THE HISTORY OF COALDALE & FOOTBALL
CoaldaleTigers 1956
9/26/20262 min read
On This Date: June 25, 1956
At a special meeting of the Board of Education, Coaldale names Bob Wear the school's new head football and basketball coach. Wear also is named as a physical education instructor. The new mentor succeeds Andy Kalen, who resigned to take a position on the coaching staff at George Washington University. Wear lettered at Penn State in 1941 and also played in three games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942. (Source: Lehighton Times-News)
On This Date: November 22, 1956
Johnny Horoschak scores three touchdowns to help Coaldale claim a convincing 39-7 Thanksgiving Day win over Lansford. Horoschak reaches the end zone on runs of five and seven yards and also returns an interception 68 yards for a touchdown. The Tigers, coached by Bob Wear, receive an 11-yard scoring pass from Bob Parfitt to Lou Gregus and TD runs from Jack Flyzik and Joe DeMatto. (Source: Lehighton Times-News)
