The Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation
Chapter Directors

Bill Ball, Director

 b. 7/30/55; Melrose HS, Melrose, MA, 1974 (Football, Basketball); Norwich University B.S. Education, 1978; Melrose (MA) H.S. Assistant Football coach 1977; Exeter School District Teacher/Coach 1978-Present; Assistant Basketball Coach 21 years; Assistant Football Coach 1979-1989; Co-Head Football Coach 1989-1992; Head Football Coach 1993-Present; Assistant Coach Shrine Game 1989; Coach 1997 and 1998 Division II State Champions; Named Athletic Director July 1st, 1999.

Bucky Buchanan, Director

b. 10/14/17; Arlington HS, Arlington, MA 1935 (3 letters in Football, VP Student Council); Tilton School 1936; UNH 1940 (3 letters in Football, Student Council); Retired Area Director, Dept. of HUD, Manchester NH; Retired US Army Lt. Colonel.

Paul Castonia, Director

b. 1/11/64, Northwood, MA; Northwood HS, 1982 (Football; MA Superbowl Champs, 1980, undefeated in Football, 3 yrs); Trinity College, CT 1986 (Varsity Football); U. Rhode Island, M.A. 1989 (Grad Ass't; JV Football Coach); U. Maryland 1989-91 (Defensive Backfield Coach, Offensive Line Coach; Running Backs/Special Teams Coach); Ferrum College, VA 1993-96 (Offensive Coach, Special Teams Coach); Bryant College, RI 2001-02 (Defensive Coach); Plymouth State College, NH 2003- (Head Football Coach).

Rob Cathcart, Director

Head Football Coach, Goffstown High School

Bob Chabot, Director

b. 3/17/23; Manchester Central HS 1941 A (All State 3 sports); NYMA Cornwall on Hudson; USMA West Point 1946 (Varsity Football, 1944-46); Manchester Memorial HS Teacher 1961-88; Football Coach 1961-1975; Union Leader Coach of the Year 1971-72; Shrine Sugar Bowl Coach 1963; recipient NH Chapter's Contribution to Football Award, 1991.

Lou D'Allesandro, Director

b. 7/30/38; Worcester Academy, Worcester MA 1956 (Captain Football, All New England); UNH, B.A. History 1961 (Co-Captain Football 1960, Varsity Football 1957-61, Varsity Lacrosse 1958-61); Rivier College, M. Ed. 1971; UNH 100 Club Director (President 1997, 1999); Adjunct Faculty, ranklin Pierce College; NH State Senator, District 20.

Jim Davis, Director

b. 1/9/63; Pinkerton Academy, Derry NH 1981 (Football, Captain Indoor/Outdoor Track), All State Football 1979-80; NH Shrine Tam 1981; Plymouth State College, B.S. 1985; Football, lacrosse, NEFC All Conference Defensive Back, Associated Press All New England Defensive Back; Fitchburg State College 1995 M. Ed.; Assistant Football Coach Timberlane HS, Concord HS, Salem HS; NH Shrine Coaching Staff, 1987 & 1996; Director of Athletics, Salem; director of Athletics, Nashua NH.

Jay Fallon, Director

b. 6/27/52; Hudson Catholic HS, Jersey City NJ, 1970 (Fpptball & Track); Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA, B.S. 1974 (Football); Temple University, M.A. 1982 (Ass't Football Coach); Wn Tennent HS, Warminster PA 1974-81 (Ass't Football Coach); Delaware Valley College 1982-83 (Ass't Football Coach); Supervisory Special Agent, FBI.

Jim Fitzgerald, Director

b. 7/23/43; Gardiner HS, US Army Airborn-Recon, U. Maine (Varsity Football); NHIAA Executive Council 1980-86; NHIAA Football Committee 1986-94; Laconia HS Football Coach and Athletic Director; NH Coaches Hall of Fame, NH Shrine Coach 80’, 84’, 00’, NH House of Rep., Belknap County Delegation, Chair-Gunstock Ski Area.

