Monthly Archives: April 2005

Hall of Fame Inductions

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The Associated Press (see The Seattle Post Intelligencer link) reports that former Pacific Lutheran coach Frosty Westering and former UW-La Crosse coach Roger Harring will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as members of the 2005 Divisional Class that includes D-IAA, D-II and the NAIA.

Westering retired in 2003 after a 32-year tenure at Pacific Lutheran, where his son Scott now coaches. His Lutes defeated Rowan for the 1999 Division III National Championship in Stagg Bowl XXVII.

Roger Harring coached and taught at UW-La Crosse for 31 years, garnering a 261-7-5 record including NCAA Division III titles in 1992 and 1995.

Other inductees include former Mississippi Valley State quarterback Willie Totten who owned the NCAA single season record for passing touchdowns until it was broken by Linfield’s Brett Elliott in 2004.

NFL Draft Coverage

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The Racine (Wis.) Journal Times profiled D3football.com All-American Fulton “Trey” Bell here. If Bell makes an NFL roster, he would be the second active Warhawk alum joining Dolphins punter Matt Turk. CB Tony Beckham of the Tennessee Titans is a graduate of UW-Stout

AIFL

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A new six team league called the Atlantic Indoor Football League recently began play with a host of former Division III players on its rosters.

Teams are based in Canton (OH), Erie (PA), Richmond (VA), Raleigh (NC) and Johnstown (PA). A sixth team called the “Ghostriders” appears on the AIFL site but I’m not sure what hometown they haunt.

There are too many Division III players to list here, but take a look at the Canton Legends Roster which reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of former Mount Union stars, plus former Baldwin-Wallace QB Dan Larlham.

Other noteworthy Division III alums include BC’s Marcus Richardson (Richmond) and Thiel’s TJ Wiley (Johnstown).