CAMDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

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Camden Catholic High School, located in Camden NJ between Broadway and North 7th Street at Federal Streets, fielded a football team prior to World War II. The Fighting Irish returned to the gridiron in 1946, and after mixed results in the team's first year, became a powerhouse in New Jersey high school football.

Camden Catholic High School was badly damaged in a fire on April 17, 1960. Instead of rebuilding in Camden, a new Camden Catholic High School was built outside the city at Route 38 and Cuthbert Road.

Mooseheart High School vs. Camden Catholic High School
September 23, 1950
sponsored by Camden Lodge No. 111, Loyal Order of Moose
Game Committee: Dr. Ethan A. Lang, Chairman
Harry Rasmussen, William Palese, Joseph Simpson, Charles Schwarz, Louis Feinstein

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1950 Camden Catholic
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OUR THANKS

. to the Collingswood Board of Education for making this magnificent stadium available to us.
.. for the support of the advertisers and the lodges whose advertisements and greetings appear in these pages.
.. for the support of the many Moose lodges who purchased tickets for to day's memorable classic.
.. to the president of the Collingswood Board of Education, Mr. F. Lester Tompkins, for agreeing to officially start today's game.
.. to J. Jack Stoehr, regional director of the Moose, for his unstinted support since the inception of the idea for the game.
.. to the Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club and the Camden Catholic Fathers Club for the reception tendered the two squads.
.. to Merle Clark, State Director of the Moose, for his untiring efforts in behalf of today's game.
.. to the management of the Savar Theatre for entertaining both squads in their fine theatre.
.. to Philadelphia Lodge No. 54 for taking our Mooseheart guests on a tour of historic Philadelphia.
.. to the press, radio and television for the use of their mediums to publicize this intersectional game.

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Camden Catholic Football - 1950

Camden Catholic High School Football - 1950 Season

Gettysburg Times - October 18, 1950

Benjamin ‘Sonny’ Morrell, captain of the CCHS football team
died of a broken neck suffered during a game with Bridgeton High School

Camden Catholic High School Football - 1951 Season

My father, Bill Seitzinger Sr., is #22 in the 1950 CCH football team photo. 1950 was my father's sophomore year at CCH. The attached photos and articles are from my dad's scrapbook. It was made for him by his sister during his senior year. Dad went to University Georgia on a football scholarship after that season.

Bill Seitzinger Jr.
July 7, 2006

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Seton Hall Prep 6

October 7, 1951

Camden Catholic High 13

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		September 30, 1951 Camden Catholic High 47 St. Joseph's Prep 6
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Woodrow Wilson High School 6

November 1951

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Woodrow Wilson High School 6

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Camden Catholic High School 40 LaSalle Prep 6

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Camden Catholic High School 26 St. Joseph's High School 0

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Camden Catholic High School Football - 1953

Coach Dr. Ethan Lange with the freshman squad outside
Camden Catholic High School at Broadway and Federal Street.

Photo courtesy of Jim Lynch

Camden Catholic High School Football - 1956

Coach Hank Deighan and the Camden Catholic High School football team at the
Pyne Point Park practice field. The home games were played at Farnham Park.
The WCAM 1310-AM radio tower is visible in the backgroaund.

Photo courtesy of Jim Lynch

Camden Catholic
High School Football - 1961

Coach Hank Deighan and the Camden Catholic High School football team went undeafeated in 1961, outscoring the opposition 220-19 on theor way to becoming State Champions.

Photo courtesy of Bob Straiges

Camden Catholic High School Football - 1961
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Camden Catholic High School Football - 1961 The entire 1961 team is being inducted into the Camden Catholic High School Alumni Hall of Fame on April 28, 2012 Red Names had already been inducted into the Hall of Fame
Jersey #	Player	Position	Graduating Class
2	Jim Higgin	RB	62
3	Craig Hamilton	HB	63
4	Ed Pyne	QB	62
5	Mike Madden	QB	63
6	George Willis	QB	63	DECEASED
7	Nick Trivinia	RB	62
8	Andy Mancini	K	63
9	Joe Falco	RB	62
10	Bob Murtha	RB	62
11	Dave Tooley	RB	63
12	Jim Bigley	RB	63
13	Carl Ginesi	Tackle	62
14	Bob Straiges	Guard	63
15	Tom Clifford	Tackle	62
16	Sam Bastianeli		63
17	Jim Miller	Guard	62
18	Russ David	Tackle	63
19	Jim Henion	Tackle	63
20	Rich Duckworth	End	62
21	Al Mills	Center	63	DECEASED
22	Mike La France	End	62	DECEASED
23	Ken Nelson	End	62
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25	Jim McGrath		63
26	Jim Bach	End	63
27	Bill Young	Center	63
28	Mario Canpana	RB	63
30	Fran O'Brien	End	62	DECEASED
31	Bill Weatherby	End	63
32	Bill Schultz	Tackle	63	DECEASED
33	Brian Beckett	End	63
34	Jerry Flannigan	End	63
35	Joe Carmen	Tackle	63
	Ron O'Brien		62
	Jack Corbett		63
	Ron Nickerson		63	DECEASED
	Dominick Spadea		63
	Ray Clark		63
	Frank Tucci	End	64
	Pat Carr	End	64
	Bob Mattia	Center
	Ralph Beatty		64
	Tom Schooley		63

Camden Catholic High School Football - 1961
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Photo courtesy of Bob Straiges

Last November ’07 I attended my CCHS class 50^th reunion. This is a picture of teammates taken before the CCHS-Bordentown football game that weekend on Dale Avenue, just off the Cooper River Parkway in Cherry Hill .

Left to right – Tony Fugaro who went on to LaSalle and is an anesthesiologist in Philly. In back with dark glasses is Fred Erhardt. Fred won the Brooks-Irvine award for the 1956 season and was induced into the South Jersey football Hall of Fame a couple years ago. Bending over is Willie Morrell who has owned one of the largest plumbing businesses in the Camden area for years. His older brother was Benjamin ‘Sonny’ Morrell, captain of the CCHS football team who died of a broken neck suffered during a game in 1950. I am in the middle. I attended West Point and played on the Army team that finished the 1958 season third in the nation.

On the right is Ed Scholes who is retired from business and does volunteer work with special children. Other teammates were Elmer Galbraith who went on to play at Annapolis, and Bill Grossman (deceased) who went on to be captain of the Delaware football team, and Dan Powers, anchor of our offensive line, who still lives in Pennsauken.

Jim Lynch
January, 2008