-34 since their last winning season in 1965. Lycoming’s woes continued during Girardi’s first three seasons with marks of 2-6, 2-6 and 3-6. But in his fourth season, the Warriors recorded a mark of 6-2 and ran off 29 consecutive winning campaigns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1984, Girardi accepted an expanded role in the College’s athletic department as the Director of Athletics. He continues to serve in that capacity today, overseeing Lycoming’s 17 intercollegiate athletic programs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Girardi resides in Williamsport with his wife Lynne. Their four children – Cathi, Jerry, Frank Jr. and Justine – have all graduated from Lycoming College.</span></div>
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JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-42416392301632257222008-06-17T21:59:00.004-04:002015-05-15T13:21:07.353-04:00Girardi Honored For Lifetime Achievement<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3wACO_jvC08H38Lz9-RdA9x8nUg2Sn8ZkP4tS1udqUeGO_S28spSySx3152tGE7Uo8Y_o7uqfl1ErnX425a06nUU6fcY1UI6g7Jt82fXxqvqk100j_H-3_s56-5VUxMDQp9wbhmSqPQ/s1600-h/Giradi_podium.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213035477577514658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3wACO_jvC08H38Lz9-RdA9x8nUg2Sn8ZkP4tS1udqUeGO_S28spSySx3152tGE7Uo8Y_o7uqfl1ErnX425a06nUU6fcY1UI6g7Jt82fXxqvqk100j_H-3_s56-5VUxMDQp9wbhmSqPQ/s200/Giradi_podium.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Former Lycoming College head football coach Frank Girardi was honored on Sunday night with a lifetime achievement award, presented by ESPN Radio 1050 at the inaugural Night of Champions. After receiving the award, it was announced that in years to come, the honor will be titled the Frank Girardi Lifetime Achievement Award.<br />
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Girardi, who was scheduled to be a guest speaker at the inaugural event hosted at the Holiday Inn Grand Ballroom, was surprised when an audio clip featuring former players from as far back as the 1970’s began playing. Players spoke about how Girardi helped to shape their lives, both on and off the field.<br />
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Next, Girardi’s four children made their way to the stage to honor him with the ESPN 1050 Lifetime Achievement Award, a fitting tribute on Fathers Day.<br />
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“I wondered why they were all here,” joked Girardi when he took the microphone. “I have been to countless events and games and it seemed odd that they would all come to this one.”<br />
Following the presentation of the award, ESPN 1050 Sports Director Todd Bartley took the microphone for a special announcement.<br />
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“We felt that simply honoring him with this award was not enough,” said Bartley. “Therefore, in years to come, this award will be known as the Frank Girardi Lifetime Achievement Award.”<br />
Girardi took the microphone and delivered one of the inspirational speeches he has become known for over his outstanding tenure at Lycoming. He spoke to the room, filled with the top high school talent in the county, about making good decisions throughout life and about staying on track for success.<br />
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The ESPN Radio Night of Champions event was held for the first time on Sunday evening. The night included a catered meal, messages from NFL and WNBA players, inspirational messages from Girardi and Bucknell head football coach Tim Landis and the presentation of numerous awards. Money was raised through a silent auction, a 50-50 raffle and a generous donation from M&T Bank, for the ESPN 1050 Scholarship fund, which will be granted to a graduating high school senior athlete from the area.<br />
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Bartley hopes that with the support of the community, the event will become an annual gathering to honor the accomplishments of the athletes in Lycoming County.JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-21368460554772213332008-05-22T08:12:00.006-04:002008-12-11T19:17:03.792-05:00Girardi Gala Photos - A Celebration of