Team News - Hale, Killinger Nominated to HOF

West Chester alumnus Danny Hale and legendary Golden Ram head coach Dr. W. Glenn Killinger appear on the 2017 ballot of the College Football Hall of Fame as divisional (non-FBS) coaches.

Hale in '66

Hale played end for the Golden Rams from 1965-67 when West Chester advanced to the conference championship and the Tangerine Bowl in both 1966 and 1967. West Chester won the conference championship in 1967 with Hale being named MVP of the game. He was later head coach at West Chester from 1984-88, posting a record of 40-13, including the Golden Rams' first ever NCAA playoff appearance in 1988. He then went on to be the head coach of Bloomsburg University from 1993-2012, posting a record of 173-56-1. In his 25 years of coaching at the two schools, Hale won 13 PSAC East titles and advanced to the NCAA playoffs nine times, including guiding the Huskies to the national championship game in 2000. He is already a member of the Killinger Hall of Fame

Dr. Killinger is already a member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player at Penn State where he was a three sport star, winning nine varsity letters. As a halfback/quarterback, he led the Nittany Lions to undefeated seasons in 1920 and 1921, serving as captain his senior year and named a consensus All-American. He also captained the basketball team his senior year and won 30 games as a pitcher for the baseball team. He is West Chester's all-time winningest head coach with a record of 147-41-12 (.765) over 23 seasons from 1934-1959. Killinger served in the United States Navy from 1942-1945. During his tenure at the helm of the Golden Rams, he never suffered a losing season and led the team to three bowl victories: Burley Bowl in 1947 and 1948 and the Pretzel Bowl in 1951. West Chester also participated in the Cigar Bowl in 1947. In addition to West Chester, Killinger was the head football coach at Dickinson (1922), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1927-1931), and Moravian (1933), compiling a career record of 176-72-16. He served as an assistant coach at Penn State from 1923-1926. He also served as the head coach of West Chester's men's basketball team from 1935-1940 and 1945-1946 and the baseball team from 1967-1970.

The 2017 Class will be announced on January 6, 2017, three days prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game, in Tampa, FL.

2017 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot Released