Former Golden Ram football player Jim Pribula has been named to the 2013 Inductee Class of the
Chester County Sports Hall of Fame.
Pribula made his initial splash on the Golden Ram grid iron when he returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown at East Stroudsburg which still stands as the longest in West Chester history. Against Millersville in 1960, he became the first Golden Ram to score five touchdowns in a game, which has since been done by three others, most recently Mike Washington in 2005. In both 1960 and 1961, he led West Chester in receiving yards, he led West Chester in scoring, was named All-PSAC (and this was back when they only named 11 players for the entire conference), and was named NAIA All-American. Both the 1960 squad (9-0) and the 1961 team (7-2) captured the PSAC championship.
Pribula, a member of the
Killinger Hall of Fame, earned both his undergraduate and masters degrees from West Chester and went on to receive his doctorate from the University of Maryland. He was a member of the faculty at Shippensburg University from 1964 to 2001, also serving as athletic director there from 1982 to 2001. He was enshrined as an honorary member of the Shippensburg University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
The 2013 Annual Induction Banquet will be held on Saturday, November 16th at the
Downingtown Country Club.
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