Great programs produce great players.  With a state-leading 600 wins, Phillipsburg's program has been one of the best in New Jersey history over the past century.  During that span, the Stateliners have had 58 1st team All-State selections, as well as dozens of others who received some sort of All-State recognition.  Numerous former Stateliners have gained All-American honors and played on national championship teams at the collegiate level.  Some have had professional careers, and several were named All-Pro.  And one former garnet and grey great, Jim Ringo, was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The following players represent the finest the school has ever produced.  Apologies to any players who may have been inadvertently overlooked.  Year listed is last year played.

OFFENSE

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Charlie Berry...1920...1st team All-State... All- American at Lafayette...All-Pro in the NFL...NFF & College Hall of Fame 2000...also played pro baseball for the White Sox, Red Sox, and Athletics...American league umpire

Ted Dailey...1928...1st team All-State...All-American...Pittsburgh...played in Rose Bowl vs USC...Pittsburgh Steelers...assistant coach for 25 years @ Syracuse...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade

Gene Gallagher...1945...1st team All-State

Joe Szombathy...1948...1st team All-State...3 year starter @ Syracuse...scored only TD vs Oklahoma in Orange Bowl...former Syracuse assistant coach and associate athletic director...selected to Syracuse All-Century team...Syracuse Special Teams award given in his honor... NFF & College Hall of Fame 1995

Rich Barbadora...1951...1st team All-State...captain...at that time, highest scoring end in P'burg history...played football for 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas while serving in the army during the Korean War...founding member of Garnet Booster Club in 1969

Ed Allen...1953...1st team All-State

Tight End

John D. Williams...1974...outstanding 2 way end

Jim Clymer...1979...2x 1st team All-State...All-American...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade...4 varsity letters @ Stanford...Offensive MVP 1983 " Big Game" Stanford vs Cal

Offensive Tackle

Earl "Turk" Reed...1943...2x 1st team All-State...captain and 3 year starter @ Rutgers...College All-Star team...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade

Tom Allen...1960...1st team All-State

Steve Searfoss...1977...1st team All-State...Mississippi...assistant coach at Bethlehem Catholic for 18 years under Bob Stem

Scott Vaughn...1988...1st team All-State...Clemson, Rutgers...2 year starter @ Rutgers 1992-1993...signed as a free-agent by the Denver Broncos in 1994

Jason Thomas...2001...1st team All-State...The Citadel

Ken Pickell...2006...2nd team All-State (Star-Ledger & AP)...captain...E. Stroudsburg U....2-year starter...3 year letter winner...also excellent defensive tackle

Offensive Guard

Jeep Price...1948...1st team All-State

John Tersigni...1955...1st team All-State...also 1st team All-State baseball

Greg Matviak...1958...1st team All-State

Jim Dick... 1961...1st team All-State...William & Mary

Eric Agnew...2005...1st team All-State ( Star Ledger & AP )...King's College

Center

Harold Bellis...1933...1st team All-State...QB at Lafayette...P'burg Head Coach 1954-1967...posted 86-20-9 record with two unbeaten teams and one state championship...NFF & College Hall of Fame 1985...Lafayette College Hall of Fame...Named an Express-Times Top 100 sports figure for the 20th century...Named Living Legend of the Lehigh Valley...PHS Wall of Fame...Phillipsburg's football field is now named in his honor

Bill Walsh...1944...1st team All-State...also All-State in baseball...won 2 national championships while playing @ Notre Dame...played in College All-Star game and North/South game...assistant coach @ Notre Dame...All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers...started in 3 Pro Bowls...Pro coach for 32 years for Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Houston, and Philadelphia...NFF & College Hall of Fame 1983

Jim Ringo...1948...1st team All-State...Syracuse... played withGreen Bay Packers under legendary coach Vince Lombardi from 1954-1963...finished his career with Philadelphia Eagles, retiring after 1967 season...voted to 10 Pro Bowls...voted to NFL All-Decade team of the 1960's...set NFL record with 182 consecutive starts...enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981...NFF & College Hall of Fame 1982... coached 20 years with Buffalo Bills...also coached with Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, and NY Jets...P'burg's fieldhouse was named in his honor in 1993

Quarterback

Clayton Willever...1918...1st team All-State...captain...leader of P'burg's 1st State Championship team in 1918...4th all-time scorer (195 points)...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade...school record 46 points scored in one game

Les Kish...1961...Lehigh...14 TD passes and 3 rushing TDs his senior year for P'burg...3 year starter at QB for Lehigh...also played both ways his senior year, starting at safety on defense...1963 MVP of Lafayette/Lehigh game...former William Allen head coach and Athletic Director...1996 inductee Lehigh Valley Chapter of the NFF and College Hall of Fame

Brian Dominic...1969...All-State...Maryland...MVP 1969 P'burg/Easton game...Thanksgiving Day record 4 TD passes...one of P'burg's best-ever three-sport athletes

Bill Snyder...1986...Carnegie Mellon...school record passing yards in a game (308 vs Freedom)...2nd career passing yards (2,970 yards)...3rd team All-Express-Times...1st team All-University Athletic Association...@ Carnegie Mellon, 2,249 yards passing and 18 TDs in his career...ranks in top ten in passing yards, completions, and TDs

Keith Kullman...1995...Shippensburg...former record passing yards in a season (1,879 yards)...129 completions in 234 attempts for 13 TDs his senior season...All-Skyland Conference and All-West Jersey QB...current P'burg assistant coach

Justin Viscomi...2006...captain... 3rd team All-State (2005)...2nd team Group 4 All-State (2006) ...22-2 record as a starter...career passing yardage leader (3,712 yards)... school record passing yards in a season (1,987 yards)...school record longest touchdown pass (97 yards)...school record touchdown passes in a game (5)...school record TD passes in a season (17)

Fullback

Zolt Stamus...1933...1st team All-State...Muhlenburg...end on 1931 P'burg team...school record longest punt return (99 yards)...Thanksgiving Day record 4 rushing touchdowns...scored 80 of P'burg's 113 team points in 1932...128 career points

Sonny Judson...1942...1st team All-State...127 career points...4-year letterman...leading rusher his soph, jr, and sr years

Ed Rush...1947...1st team All-State...112 career points

George Snyder...1954...1st team All-State

Marv Lippincott...1958...1st team All-State...Pittsburgh

John Bronico...1960...1st team All State

Running Back

George "Sammy " Moyer...1935...1st team All-State...captain...honorable mention All-American @ Lafayette...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade (Hon. Mention)...P'burg head coach 1952-1953

Mickey Frinzi...1945...1st team All-State...Villanova...NFF & College Hall of Fame 1997...P'burg head coach 1968-1972...Athletic Director 1976-1991...12 varsity letters @ P'burg

Russ Dilts...1949...1st team All-State...captain...Florida...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade (Hon. Mention)...9th all-time scorer

Jim Dalrymple...1952...1st team All-State...Wake Forest... 3 year letterman for the Deamon Deacons...22 career TDs and 132 career points

Larrame Furman...1990... 1st team All-State (Star Ledger), 3rd team All-State (AP)...Louisville...school record 298 points scored...school record 49 touchdowns...2x 1,000 yard rusher...2nd all-time rusher (3,515 yards)...3x P'burg/Easton MVP...Express-Times Player of the Year

Leonard Brice...2002...All-State...Monmouth...4 year starter...3rd all-time scorer (234 points)...3rd all-time TDs (39)...school record career rushing yardage (3,674 yards)...2x 1,000 yard rusher

Brandon Mason...2003...1st team All-State...Pittsburgh, Stony Brook...school record 1,880 yards rushing in a season...school record rushing yards in a game (305)...school record all-purpose yards in a season (2,300)...5th all-time scorer (168 points)...Express-Times Player of the Year

Art Wright...2006...3rd team All-State (Star Ledger)...captain...school record 26 TDs in a season...school record 158 points scored in a season...2nd all-time scorer (260 points)...2nd all-time TDs (43)...3rd all-time rusher... 2x 1,000 yard rusher...Wyoming Seminary (Lafayette)

Wide Receiver

Steve McNamee...1976...1st team All-State...William & Mary...Express-Times Player of the Year...outstanding DB and punt returner...William & Mary Hall of Fame...tied Ronnie Lott of USC for most interceptions in NCAA his senior year

Tim Brewster...1978...All-State...more than 40 receptions his senior year @ P'burg...TE and captain @ Illinois...116 career receptions at Illinois (8th all-time)...2x All-Big Ten...5 receptions for 60 yards in the 1984 Rose Bowl...ass't coach @ Purdue, N. Carolina, Texas, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos...recently named head coach @ U. of Minnesota

Tim Hornbaker...1985... 2nd team All-State...3-year letter winner @ Temple...1st team All-East Penn League, 1st team Express-Times, 1st team All-West Jersey his senior year @ P'burg...current P'burg voluntary assistant coach

Mike Lelko...1995...1st team All-State...Bloomsburg...set state and school record for receptions in a season (87) and receiving yards in a season (1,353)...school record receptions in one game (16)...Express-Times Player of the Year...2x Division 2 All-American...153 receptions for 2,212 yards and 27 TDs his last 2 years @ Bloomsburg...current P'burg assistant coach

