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SECOND “COATS FOR CHESTER” EFFORT A HUGE SUCCESS

Koz — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:31:57 +0000

This past fall the Hall of Fame conducted its second “Coats for Chester” event. The purpose was to collect warm, winter coats from the soccer community and donate them to needy families in Chester, PA., home of our Major League Soccer team, the Philadelphia Union. The program was not only very successful, but very fulfilling as it showed that soccer people can make a difference off the field as well as on. A grand total of 910 coats were distributed to needy children and adults in Chester. The coats were given to three social service agencies, who handled the distribution. They were: The Bernarndine Center Food Bank, the St. Katharine Drexel Food Cupboard and the City Team Ministries Homeless Shelter. Special thanks go to the following for their efforts in collecting coats:

~The Philadelphia Union – who helped our members collect 375 coats at their last two games of the season
~The Father Judge High School Soccer Program – under the direction of Coach John Dunlop, the Judge players collected 156 coats
~Former Widener University Player Alisha (Kozlowski) Rodgers – who along with husband Tim, single-handedly collected 252 coats in the Royersford, PA area
~The Owen J. Roberts High School “Kick4Cure” soccer event under the direction of student Brooke Miller, which collected 127 coats

The program could not have succeeded without the help of Hall of Fame inductee Bob Ludwig. Through his work Bob was able to commit the Reads Moving Systems Company to help us. Reads was invaluable as they picked up the coats from various locations, stored the coats and then on December 16th they provided the trucks to deliver all the coats to the distribution centers in Chester. Thanks to Reads Moving Systems and Bob Ludwig for their help.

As our motto states: “Honoring the Past, Building the Future” the SEPA Soccer Hall of Fame is not only committed to promoting the ‘beautiful game’, but it also strives to make a difference in our community. We will be doing our “Coats for Chester” program again in the fall of 2012. Please check back to our website in September for details.

HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Koz — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:34:10 +0000

Applications are now being taken for nomination into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame, class of 2012. Nominations are also being accepted for the following categories:

Male coach of the year,
Female coach of the year,
Male player of the year,
Female player of the year,
Club of the year,
Referee of the year.

For full nominating instructions click on the “How to Nominate” box on the right of our homepage. Deadline for all nominations is March 15, 2012.

The inductions, along with other awards, will take place at our annual banquet. Please mark your calendar as our 65th Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Caanstatters Volklfest Verein, Academy Rd. and Frankford Ave. Details and ticket information will be available shortly on this website.

2010 Hall of Fame Inductees, Award Winners Announced

Koz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:22:57 +0000

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame (formerly the Philadelphia Oldtimers Soccer Association) has just announced its 2010 class of Hall of Fame inductees and award winners. All of these recipients will be honored at our annual banquet on May 15th at Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein in Northeast Philadelphia. This banquet is a great opportunity for the soccer community to gather, honor past accomplishments, and engage in productive soccer talk and networking.

This year’s banquet will be a once in a lifetime affair as our special Guest of Honor will be Walter Bahr, soccer icon and hero of the USA victory over England in the 1950 World Cup. All those who played with and for Walt are invited to join us in honoring the most recognized name in the history of soccer.

2010 INDUCTEES

This year’s group composes the 63rd class of Hall of Fame inductions that date back to 1947. Coming from a number of varied soccer backgrounds, the 2010 class includes:

Brian Bradby
Andrew Craig
Peter W. Hansen
Howard W. Leight
William O’Neill
Charles Oswald
Mark Ozoroski
Robert Peffle
Richard Sheridan
James Talbot

2010 AWARD WINNERS

Tom Patton Award – Female Player of the Year – Maureen Hawkins
Bill Peterman Award – Male Player of the Year – John McCarthy
Charlotte Moran Award – Coach of the Year (Female Team) – Joseph Coyle
Coach of the Year Award (Male Team) – John Dunlop
Ned Potts Award – Club of the Year – Parkwood Youth Organization
Harry Rogers Award – Referee of the Year – Tom Kalup
Chick Fallon Award – Service to Soccer – Announced at banquet

All are invited to attend our banquet and help honor these soccer stalwarts. Tickets are $40. (includes dinner and open bar) and are available by contacting gordon.dunlop@sepasoccerhall.com. Tickets may also be purchased at our May 6th meeting at Parkwood Y.O. or on line through our web site (www.sepasoccerhall.com). The banquet will take place on May 15th, from 5:00 to 10:00PM at the Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, 9130 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19114.