Jeff Francoeur, Director

b. 10/15/40; Somersworth HS, Somersworth, NH, 1958 (All-State Quarterback, Captain of Basketball); Tilton Prep School, Tilton, NH, 1959 (Captain of Football); Somersworth Youth Football Coach-11 years, President-9 years; President, Somersworth-Rollinsford Softball League, 1978; Founder, Somersworth Sports Hall of Fame Committee, 1994; New Hampshire Football Officials Association-30 years.

Jim Jeannotte, Director

b. 1/30/42 Concord NH; Concord HS 1959; Cambridge School of Broadcasting, 1962; NH Sportscaster of the Year, 18 times; Host of Granite State Challenge TV Quiz Show; current voice of UNH Radio Sports Network.  Advertising and Marketing Coordinator for NHIAA.

Ken Knapczyk, Director

Jolett Collge, Ill. 1982-83; Univ. No. Iowa, 1984; Chicago Chargers (semipro), 1985; Chicago Bears (NFL), 1987; Cincinnati Bengals, (NFL), 1989; Winona State Univ., B.S., 1987; Fergus Fall (Minn.) Comm. Coll., 1998; Assistant Football Coach, Howard Payne Univ., Texas, 1998-2000; Q.B. Coach/Off. Coord., Northern St. Univ. (So. Dakota), 2001-2004; Interim Head Coach, St. Anselm College, 2005; Head Football Coach/Off. Coord., St. Anselm College, 2006-present.

George Larkin, Director

b. 3/12/37; Danvers HS, Danvers MA 1954 (Captain, Football, Basketball, Baseball; MVP Baseball and Football, National Honor Society); Boston College, B.S. 1959, M. Ed. 1962, Ph.D. 1981 (Captain, Football 1958); vice President for Student Affairs, New Hampshire College, Retired official, NHFOA, EAIFO.

Hubie McDonough, Jr., Director

b. 3/3/32, Manchester NH; Manchester Central HS, 1950 (Football, 1948-49); UNH 1952-53 (Hockey, Lacrosse); US Army 1954-56; St. Anselm College 1957-58; Ass't Football Coach, Memorial HS 1960-75; Several state titles and undefeated teams; Shrine Bowl victor, 1963; Head Hockey Coach, Memorial HS 1967-84; Head Baseball Coach, Memorial HS, 1960-67.

Sean McDonnell, Director

b. 10/15/55; St. Peter Academy, NY (Baseball, Football, Basketball); Milford Academy, Milford, CT; UNH, 1974-78, B.S. PE (Football 1974-77); Ass't Football Coach, Manchester West HS NH, Hamilton College 1983-84, Defensive Coordinator; Boston University 1985-87, WR Coach; Boston College 1988, Grad Ass't TE Coach; Columbia University 1989-90, OLB Coach; UNH Ass't Coach 1991-98; 1999 Head Coach UNH.

Harold "Butch" Munce, Director

b. 8/13/50, Leominster, MA; Berlin HS, 1968; Captain, Football, 1967; State Ski jumping Champion, 1968; World Mud Football Hall of Fame, 1989;NH Football Officials Association, 1990; EAIFO Official, 1995; President, Munce's Superior, Inc., Berlin, NH.

Chief Justice Walter L. Murphy, Honorary Director

b. 12/11/37; Dorchester, MA; Boston College HS, Dorchester MA, 1955 (Football & Track); Holy Cross College, B.A., 1959 (Football & Track); Boston College Law School, LLB, 1962; Asst. Football Coach, Plymouth H.S., 1964-69; Asst. Coach, Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, 1968; private law practice, 1962-1983; Special Justice, Plymouth District Court, 1966-75; Clerk of Court, Grafton County Superior Court, 1975-78; Special Master, NH Superior Court, 1978-83; Assoc. Justice, NH Superior Court, 1983-2000; Chief Justice, NH Superior Court, 2000-03; Chair, ret. Dec. 31, 2003; Moderator, Town, Village & School District of Plymouth; 1st Varsity Football Coach, Plymouth State College Panthers, 1970-72; Co-author, NH Civil Jury Instructions; 1st Recipient, NH Bar Assoc.’s Chief Justice William A. Grimes Award; Former Pres., Grafton County Bar Assoc.; Former Member, NH Bar Assoc. Board of Governors; NH Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct & NH Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct; 2004 Recipient, Manchester Bar Assoc. Lifetime Achievement Award; Founding Member, Catholic Lawyers Guild; 2004 Recipient of Distinguished American Award from NH Football Foundation.