Loyality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43dBOS-bm6dhKqznlKEidlPfUt_rHJ2tu2gKg8bi5jJd053HecfKj_wHOvHDmukSaMWsXthZ7cYjrXzuhCd1X4LeMBCWCGVWhxKJzh6tloTLqDEsWxmZ-QwQWrpd3mbBQancch-BJ1EQ/s1600-h/a016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203174876142683650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43dBOS-bm6dhKqznlKEidlPfUt_rHJ2tu2gKg8bi5jJd053HecfKj_wHOvHDmukSaMWsXthZ7cYjrXzuhCd1X4LeMBCWCGVWhxKJzh6tloTLqDEsWxmZ-QwQWrpd3mbBQancch-BJ1EQ/s400/a016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDVj53S4xfI/AAAAAAAABNg/B2Qb_n-kypM/s1600-h/a015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203174790243337714" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDQqJ04empI/AAAAAAAABMo/whiOoCC6aNY/s400/a009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDQqEU4emoI/AAAAAAAABMg/KVZfNwukns4/s1600-h/a010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202829723333204610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDQqEU4emoI/AAAAAAAABMg/KVZfNwukns4/s400/a010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF41-H3tKNB_zDDos0kHsRKLXvj5qxNwyy8s3KAMpsshjm3HKzzAP5b6wtV8XbOeyNRJ8fQYOujbI44lb9hhzLvrKmyKSu1QemSI-JgBNIXbXNX0_rGBd3oskkEwWB40x-XF1I2DGr7xY/s1600-h/a011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202829620253989490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF41-H3tKNB_zDDos0kHsRKLXvj5qxNwyy8s3KAMpsshjm3HKzzAP5b6wtV8XbOeyNRJ8fQYOujbI44lb9hhzLvrKmyKSu1QemSI-JgBNIXbXNX0_rGBd3oskkEwWB40x-XF1I2DGr7xY/s400/a011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxpPONLGBYUqJdMTcPTVAu1csQZ6CXshYjjVlFc97EV4j6L9vSdHMHi-c35CTMzd-iNlAA85-aiE7CnCgJ7TQdrCX0W8pkO88gz8MGXlWpqsqAJAHRjfXjWNKUJPL-7yVIpjg-eIQx2Q/s1600-h/a012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202829478520068706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxpPONLGBYUqJdMTcPTVAu1csQZ6CXshYjjVlFc97EV4j6L9vSdHMHi-c35CTMzd-iNlAA85-aiE7CnCgJ7TQdrCX0W8pkO88gz8MGXlWpqsqAJAHRjfXjWNKUJPL-7yVIpjg-eIQx2Q/s400/a012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On Saturday, May 17, 2007, almost 600 loyal Frank Girardi fans celebrated his 36 years as the Head Coach of Lycoming College Football.</div></div></div></div>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-3315224766793299872008-05-20T08:02:00.006-04:002008-12-11T19:17:05.405-05:00Girardi Gala Photos - A Celebration of Loyality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleZxMA2RyGbILj9Ce_vJEZNbql3VsZHJmRznTbZL8KTXIA3B-Vy32SadqRacXS3svj-UNAEPmyvr7MJ1sRqkxSrrN1S2CFpR2lnwM4FnVB4UpsvV_NToz22KjocHM3vK2-dOA0tDEEKQ/s1600-h/a008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202429501100693970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleZxMA2RyGbILj9Ce_vJEZNbql3VsZHJmRznTbZL8KTXIA3B-Vy32SadqRacXS3svj-UNAEPmyvr7MJ1sRqkxSrrN1S2CFpR2lnwM4FnVB4UpsvV_NToz22KjocHM3vK2-dOA0tDEEKQ/s400/a008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDK-AU4emcI/AAAAAAAABLA/aMRXoXUuiRA/s1600-h/a007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202429432381217218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/SDK-AU4emcI/AAAAAAAABLA/aMRXoXUuiRA/s400/a007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbt5JX66PsFywrpzwR_BAhC5M0XQaFZ8jWC3W5Hu0l7KgnGbEg1_PWNB_crHH4XMUWIaFKQzbduljY_ECy3FQBHTayWSR5Nx1HTbLurgDKZIIixBsvH71U10Bn47ObmcEE2_5GjzVpXY/s1600-h/a006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202429350776838578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbt5JX66PsFywrpzwR_BAhC5M0XQaFZ8jWC3W5Hu0l7KgnGbEg1_PWNB_crHH4XMUWIaFKQzbduljY_ECy3FQBHTayWSR5Nx1HTbLurgDKZIIixBsvH71U10Bn47ObmcEE2_5GjzVpXY/s400/a006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp5j0uiOcKrNvl9cToEOQ8ENAN-UiZkMJ_LpPE6ws-RIHFnWil3D1pCVHkQ_E_HY6TE6E-QKf27bb-uGLln6I_X6xYnrJpbUjvk5cB9qe3o2wgOkZRo96llI-Nc21Vkt0Odv0e6iNVH0/s1600-h/a005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202429269172459938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp5j0uiOcKrNvl9cToEOQ8ENAN-UiZkMJ_LpPE6ws-RIHFnWil3D1pCVHkQ_E_HY6TE6E-QKf27bb-uGLln6I_X6xYnrJpbUjvk5cB9qe3o2wgOkZRo96llI-Nc21Vkt0Odv0e6iNVH0/s400/a005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Some of the activities from the Girardi Gala Saturday, May 17, 2008 with almost 600 people attending.</div></div></div></div>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-46940330015690667862008-05-19T09:38:00.009-04:002008-12-11T19:17:06.450-05:00Girardi Gala Photos - A Celebration of Loyality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf1HNqHtmugbIl-xAVHaf7uMAbtt74cROAhJqA3rUMSRKhHYQZ5M15F7LRh43OykHxOq1O5ZliS26XFPRHJaLubhAp5oasB292HiZ_bnvOzWFvOBpoJlo1mRa9OOPqZIaBi77JhIQtuI/s1600-h/a001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202084297399245106" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21xEXPjGPI7xp_dQQeDEa8tn619WsFoB0bMmplTiXJC6UNG94xunl2plwaQ0FcUMGv-kmBMMo-UQ8GksjuwwasEB3SIx0EmFIOo9cHvwhhJ3xUh8M7R9oQ4h-WQfot_8AkCO7Y7FfU_w/s400/a003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJXjNF_CvM_1zqgqQ4LCKd9FIVg_hzEbr7ksMdqbqCu1JbQCJ0oA8GC847jqi99mVYrWbRyZFhoUiaZxiKBW0SdJk2pidMr9RE3HBbzUEQwEXBEygvfwENsEyA1dYyPPUCEz-UH2znss/s1600-h/a004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202084005341468930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJXjNF_CvM_1zqgqQ4LCKd9FIVg_hzEbr7ksMdqbqCu1JbQCJ0oA8GC847jqi99mVYrWbRyZFhoUiaZxiKBW0SdJk2pidMr9RE3HBbzUEQwEXBEygvfwENsEyA1dYyPPUCEz-UH2znss/s400/a004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday, May 17, 2007, almost 600 loyal Frank Girardi fans celebrated his 36 years as the Head Coach of Lycoming College Football.