Our banquet program contains ads that pay homage to these inductees and award recipients. These ads also help us sponsor and run soccer programs and events in the soccer community. Ads are priced at: Full page-$100 and half page-$50. If you would like to purchase an ad, please contact our banquet director, Gordon Dunlop at gordon.dunlop@sepasoccerhall.com.

SEPA Soccer Hall High School Tournaments a Huge Success

Koz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:10:31 +0000

On Saturday, August 29, 2009 the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame hosted its first ever high school tournament at the Parkwood Soccer Complex in Northeast Philadelphia. The tournament was designed to give boys and girls high school teams the opportunity to play some competitive, pre-season matches in a tournament setting. Girls teams included: Germantown Academy, St. Basil, Boyertown, and Perkiomen Valley. The boys tournament consisted of Father Judge Varsity, Chestnut Hill Academy, Hatboro Horsham, and Father Judge JV. After three well played, round-robin games, the tournament winners were: Girls: Boyertown High School and for the boys, Father Judge High School Varsity. The winning teams received the first ever Hall of Fame Tournament Crystal Trophy. But the day was not about winning, rather it was for the players to kick off their season with a positive experience. All players were given commemorative tournament shirts and were also provided lunch. The Hall of Fame intends to make this a yearly tradition, and next August will invite eight new teams to the tournament.

Hall of Fame Inductees, Award Winners Announced

Koz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:00:25 +0000

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame, formerly the Philadelphia Oldtimers Soccer Association, has just announced its 2009 class of Hall of Fame inductees and award winners. All of these recipients will be honored at the annual banquet on May 16^th at Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein in Northeast Philadelphia. This banquet is a great opportunity for the soccer community to gather, honor past accomplishments, and engage in productive soccer talk and networking.

2009 INDUCTEES

This year’s group composes the 62^nd class of Hall of Fame inductions dating back to 1947. Coming from a number of varied soccer backgrounds, the 2009 class includes:

Fred Costello

John Dunlop

Archie Filshill

Jim Green

Bob Ludwig

Jeffery Maierhofer

Georg Montag, Jr.

Gus Moritz

Charles O’Connor (Posthumously)

Tom Smith

AWARD WINNERS

Tom Patton Award – Female Player of the Year – Jennifer Hoy, Germantown Academy

Bill Peterman Award – Male Player of the Year – Jeffery Wimsey, Father Judge

Female Coach of the Year – Darci Borski, Germantown Academy

Male Coach of the Year – Jerry Brindisi

Ned Potts Award – Club of the Year – Lansing Knights

Harry Rogers Award – Referee of the Year – Ed Tolan

Chick Fallon Award – Service to Soccer – To be announced

All are invited to attend the banquet and help honor these soccer stalwarts. Tickets are $40. (includes dinner and open bar) and are available by contacting gordon.dunlop@sepasoccerhall.com. Tables of eight are available. The banquet will take place on May 16^th, from 5:00 to 10:00PM at the Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, 9130 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19114

The banquet program contains ads that pay homage to these inductees and award recipients. These ads also help us sponsor and run soccer programs and events in the soccer community. Ads are priced at: Full page-$100, half page-$50, and quarter page-$25. If you would like to purchase an ad, please contact our banquet director, Gordon Dunlop at gordon.dunlop@sepasoccerhall.com.