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Hall of Fame

Bill Layden

  • Class
    1969
  • Induction
    1998
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Member of the football team during 32 game win streak...played defensive tackle...named a MAC All-Star three times...named Associated Press second team All-State performer three times...selected to Little All-American team in 1967 and 1968...as junior, led the team with 104 tackles...racked up 92 tackles as sophomore...named team's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman three straight years...named captain his senior season...honored in 1977 as he recieved the Wilkes College Centennial Award as one of the all-time greats in Colonel football history.
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