</div></div></div>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-17857558579655242852008-05-17T12:11:00.003-04:002013-07-22T21:42:47.565-04:00Girardi Gala by Bill Byham<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbXpqWOrXdI7-X9JB8lylPtOO1ChkaSCIla6lwImCdpp1SRDIN-KfjhsZIxX2pJY0clkK7xk4usPzr951SQwgcqgzhoQeQU7OxqgXx3Qt_IU2yTkWCc8P0I2pkvzvwx7iKiBqIw4NKRM/s1600-h/BillByham.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201411237369256034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbXpqWOrXdI7-X9JB8lylPtOO1ChkaSCIla6lwImCdpp1SRDIN-KfjhsZIxX2pJY0clkK7xk4usPzr951SQwgcqgzhoQeQU7OxqgXx3Qt_IU2yTkWCc8P0I2pkvzvwx7iKiBqIw4NKRM/s200/BillByham.bmp" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>This Digest will be one that is coming to you after the fact. I wish it could have been different but I guess it is a case of bad timing.<br />
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It was back in March that a parcel came to us. In opening it we were told we were being invited to a Girardi Gala that would be held in the Pickelner Arena in Williamsport on the evening of Saturday, May 17, 2008.<br />
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The banner told us that the Girardi Family and Friends were in charge of what was to be a celebration of a football era at Lycoming College that, I would bet, will never be duplicated. This celebration was to center on Frank Girardi, Sr and his long time associate Robb Curry as both men were announcing their retirements from the College after being together, in success, for 36 years..<br />
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It only took us few minutes to agree that we would do all we could to make "The Gala". As it turns out we are going to have to leave four great friends doing our Second Annual Old Folks Weekend Away up in Eagles Mere so we can share the night with the assembled G-Folks.<br />
I guess we should have entitled this - I Sat With Frank - Number 2. Not too may days ago we stopped over to the Athletics Building and found Frank "stripped". We have been going into his office for several years and it was always so warm and so filled with the photos and artifacts that spanned his 36 years as the College athletic director and his time as head football coach. This time it was just about empty. No pictures, none of the wall plaques but a set of commemorative footballs marking the steps and next steps along the Girardi Way.<br />
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"I guess there has been a move since the last time I was in here."<br />
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"Yes, I was over campus and made it official. Turned it (retirement notice) in. It was time to get that out of the way. Robb turned his in some time ago so we, with the exception of some leftover AD stuff, are finished at Lycoming.<br />
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Across the way was the office that had been occupied by Curry through this era. His office was also covered by Lycoming stuff. The walls were covered by the official colored pictures of every one of the teams who had formed the amazing 29 years of consecutive winning seasons. He also had recruit letters on his desk, a box of Lycoming football caps or a box of some other product that carried the Warrior logo. I took a sneak peak and that office had also been changed.<br />
Keep in mind that Frank (Can I please use first names?) was the AD and the Coach. Robb was the associate AD plus the chief recruiter. He was, as I saw him, the planner and organizer of a lot of what was going on or what was going on later.<br />
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Add in Steve Wiser. The Bald Eagle Area ( Wingate, Pa) star who came to Lycoming to play football and wrestle for Budd Whitehill. Frank was assisting Budd so coached Steve as a player. When Frank became head coach he added Steve to his staff and the three men, along with a cast of hundreds wrote the Warriors name into the never to be forgotten history of NCAA D-3 football as Lycoming went national.<br />
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Many of that cast were coming in for the Girardi Gala Saturday. Over 500 of those invited had sent word to Lynn Girardi who told us, "Most of them are coming by themselves. Just think if they were bringing their wives. We don't know if the Arena could hold them."<br />
