North Catholic Soccer

Ladies and Gentlemen, without further adieu, North Soccer Alumni is honored to announce its third class of Hall of Fame of Inductees.  Our third class, like the previous two, spans the glory years North Soccer from the 1940s to 2000.  With thousands of players, twenty two Catholic League Championships and    City Titles, the vetting process is difficult, time consuming but rewarding and like our previous two classes, our third is just as deserving and demands our congratulations and admiration.

The Class of 2010 is:

            CHIP CIUPAK, CLASS OF 1969

Mr. Ciupak was a two time All-Scholastic, All-Catholic and Catholic League Champion for North. A graduate of West Point and a three time regional All-American.

BILL CROWLEY, CLASS OF 1967

Mr. Crowley was a two time All-Catholic and All-Scholastic while at North and a Catholic League Champion.  He played at Temple and was a MAC-ECC All-Star.

JERRY FRANKLIN, CLASS OF 1972

Mr. Franklin was a three year varsity player at North and a two time All-Catholic and All Schoolboy selection.  He was also a Tri-State All-American.  Mr. Franklin graduated from LaSalle where he was a three time ECC All-Star.

DAVE MCINTYRE, CLASS OF 1985

Mr. McIntyre was a three year starter for North where he was a two time All-Catholic and All-Scholastic player.  Mr. McIntyre was named All-State and was the Catholic League’s Co-MVP.

TOM OLIVER, CLASS OF 1952

Mr. Oliver was a four year varsity player at North.  He was named 1^st team All-Independent in 1951 and was inducted into the Philadelphia Old-timer’s Hall of Fame in 1990.

TIM O’NEILL, CLASS OF 2000

Mr. O’Neill was a three year varsity player at North.  During this time, Mr. O’Neill was a two time All-Catholic and Catholic League MVP.  In 1999, he was a Catholic League Champion, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Player of the Year and All-American.  He was a four year starter at Rider and at St. John’s.

TONY ROD, Sr., CLASS OF 1978

Mr. Rod was a three year starter for North.  During his playing career, Mr. Rod was a two time All-Catholic selection and a two time City Champion.

JOHN WEICK, CLASS OF 1981

Mr.Weick was a three year starter at North.  During this time, Mr. Weick was a two time All-Catholic and Catholic League MVP.  Mr. Weick also was a two time Catholic League and City Champion.

This year’s induction ceremony is slated of Sunday, March 28^th at Romanos Caterers located at Wingohocken Street below Castor Avenue.  The festivities start at 2 PM and end at 6 PM. Tickets for the event are $60 that includes open bar, dinner and desert.  Last year’s event was sold out, this year should be no exception, so get your tickets early.

For more information, please contact Joe Steffa at jsteffa@comcast.net, 215-783-8020 or Jerry Brindisi at brindinski@aol.com or 215-906-8496. Additional information can be found at www.northcatholicsoccer.com.

This list was compiled by ESPN RISE editor Sheldon Shealer after consulation with coaches and journalists from around the country. Not a bad way to start out 2010 and to end a storied varsity career at North.

John is one of only 16 players to be named All-State by ESPN. Quite an honor considering there are over 500 teams that play high school soccer in Pennsylvania. For those of you who are unaware, McCarthy has choosen to continue his education and soccer careet at LaSalle University.  John will join Tom Kalpokas (North 07) to help the Explorers contend for an A-10 Title.