DONALD DELP

Athlete, Hatfield High School, 1948

Soccer, Basketball, Baseball

8 Varsity Letters LHS; 2 Soccer, 3 Basketball, 3 Baseball

1946: Bi-County Soccer All-Stars vs. League Champion (North Wales HS)

1947 Soccer Goalie, Bi-County League Champion (Hatfield’s First)

1946-47 Basketball Member – Lower Montco League Champions

1948 Baseball: League Coaches Selection MVP

Graduated East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, BS,1952

1949, Lettered in Soccer

Graduated Temple University, M.Ed.1958

Teacher/Coach Muhlenberg High School, 1952-84

Chairman, Health & Physical Education Department

Athletic Director 1964-1984

Elected to Muhlenberg High School Hall of Fame, 2008

Donald Delp was a three-sport athlete at Hatfield High School during the late 40s where he earned 8 Varsity Letters.  In 1947, Hatfield won its first Bi-County League Championship, with Don as the All-League Soccer Goalie.  Hatfield was also Champion of the Lower Montco League, 1947.  Don was a soccer starter for three years.

Don likewise excelled in baseball; he was a three-year Letter Winner, the League’s Most Valuable Player in 1948, and was selected to participate in a workout at Connie Mack Stadium.  

After high school, Don was off to East Stroudsburg State Teachers College where he continued both his education and his athletic career in inter-collegiate Soccer, lettering in 1949.  After attaining his B.S. at East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, he earned his M.Ed. at Temple University.

Don married his high school “sweetheart”, Gloria Diehl (1947, HHS).  Gloria was also an athlete and Co-Captain of the Girls Basketball Team.  Don and Gloria have two grown children; Bonnie is a Registered Nurse and graduate of the Allentown Hospital School of Nursing; Douglas is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.

The professional career for Donald Delp began in the fall of 1952 at Muhlenberg High School where he held many positions during his 32 year tenure.  He was:

n       Chairman, Health and Physical Education Department

n       Athletic Director: First full-time A.D. of MHS from 1964-1984.

n       Assistant Football, Basketball, Baseball and Track Coach

n       Head Basketball Coach

n       Head Boys and Girls Bowling Coach

n       Past president, Berks County High School Athletic Association

n       Founder/Developer of Berks County High School Bowling League

n       Military Service: Ft. Meade MD, 1954, Asst. Football and Boxing Coach

Donald Delp was inducted into the Muhlenberg High School Hall of Fame, Class of 2008.