Bob Norton, Director

b. 6/28/43; Watertown HS, MA 1961 (Captain Football & Baseball, Outstanding Scholar-Athlete); Rutgers Univ. 195 (Captain Football, Univ. Letters, Football & Baseball); Past President, Concord Northeast Little League; Past President, Concord Youth Hockey; NH Secondary School Principal of Hockey; NH Secondary School Principal Program of the Year, 1988; Principal, Woburn HS, Woburn MA.

Billy Pappas, Director

b. 7/16/33, Manchester NH; Manchester Central HS, 1951 (All State Football, Basketball); Charter Member, Queen city Hall of Fame; UNH 1955 (All Yankee Conference Football, Basketball); Charter Member, UNH Hall of Fame; Charter Member, Central HS Hall of Fame; All US Air Force Football Team; Pappas Associates.

Dick Powers, Director

b. 10/8/45; Bishop Bradley HS, Manchester, NH, 1963 (Football, Basketball, Baseball); Boston College, 1967 (Varsity Football 1964-66); Athletic Director, Football & Baseball Coach, Trinity HS; Football Coach, West HS; Football Coach, Salem HS; High School Football Official, 1979-87; Insurance Agent, Gordon Powers Insurance Agency; head Football Coach, Trinity HS.

Henry R. Sanders, Director

b. 3/16/25; UNH 1950 (Football 1946-49; Baseball 1947-50); Football Coach, Keene HS, 1957-62; Football & Baseball Coach, Monadnock Regional HS, 1962-68; Athletic Director, Salem HS, 1968-78; Coach, NH Shrine Team, 1965; Merrimack Valley A.D. of the Year, 1978; President, UNH Alumni Association, 1993-94; UNH Hall of Fame, 1996; Glass Bowl Team, 1947; UNH Hall of Fame, 2001.

Buddy Teevens, Director

b. 10/1/56; Pembroke HS, Pembroke, MA 1955; Dartmouth College, BA (History), (Football) MVP, All-America, honorable mention as quarterback, Ivy League Player of the Year, ECAC Player of the Year, Blue-Gray Classic, Co-Captain; Hockey: third place finish, 1979 NCAA Championship; voted Dartmouth's Outstanding Athlete 1978; Running Back Coach, DePauw Univ., 1979; Off. Coordinator, Boston Univ., 1980-85; Head Football Coach, Univ. of Maine, 1985-87; Head Football Coach, Dartmouth College, 1987-91; New England Coach of the Year, 1991; Ivy League Champs, 1991; Head Coach, Tulane Univ., 1992-96; Offensive Coordinator and Receivers Coach, Univ. of Illinois, 1997-98; Asst. Coach, Univ. of Florida, 1998-2001 (under Head Coach Steve Spurrier); Head Coach, Stanford Univ., 2002-04; Head Coach, Dartmouth College, 2004-present.

Ray Truncellito, Director

b. 8/19/28; Union Hill HS, Union City NJ, 1945 (Varsity Football); Dartmouth College, 1949 (Football Letters, 1946-49); Member of blue Team, Blue/Gray Game, 1948; Member of Eastern All-Stars vs. New York Giants, 1949; Columbia University, 1955; Insurance Broker, Truncellito Insurance Services.

Joe Yukica, Director

b. 5/27/31; Midland HS, Penn., 1949 ( All-State Football); Penn State University, 1953 (Football Coach, 4 years); Central Dauphin, PA, HS Head Coach, 6 years; West Chester, PA State, Ass't Coach, 7 years; UNH Head Football Coach, 1966-67; Boston College Head Football Coach, 1968-77; Dartmouth College Head Football Coach 1978-86; Coach of the Year, UPI- 1967, 1971 & 1978; Coach of the Year, NE Writers Assn., 1971 & 1978; Coach of the Year, American Football Coaches Assn., 1978; Realtor, McLaughry Assoc. Realtors, Grantham, NH.

 

 
 
 
 

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