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Hall of Fame

Frank Sheptock

  • Class
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Football
During his time roaming the sidelines at Wilkes, Sheptock led the Colonels to a 107-81 (.578) record, the most wins by any coach in the program's history. During his tenure Sheptock led the program to two NCAA and seven ECAC postseason berths with a Middle Atlantic Conference championship coming in 2006.
 
Sheptock coached 113 players named to the All-MAC teams, including 66 first team selections. He also coached 34 All-ECAC honorees, including two players of the year, and four All-Americans.
In 2006 Sheptock was named the MAC and AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year after leading Wilkes to an 11-1 record, a conference title, and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. The 2005 season saw Sheptock guide the squad to an overall record of 8-3 and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. For his efforts he was named the Middle Atlantic Conference's Coach of the Year.
 
Under Sheptock's guidance the Colonels earned a berth in the ECAC Playoffs seven times, including a 31-7 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in the 2002 South Atlantic title game. Wilkes also claimed an ECAC Southeast championship in 1999.
 
Coming to Wilkes with former head man Joe DeMelfi in 1990, Sheptock was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Colonels from 1992 to 1995. During his tenure as defensive coordinator, Sheptock turned the Colonels into one of the top defensive teams in the Middle Atlantic Conference.
 
A graduate of Bloomsburg University with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting, Sheptock played linebacker under legendary coach George Landis while a member of the Huskies football team.
 
A member of the NCAA Division II Team of the Quarter Century (1973-97), Sheptock holds the school records for tackles in a career (537), single season (159) and single game (23), and career fumble recoveries (12). The four-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) first team pick helped Bloomsburg win the PSAC championship title and earn a berth in the NCAA Division II semifinals in 1985.
 
Sheptock, a three-time All-American and All-East honoree for the Huskies, was inducted into the Bloomsburg Sports Hall of Fame in October of 1997 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July of 2007. He also was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 while being awarded the John Chwalek Award in 1995, Wilkes Alumni Association Award in 2008 and Wilkes Ancestral Colonel Award in 2010.
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