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Ron Boyer  (1953-55; player) 

• Boyertown Class of 1956
• Played left halfback
• Named All Berk County as a senior (after breaking his collarbone as a junior)
• Also on the track team (sprints, hurdles, and broad jump)
• President of his class as a junior and senior
• Personal:
  > Married to wife Betty Lou for 49 years with three children (todd, Shelly, and Susan) and six grandchildren
  > Ran family grocery store for 48 years before retiring to Delaware
• Best Boyertown Football Memory:  Beating Muhlenberg in 1955 by the score of 28-7; Beating Pottstown (12-6) in the first meeting of the school at Grigg Memorial field; Coming back for a successful senior season as breaking his collarbone

Doug Deysher (1961-64; player; 1971-2004; coach)

• Boyertown Class of 1965
• Played offensive guard, defensive end, and on special teams
• Played on the 1962 Ches-Mont championship team
• Named All Ches-Mont and All Berks County as OG and DE his senior year
• Named to the Schuylkill Valley Touchdown Club as a senior
• Voted First Team on the WCOJ-AM All Area Team as both OG and DE as a senior
• Named Second Team All Philidelphia Area as a defensive end as a senior
• Only lineman from Boyertown named to the 30-year All Ches-Mont Team
• Coached in the Boyertown football program for 33 years (7 years as a head coach)
• Currently coaching 7th grade girls field hockey, in this 100th scholastic season as a coach
• Personal:
  > Married to his Wife Valerie for 37 years with two sons, Douglass and Nicholas
  > Taught physical education at Boyertown Jr. High East for 35 years
• Best Boyertown Football Memory:  Making the game-saving tackle in a 7-6 Boyertown win over Coatesville as a senior;  As a coach, taking on the number 1 ranked Downingtown Whippets and having Dave Dykie score a TD on the first play of the game;  As a coach, beating Pottsville 41-7 (at Pottsville) with an all sophomore backfield

Jay Repko (1973-75; player; 1998-2001; coach)

• Boyertown Class of 976
• Played tight end
• Named First Team All Ches-Mont and All Berks County as both a junior and senior
• Graduated as the career leader in receptions at Boyertown
• Vice President of his class, member of the National Honor Society, and sport editor of The Club
• Went to play at Ursinus College and earned All League Honors
• Played professionally in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Birmingham Stallions and Michigan Panthers
• Assistant coach at Boyertown from 1998-2001
• Personal:
  > Has three children (Jayson, Jacob, and Janelle)
• Best Boyertown Football memory:  Scoring a long touchdown run (70+ yards) against Coatesville, the Ches-Mont league champs at Scott Field

Lyn Sorber (1971-1982; head coach)

• Wilkes-Barre HS graduate, Class of 1953
• West Chester University graduate, Class of 1957 (degree in mathematics)
• Earned a Master's Degree from University of Illinois
• Started Coaching career at West Chester HS as an assistant coach
• Coached at Bristol HS (head coach) and as an assistant at Norristown HS, Upper Merion HS, and Ursinus College
• Was head coach at Boyertown from 1971 through 1982, winning the 1977 Ches-Mont league title
• Taught mathematics at Boyertown HS until 1997
• Elected to the West Chester Killinger Hall of Fame as both a player and coach
• Personal:
  > Married to wife Carol with two children (Mike and Michelle) with four grandchildren
  > Was an avid fly-fisherman
  > Passed away in 2001 while touring Italy