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It has been a crazy quilt story at the College since the end of the 2007 football season. The retirement as football coach by Frank Girardi. The choosing of Mike Clark as the incoming coach. The retirement of Robb Curry as Associate Athletic Director and Chief Recruiter. The resignation of Steve Wiser as an Assistant Head Football coach and defensive coordinator The resignations of most of the Girardi coaching staff. The return of Steve Wiser. The building of a new Clark coaching staff. The resignation of Frank Girardi as athletic director. The naming of Scott Kennell as the new athletic director. The resignation of Paul Cotton Mayer as sports information director. The resignation of Don Friday as head basketball coach and there will be the naming of the new Sports Information Director very soon.<br />
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I will bet that all of the above will not become a major talk topic at the Gala. The topic will be, "When I played........<br />
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Tell you what. I am already excited about the night ahead. There will be emotion to be sure but the celebration theme will come alive.<br />
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JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-46342514341921001332008-02-01T19:41:00.005-05:002008-12-11T19:17:07.495-05:00Coach Girardi - Set One<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OOu6EGZbI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/9BhK-SPVtTA/s1600-h/coach1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166630134035670450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OOu6EGZbI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/9BhK-SPVtTA/s400/coach1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLemOcMeCCXy1EMOuVOvnM_hRFNaPa4myWlEVkmXobMRpup0TDYSfEJVoaAb01WVnwmYsekjZklivjUjlCtP8aneevssVNdXm3vK-KQ7czQOFSq7B_492nLdHew5-WBXQ6A2OdaChD0E/s1600-h/coach2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166630138330637762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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Set Two<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKaEGZgI/AAAAAAAAAw4/WPOWW1EjKLQ/s1600-h/coach6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166633905016956418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKaEGZgI/AAAAAAAAAw4/WPOWW1EjKLQ/s400/coach6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKaEGZhI/AAAAAAAAAxA/va2rdFNjX7c/s1600-h/coach7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166633905016956434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKaEGZhI/AAAAAAAAAxA/va2rdFNjX7c/s400/coach7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKqEGZiI/AAAAAAAAAxI/K_lXU3ngmE0/s1600-h/coach8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166633909311923746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AXxOYmni0YY/R7OSKqEGZiI/AAAAAAAAAxI/K_lXU3ngmE0/s400/coach8.jpg" 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/><div></div>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-71293059947397801662007-12-31T20:24:00.003-05:002008-04-17T07:47:17.115-04:00The Record Year By Year - 2000's<span style="font-family:arial;">Frank Girardi's Record in the 2000's</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2000: 7-2-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 21</strong>, Juniata 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 49, Widener 50</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 41</strong>, Kings 24</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 42</strong>, Lebanon Valley 20</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 21</strong>, Wilkes 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 39</strong>, Albright 3</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 24</strong>, Delaware Valley 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Susquehanna 16</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 34</strong>, FDU-Madison 12</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2001: 8-1-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 40</strong>, Lebanon Valley 0</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 45</strong>, Susquehanna 20</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 20</strong>, Kings 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 0, Widener 35</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 47</strong>, FDU-Madison 0</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 21</strong>, Albright 10</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 27</strong>, Wilkes 24</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 51</strong>, Delaware Valley 12</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 42</strong>, Juniata 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2002: 6-3-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 54</strong>, Delaware Valley 0</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 26</strong>, Lebanon