
Players | |
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Richard Baltazor Larry Berry Ben Bradshaw John Brady Francis Brinker Paul Burghart William Crawford John Epperly Thomas Eugene Chaput Jim Foley Danniel Forristal Brent Gerleman Ted Gilbert Jerry Girard Thomas Glover Teryl Gorrell | Joe Hlavacek Michael Lindenmuth John Lonergan Kenny Marcotte Michael Otto C.A. Ritter Jim Ritter Leonard Schmitz Galen Schmitz Charlie Schnepp A. J. Schwartz Norbert Schwartz James Swedenburg Jim Thummel Ted Tuttle Donald Vogelsberg |
Managers: James Brown John Beisner Kevin Grimm | Coaches Jon Bingesser Dwight Smith Bob Mannebaugh |
1969 Sacred Heart Football State Champions
The 1969 State Championship was, according to one player, the result of great players, great coach and a confluence of fortune and luck, although luck as Mrs. Crawford once said was a result of what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
The team was lead by Galen Schmitz, a Topeka Capital All State player. The team was laden with senior talent highlighted by a stingy defense that recorded eight shut outs, and gave up a total of 14 points in 10 games. They still hold the state record for the most interceptions in a single game with 8.
This was Sacred Heart’s 1st State Championship team.
