The 36th Annual Killinger Foundation Football Banquet will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Concord Country Club in Concordville, PA. The 2015 Hall of Fame inductees are:
- Jay Buchanon '88
- Osagie Osunde '06
- Jason Sims '88
- Steve Weaver '92
The Foundation will also be honoring the 2006 team that finished 9-4 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Buchanon was a two-time All-PSAC East and ECAC Division II All-Star at offensive tackle. For his efforts in guiding the Golden Rams to their first NCAA Division II playoff appearance, he was named Associated Press All-American and Don Hansen Football Gazette All-American in 1988. Buchanon also served as an assistant coach for the Golden Rams from 1992-2000.
Osunde was a four-time first team All-PSAC East selection, as a return specialist as a freshman, and at running back his final three years.
On the West Chester career rushing lists, he ranks first in touchdowns with 51, third in yards per attempt with 6.4, and fourth in total yardage with 3,846. Also a weapon as a receiver and in the return game, Osunde is third on the West Chester career all-purpose yardage list with 5,844, third in points scored with 342, and second in touchdowns scored with 57. "O" just completed his third season as running backs coach for the Golden Rams.
Sims was a three-time All-PSAC East selection at running back, twice named to the second team and a first team selection as a senior. From 2004-2007, he rushed for 3,058 yards including 272 yards in a 30-3 win over American International in 1987 which was a single game West Chester record at the time. Sims eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing in both his junior and senior seasons and is currently fifth in career rushing yards per attempt with 5.5 and fourth in rushing touchdowns with 40.
Weaver was a first-team All-PSAC East selection at wide receiver as a senior when he notched 59 receptions for 1,157 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He finished his Golden Ram career with 101 catches for 1,710 yards and 17 touchdowns. Among his nine 100-yard receiving games was a ten catch, 162 yards and three touchdown effort in a 35-34 win at Kutztown on Halloween in 1992.
On a cold and rainy night at Slippery Rock on the last game of the 2006 regular season, the Rock missed a 48-yard field goal with 43 seconds left to give the Golden Rams a 21-20 victory and the sixth seed in the NCAA playoffs. It was West Chester's third consecutive trip to the postseason under head coach Bill Zwaan. In the first round of the playoffs, the Golden Rams defeated then Northeast-10 member Bryant 31-29 in Rhode Island before falling at Bloomsburg 21-20 the following week. The team was also named ECAC Division II Team of the Year.
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