Valley 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 50</strong>, Susquehanna 3</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 24</strong>, Kings 10</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Widener 20</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 28, FDU-Madison 34</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 35</strong>, Albright 12</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Wilkes23</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 55</strong>, Juniata 24</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2003: 9-2-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 31</strong>, Kings 21</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 29</strong>, Wilkes 13</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 38</strong>, Albright 21</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 24</strong>, FDU-Madison 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 27, Delaware Valley 38</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 26</strong>, Moravian 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 28</strong>, Juniata 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 45</strong>, Widener 22</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 38</strong>, Susquehanna 0</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 13</strong>, East Texas Baptist 7<strong> OT (NCAA Playoff Game)</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 9, Bridgewater, Va 13 <strong>(NCAA Playoff Game)</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2004: 3-7-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 28, Kings 31</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycomig 21</strong>, Wilkes 13</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 32, Albright 49</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 7, Ithaca 49</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 31</strong>, FDU-Madison 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 19, Delaware Valley 26</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Moravian 35</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 7, Juniata 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 0, Widener 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 35</strong>, Susquehanna 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2005: 6-4-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 35</strong>, Juniata 0</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 7, Widener 15,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 13, Delaware Valley 31</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, FDU_Madison 49</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Wilkes 17</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 33</strong>, Ithaca 30 OT</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 7</strong>, Lebanon Valley 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 17</strong>, Moravian 13</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 14</strong>, Albright 13</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 17</strong>, Susquehanna 10 (Frank Girardi's 250th Win)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2006: 4-5-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 20</strong>, Juniata 15</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 15</strong>, Widener 12</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 16, Delaware Valley 17</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 23</strong>, FDU-Madison 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 7, Wilkes 37</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 9, Lebanon Valley 15</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 3, Moravian 22</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 35, Albright 42</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 28</strong>, Susquehanna 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2007: 3-7-0</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 6, Ithaca 31</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Ursinus 17</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 13, Susquehanna 17</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Widener 16</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 7, Albright 40</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 19</strong>, Wilkes 17</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 0, Delaware Valley 31</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 26</strong>, FDU-Madison 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lycoming 24</strong>, King's 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lycoming 14, Lebanon Valley 28 (Coach Girardi's Final Game: 257-97-5)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#990000;"><strong>2000's: 46-31-0 (59.7%)</strong></span>JGREEN45http://www.blogger.com/profile/13066851470373055372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758592897865957450.post-27812308687409243182007-12-04T15:00:00.000-05:002013-07-22T21:47:53.842-04:00Coach Frank Girardi Announces Retirement<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzRKVOFQjglxAgJf1syITPprI28tcbELkwxgAJ2PxgyQS8fzzzZJKQoGAcqKTIHUk1lePhT1KtNl_1WzF-rN_4G12ggazh8HOtV3n7R-A6P4GxFJL1yBTY2w-kiXDwuE5MfrG0cAV59E/s1600-h/frankretire1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165725948930581170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzRKVOFQjglxAgJf1syITPprI28tcbELkwxgAJ2PxgyQS8fzzzZJKQoGAcqKTIHUk1lePhT1KtNl_1WzF-rN_4G12ggazh8HOtV3n7R-A6P4GxFJL1yBTY2w-kiXDwuE5MfrG0cAV59E/s200/frankretire1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a> WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.— Frank Girardi, one of the nation’s most successful college football coaches, has announced his retirement as Lycoming College’s head football coach. During his 36 seasons as the Warriors’ head coach, Girardi compiled a career record of 257-97-4, which ranks 15th on the NCAA’s all-time winningest coaches list, regardless of division.<br />
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Girardi ranked fifth in wins among active NCAA coaches and second among active NCAA Division III coaches. He led Lycoming to 13 Middle Atlantic Conference championships and 11 appearances in the NCAA playoffs, including trips to the Stagg Bowl—the NCAA Division III national championship game—in 1990 and 1997. In all, the Warriors have tallied a winning record in 29 of Girardi’s 36 seasons.<br />
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"It wasn't a question of whether I could do it anymore, but whether I could do it to the highest level I set for myself," said Girardi of his decision. "If not, I wouldn't be true to myself or the program. That's when I made the decision to retire." </div>
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Perhaps Girardi’s finest coaching moment came in the final game of the 2005 season when he became only the 17th coach in NCAA history to reach the milestone of 250 victories. The 17-10 overtime victory against longtime rival Susquehanna University capped an exciting campaign in which the Warriors rallied from a 1-4 start to finish with a five-game winning streak and a 6-4 record.</div>
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"Coach G, as most of his players call him, is a legendary figure,” said Lycoming President Dr. James E. Douthat. “He has etched a nationally-respected, winning tradition in the town where he was raised. In the world of NCAA Division III football, the name Frank Girardi is synonymous with class and success, both on and off of the football field.” </div>
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Girardi is a member of the West Branch Valley Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame and West Chester University’s W. Glenn Killinger Football Hall of Fame. The Middle Atlantic Conference has honored Girardi as its Coach of the Year on 12 occasions. In 1999, he became the Robert W. Maxwell Football Club’s first recipient of their Tri-State Coach of the Year Award, which is presented to an outstanding college or high school coach from Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware.</div>
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Girardi began his football career in high school when he carried the ball as a running back for the Williamsport Millionaires. He continued to play at the collegiate level at West Chester University.</div>
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Girardi entered the coaching ranks in 1961 when he became an assistant coach at Jersey Shore (Pa.) High School. He became head coach of the team in 1963 and remained in that position for six years.</div>
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In 1969, Girardi became an assistant at Lycoming under Budd Whitehill. Three years later, he took over the reigns as head coach of a Warrior program that had gone 14-34 since its last winning season in 1965. During Girardi’s first three seasons, Lycoming went 2-6, 2-6 and 3-6. In his fourth season, the Warriors recorded a mark of 6-2 and went on to have 29 consecutive winning campaigns. </div>
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In 1984, Girardi accepted an expanded role as Lycoming’s director of athletics, overseeing Lycoming’s 17 intercollegiate athletic programs.</div>
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Girardi resides in Williamsport with his wife Lynne. Their four children – Cathi, Jerry, Frank, Jr. and Justine – have all graduated from Lycoming College.</div>
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