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JERRY BONFIGLIOAthlete, North Penn High School, 1962 |
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Jerry was a three sport athlete; cross country, wrestling and baseball. He started his wrestling career during his sophomore year earning a letter. In his junior year he was undefeated until he lost his first match in the semifinals in the PIAA State Wrestling Meet held at Penn State University. In 1961 he was the 120 pound, Bux-Mont League Champion, the Sectional Champ, District One and Southeastern Regional Champion. Jerry was North Penn High School’s first Regional Champion. In 1962 Jerry was team Co-Captain and wrestled at 127 pounds; he was Bux-Mont League Champion and Sectional Champion.Jerry started at shortstop for the North Penn baseball team. In 1961 Jerry played shortstop on the Bux-Mont League Championship Team. He also played Shot stop for the Lansdale American Legion baseball team coached by Lee Saverio. The 1962 American Legion team was runner up in the State Championship Tournament. In 1962 he was selected to play for the Bux-Mont All Star Team. In his senior year Jerry was a varsity Cross Country team member. The 1962 Cross Country Team won the Bux-Mont League Championship, the PIAA District One Championship and placed 5th as a team in the PIAA State Cross Country Championship. Jerry wrestled for West Chester State Teachers College and earned his degree in Health & Physical Education. From 1970 to 1977 Jerry taught in the Colonial School District. In 1971 Jerry and his wife Joan opened an arts and crafts retail store in Lansdale. The store was called Craftiques and was known to be one of the best arts and crafts retail stores in the Philadelphia area. After selling Craftiques in 1998 Jerry & Joan moved to a golf course retirement community in south central Pennsylvania. Jerry has stayed physically active and is presently involved competitively in trail running, mountain and road biking, and cross country skiing.
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Knight SiteNorth Penn Alumni Athletic AssociationPO Box 22, Lansdale, PA 19446 |
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