Saint John's University

Sports

Athletic Dept.

JClub MIAC NCAA SJU

Gagliardi Trophy Selection Committee

 

Brad Bankston, commissioner, Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Carey Bender, former Buffalo Bills running back and 1994 Gagliardi Trophy recipient 

Jack Bogaczyk, sports editor for the Charleston, W. Va., Daily Mail

Teel Bruner, M.D., two-time Academic All American at Centre College, elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999

Dave Casper, NFL Hall of Famer and member of collegiate GTE Academic Hall of Fame 

Pat Coleman, editor and publisher, D3football.com

Mark Dienhart, vice president, University of St. Thomas and former Academic All America lineman and head coach at St. Thomas

Joe Dudek, Plymouth State three-time Division III All American running back, 1985 Heisman Trophy finalist and member of the College Football Hall of Fame

Lon Erickson, investment firm portfolio manager and 1996 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

London Fletcher, linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and 1997 Gagliardi Trophy finalist

Charlie Green, former Wittenberg and AFL quarterback and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame

Scott Hallenbeck, executive director, USA Football

Don Hansen, editor of the Football Gazette 

Bill Johnson, captain, Gemini Air Cargo 

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, community relations director for the Atlanta Falcons and former D-III standout at Widener, Pa.

Dr. Dick Kaiser, athletic director at Defiance College (Ohio)

Bernie Kukar, retired NFL referee 

Bill Manlove, chair of the Division III Hall of Fame Committee; winner of two Division III national championships at Widener, Del. and former Division III football chair 

Keith McMillan, copy editor for USA Today Sports Weekly, broadcaster and columnist with D3football.com

Pete Metzelaars, former NFL tight end and outstanding all-around Division III athlete at Wabash, Ind. 

Chuck Moore, former record-setting running back at Mount Union (Ohio) College and winner of the 2001 Gagliardi Trophy

Joseph R. Mucha, retired vice president for human resources at General Mills and a two-time NAIA championship player at Saint John's

Dan Mullen, head coach at Mississippi State and an all-conference tight end while at NCAA Division III Ursinus College (Pennsylvania) 

Austin Murphy, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of The Sweet Season

Dan Ragsdale, former professional quarterback and 1999 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

Bob Reade, former head football coach at Augustana College (Illinois), and winner of four consecutive NCAA Division III titles from 1983-86 

Scott "Scooter" Reppert, three-time All America running back at Lawrence University, Wis. and member of the College Football Hall of Fame

Harry Smith, CBS TV anchor on The Early Show and former standout lineman at Central (Iowa) College

Joy Solomen, director of athletics at Rowan University (N.J.) and current chair of the NCAA Division III football committee

Scott Squires, former head football coach at California Lutheran University and current special teams coordinator with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL

Dr. David L. