Hall of Fame - Class of 2005

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Robert Baeur  (1960-62; player) 

  • Boyertown Class of 1963
  • Played half back and linebacker from 1960 to 1962
  • Played 3 sports for all 3 years of high school (football, basketball, and baseball)
  • Named All Berks and All Ches-Mont as a senior in 1962
  • Voted Ches-Mont MVP and was scoring leader of the 1962 team
  • Earned football scholarship to University of Maryland
  • Personal:
    > Majored in Zoology at the University of Maryland
    > Continued his education at the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore
    > Works as a family practitioner in Maryland for the last 33 years
    > Married to his wife Mary for 31 years with one daughter (Karen) who is also a doctor and is in practice with her father
  • Best Boyertown Football memories:  Playing Pottstown to a tie in 1962 after losing the opener to Upper Perkiomen, Convincing the team they could make some noise in the Ches-Mont League that season;  Beating Spring-Ford on Thanksgiving Day when Robert ran for 238 yards, clinching the Ches-Mont Championship

 

David Dykie (1988-90; player)

 

  • Boyertown Class of 1991
  • Player running back and defensive back from 1988 to 1990
  • Member of the number 1 team in the area in 1989
  • Named All Area as a junior and senior
  • Named All Berks as a senior, rushing for 1800 yards
  • Also played basketball and baseball for all 3 years in high school
  • Personal:
    > Married to his wife Angela for 5 years
    > Graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a degree in Geography
    > Earned a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from Penn State in 2004
    > Works for Gambone Construction
  • Best Boyertown Football Memory: Coming from behind to beat Owen J. Roberts in 1990; Beating a previously undefeated Dowingtown team in 1990 (knocking them from contention for the state playoffs)

 

Warren O. Fry (1946-1973; coach)

 

  • Taught at the former Schwenkisville High School from 1933 to 1945
  • Taught physical education and health at Boyertown from 1946 until retiring in 1973
  • Assistant football coach at Boyertown under Bob Fleming until taking over as head coach in 1953
  • Coached the 1962 Ches-Mont Championship team
  • Coached football for a total of 33 years
  • Coached high school baseball for 40 years compiling a record of 582 wins with just 66 losses, including 19 league titles and 9 undefeated seasons
  • Managed the Boyertown American Legion baseball team
  • Founded the Central Perkiomen Little League
  • Coached basketball at Boyertown, the Kimberton Waldorf School, and was head coach at Ursinus College from 1959 to 1976
  • Mayor of Schwenkisville for many years

 

Larry Hartline (1953-55; player)

  • Boyertown Class of 1956
  • Played left tackle, left guard, and special teams from 1953 to 1955
  • Three year All Berks County Selection
  • Lettered in track for all 3 years
  • Personal:
    > Married to his wife Faye for 47 years with 2 children (Brain and Sharon)
    > Retired from the former Boyertown Packaging
  • Best Boyertown Football memory: Being voted the team MVP in 1955 by his teammates and coaches

 

  • Boyertown Class of 1958
  • Offensive and defensive lineman from 1954 to 1957
  • Member of 1954 Team that Started 6-0

 

Dennis Schaeffer (1954-56; player)

 

  • Boyertown Class of 1957
  • Played fullback and middle linebacker from 1954 to 1956
  • First Boyertown athlete to win 9 varsity letters (football, basketball, and baseball)
  • All Berks and All State Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Voted Boyertown's Outstanding Male Athlete of 1957
  • Personal:
    > Graduated from Penn State (one varsity letter) with a degree in Business Finance
    > Joined the Navy after graduating from Officers Candidate School
    > Worked for the US Steel for 35 years before retiring to live in Washington State with his wife Joan and their 3 children (Ian, Jennifer, and Mathew) and 2 grandchildren (Derrek and Nicholas)
  • Best Boyertown Football memory: Playing football and representing the school with his teammates

 

James Schmidenberg (1954-56; player)

 

  • Boyertown Class of 1957
  • Played tackle and guard from 1954 to 1956
  • Named to All Berks County team as a junior and senior
  • Played baseball for all 3 years in high school
  • Personal:
    > Worked lined construction for Henkle and McCoy
  • Best Boyertown Football memory: Playing under the lights at Grigg Memorial Field (Pottstown) in 1955
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