Hall of Fame
This year's Golden Era Inductee (pre-1950) is the legendary Bill McCollum. McCollum was born in Lock Haven in 1916 and graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1934. The three-sport athlete – baseball, boxing, and football - graduated from Lock Haven State Teachers College in 1938. McCollum was a star on the 1936 and 1937 football teams and a two-time All-State defensive tackle. He was chosen to the Eastern Collegiate All-Star Team in 1938. McCollum served as a captain with the 79th Infantry Division in WWII and was killed in action near the town of Cherbourg in Normandy on July 8, 1944.