All-Purpose

Denny Staples...1972...running back, monster man , kicker, punter...outstanding all-around football player and 3-sport athlete

Blair Decker...2006...3rd team All-State...captain...2 year starter...wide receiver, defensive back, punt returner...senior year: 28 receptions for 624 yards and 4 TDs ... 72 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 3 picks...great open-field tackler

Kicker

Steve Weisel...1987...school record holder longest field goal (46 yards)

Steve Turner...1989...school record holder PATs in career (67)...co-record holder PATs in a season (40)

Tim Burger...2005...school record holder field goals in a season (6)...school record holder field goals in a career (10)...co-record holder PATs in a season (40)

DEFENSE

Defensive End

Herb Stecker...1961...1st team All-State...captain & 4-year starter @ Syracuse...played in 1965 Sugar Bowl and 1966 Gator Bowl...1st team All Big East... Sports Illustrated 1st team All Bowl team...P'burg assistant coach 1968-1978

Carey Williams...1972...All-State...outstanding DE

Mark Klemka...1982...2x 1st team All-State...leader of 1982 team which posted 7 shutouts in 9 games

Ian Decker...2005...2nd team Group 4 All-State...captain, 4-year starter, bruising fullback (700 yards rushing his senior year)...school record for career starts (45)...Widener

Defensive Tackle

Ray Mantoni...1945...1st team All-State...captain...4 year starter...Villanova...started in 37 games for P'burg (former school record)...3-year letter winner @ Villanova...2nd team All-State Collegiate...Honorable Mention Colliers All-East team...selected to Blue-Gray Game...former head coach at Phillipsburg Catholic 1961-1976...had 2 unbeaten teams in 1961 and 1968...2 state championship teams in 1963 and 1969

Ron Exley...1945...1st team All-State...Lafayette

Don "Rich"DeGerolamo...1954...1st team All-State...captain...1954 Outstanding Lineman P'burg/Easton game...initially attended Wake Forest...considered one of P'burg's most tenacious linemen ever

Greg Troxell...1989...1st team All-State...outstanding TE...2x Hwt. state wrestling champion...Penn State...starter on defensive line his freshman year for the Nittany Lions...former P'burg head wrestling coach

Kevin Osifchin...2002...2nd team All-State...offensive guard...Fairleigh Dickinson

Linebacker

Bob Stem...1956...1st team All-State...state wrestling champion...2nd team All-American at Syracuse...Boston Patriots (AFL)...NFF & College Hall of Fame 2004...P'burg head coach 1973-1981 and 2005-present...coached state championship teams in 1977 and 2005

Charlie Stecker...1963...1st team All-State... center...Syracuse

George Hummer...1964...1st team All-State... center...Arizona State...captain his senior year @ Arizona State in 1968, leading the Sun Devils to an 8-2 record...all PAC 8...played in North-South All-America Game and East-West Shrine Game...drafted in the 17th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969...Canadian Football League

Ned Bolcar...1984...1st team All-State...Express-Times Player of the Year...Parade Magazine high school defensive player of the year...captain and 1st team All-American at Notre Dame, winning 1988 national title...Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins...NFF & College Hall of Fame 2000...Newark Star Ledger Top Ten Player of the Decade

Defensive Back

Steve Jeroloman...1964...Mansfield...outstanding 2-way back...Athletic Director Brick Memorial

Bob Sharr...1977...Lafayette...co-record holder interceptions in a season (10)

Jim Jaroschak...1990...3rd team All-State (Star-Ledger)...Bucknell...co-record holder interceptions in a season (10)

Matt Brunetti...2000...1st team All-State... Maine, Towson, ESU...starting QB on offense...80 tackles and 4 picks his senior year @ P'burg...2-year starter @ Towson...leading rusher in 2006 for ESU with 581 yards on 117 carries and 6 TDs...15 catches for 139 yards and 2 TDs

Frank Duffy...2001...1st team All-State...Shippensburg...2-year captain...3x All-PSAC honors (2nd team '04, 1st team '05, 2nd team '06)...199 career tackles, 26 TFL, 10 sacks, 5 interceptions

Tim Penyak...2004...1st team All-State... excellent wide receiver

Punter

Vince Dragotta...1942...Syracuse

Jere Snyder...1962

Brian Stone...1990...2nd team All-State (Star Ledger)...1st team All-Group 3

Scott Imboden...1991...1st team All -East Penn League...1st team All-West Jersey...2nd team All-Express-Times...1st team Star Ledger All-Group III...3rd team Star Ledger All-State All Groups