1. PITMAN PANTHERS
FOOTBALL HISTORY

2. HARRY GAMBLE Pitman High School - Class of 1947 December 26, 1930 – January 28, 2014

3. DECADE – 1920’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 3-3 1-6 Wilmer Diffenbaugh
Norman Risser
5-3-1
5-3 Irvin Keener
Robert Waddell
Total
Seasons 3-3-1

4. DECADE – 1930’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 1930 1-6-2 Robert Waddell
2-4-2
3-4-1
J.M. Davidson
0-7-2
William Grimberg
5-4-1
Total
Seasons

5. DECADE – 1940’S
Year W-L-T Head Coach Donald Sterner Leo Disend Glenn Frey Leo Disend John Kolibus Total Seasons 6-2-2

6. 1942 (6-1-1)
Woodbury 0-13
Williamstown 39-0
Salem 2-0
Swedesboro 21-0
Pennsgrove 12-7
Mt Holly 25-0
Glassboro 0-0
Clayton 7-0
Tri-County & SJ Group 1 Champs
1945 (7-1-2)
Alumni 12-0
Egg Harbor 46-0
Lower Regional 27-0
Woodstown 13-13
Salem
Swedesboro 19-0
Penns Grove 7-0
Mt Holly 28-0
Glassboro 14-7
Clayton 0-18
1948 (8-1)
Alumni 14-6
Lower Regional 18-25
Woodstown 14-6
Cape May 13-6
Salem 12-6
Swedesboro 20-0
Penns Grove 25-12
Mt Holly 20-6
Clayton 12-0
Tri-County & SJ Group 1 Champs
1949 (6-2-1)
Florence 6-12
Lower Regional 13-6
Woodstown 32-0
Cape May 6-7 (1-0 Forfeit)
Salem 19-6
Swedesboro 14-0
Penns Grove 7-6
Mt Holly 6-6
Clayton
Tri-County & SJ Group 1 Champs

7. CARROLL LOUGHLIN (‘43-’45)
All South Jersey Group 1 & Honorable Mention All State ‘44
2nd Leading Scorer in South Jersey – 18 TD’s and 4 PAT’s ‘45
Led ‘45 Team to Record
All Gloucester County, All South Jersey, & 2nd Team All State ‘45
PAUL JAMES (‘47-’48)
Tri-County Champs ‘ Record
South Jersey Group 1 Champs ‘48
Scored 8 of Team’s 24 TD’s in ‘48
1st Team All Tri County – only unanimous selection ’48
1st Team South Jersey Group 1 ‘48
1st Team All South Jersey ‘48
2nd Team All State Group 1 ‘48
Allbright College – Offensive End and DB ‘49 & ‘50

8. DECADE – 1950’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 1950 2-7 John Kolibus
Leroy Bloomingdale
George Paternoster
5-4
Total
Seasons

9. Clinton “Pete” Kandle (‘54-’56)
1st Team All South Jersey Group 2 ‘56
Beat Clayton 3 consecutive times
Beat Gloucester 39-2 ‘56
Scored twice and threw for 2 TD’s

10. John Wallace (‘57-’59) ALL TRI-COUNTY ‘58 & 59
ALL SOUTH JERSEY – GROUP 3 ‘58
ALL SOUTH JERSEY – GROUP 2 ‘59
CAPTAIN ‘59
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ‘61 – ’63
UNDEFEATED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ‘63
MAC & LAMBERT CUP CHAMPIONS ‘62 & ‘63

11. DECADE – 1960’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 1960 5-4 Walter Galbraith
Fred Sims
Warren Swartwood
1-8
Total
Seasons

12. 1964 (8-1) Delsea Kingsway 19-7 Woodstown 27-0 Glassboro 13-0 Salem Pennsville 19-0 Penns Grove 33-6 Gloucester 0-13 Clayton 56-0 SJ Group 1 Champs
1965 (7-1-1) Delsea Kingsway 12-0 Woodstown 7-2 Glassboro 24-7 Salem 27-7 Pennsville 7-7 Penns Grove 12-6 Gloucester 6-26 Clayton 21-6 SJ Group 1 Champs

13. Bruce Eckman(‘62-’64) Steve Jaggard (‘62-’64)
All Tri-County LB and OT ‘64 All SJ Group 1 LB & OT ’64 All State LB & OT ‘64 Gloucester Co. Lineman of the Year ’64 Gloucester Co Scholar-Athlete of Year ’64 SJ Group 1 Champs ‘64 Princeton University ‘66-’68 All Ivy League Tackle ‘67 & ‘68 All East Tackle ‘67 & ‘68 Honorable Mention All-American ‘67&’68 POE Award for Most Courageous Athlete ‘68
Steve Jaggard (‘62-’64)
All Tri-County HB & S ‘63 & ‘64
William & Mary ‘67
Led Tri-County in TD’s and INT’s ’64
All Southern Conference DB ‘67
H.M. All State Group 1 ‘64 & ’65
Memphis State ‘68 & ‘69
Team MVP ‘64
All Missouri Valley Conference DB ’69
SJ Group 1 Champs ‘64
2nd in Nation in INT’s ‘69
H.M. All American ‘69
Missouri Valley Conf. Champs ‘68 & ’69
Member of Memphis State Football Hall
of Fame 1999

14. Edwin Wooley (‘63-’65) James Baxter(‘63-’65)
All Tri-County FB ‘64&’65 All South Jersey Group 1 ’65 All State Group 1 FB ’65 Brooks Irvine Scholar Athlete ’65 Brooks Irvine Back of the Year ‘65 S.J. Group 1 Champs ‘64 & ‘65 University of Michigan ‘66-’68
James Baxter(‘63-’65)
QB of SJ Group 1 Champs ‘64 & ‘65
1st Team SJ Group 1 QB ‘64 & ‘65
2nd Team All Tri-County QB ’64
Lehigh University ‘68 & ‘69
1st Team All Tri-County QB ‘ 65

15. DECADE – 1970’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 1970 3-6 Warren Swartwood
Jim O’Shea
Frank Debernadinis
Mike Giacchino
Frank Debernadinis
7-3
Total
Seasons

16. 1972 (8-1) Delsea 7-34 Kingsway 31-0 Glassboro 14-7 Salem Pennsville 39-6 Penns Grove 48-0 Gloucester 12-6 Woodstown 10-8 Clayton 32-8
1979 (7-3) Delsea 0-24 Kingsway 27-0 Woodstown 30-7 Schalick 48-0 Salem Pennsville 21-0 Penns Grove Gloucester 33-8 Clayton Paulsboro 13-34

17. Mike Pensabene (‘70-’72) All Tri-County QB & LB ‘72
Bucknell University ‘73 – ’76 (4 Years)
All SJ QB ’72
Running Back
Philadelphia Inquirer All Area QB ‘ 72
Team Captain ‘72
Alumni Trophy Winner ‘72
Brooks-Irvine Award Winner ‘72
Woodbury Times TD Club Winner ’72

18. Matt Lauck (’76-’78) HM Philadelphia Bulletin All-Delaware Valley ’78
1st Team Defense Courier Post All Group 1 ‘78
2nd Team Offense Courier Post All SJ ‘78
Gloucester County Times 1st Team All County ‘78
Gloucester County Times 1st Team All Area ‘ 78
Tri-County All Stars 1st Team Offense and Defense ‘78
All State ’78
Played in 1st North-South All Star Game at Rutgers University as DE ‘78
Had 3 Sacks in Upset Win
National Football Hall of Fame South Jersey Chapter Scholar-Athlete ‘78
Team Captain ‘78

19. DECADE – 1980’S
Year W-L-T Head Coach Mike Gorman Warren Swartwood Joe DeVito Craig Harper Bob Rettig Total Seasons 0-10

20. DECADE – 1990’S
Year W-L-T Head Coach Bob Rettig John Cutcavage Total Seasons 1-7-2

21. John Wiseburn(‘90-’92) Team Captain Junior & Senior Years ‘91 & ‘92
Team MVP Junior & Senior Years ‘91 & ‘92
St Peter’s College RB -4 Varsity Letters
Team Captain Senior Year

22. DECADE – 2000’S
Year W-L-T Head Coach John Cutcavage Guy Davidson Sean Kahoun Total Seasons 1-7-2

23. 2002 (7-3) Salem Schalick 6-12 Glassboro Penns Grove 43-6 Woodstown 7-6 Gloucester 0-21 Pennsville Wildwood 46-6 Riverside 26-6 Clayton 41-0

24. DECADE – 2010’S Year W-L-T Head Coach 2010 5-5 Sean Kahoun 2011 3-7
Gene Reid
Gene Reid/Dan Miller
Total
Seasons

25. 92-YEAR SUMMARY YEARS DECADE GAMES W-L-T SEASONS WINNING SEASONS 7
3-3-1
’25(4-3-1) ‘26(5-3-1) ’27(5-3) 10
3-5-2
’34(6-2) ’38(5-3-1) ’39(5-4-1)
6-2-2
’41(4-3-1) ’42(6-1-1) ’45(7-1-2)
’47(5-2-1) ‘48 (8-1) ’49(6-2-1)
2-7-1
’58(5-1-3) ’59(5-4)
4-6
’60(5-4) ’61(6-3) ’64(8-1) ’65(7-1-1)
3-6-1
’72(8-1) ’78(5-4) ’79(7-3)
0-10
1-7-2
’96(5-4)
’02(7-3) 5
0-4-1
92 yrs
TOTALS

26. HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES AT PITMAN HIGH SCHOOL:
8 YEARS – ’93 – ’00
8 YEARS – ’05 –’12
7 YEARS – ’67 – ’70 & ’81 – ’83
7 YEARS – ’53 – ’59
7 YEARS – ’29 – ‘35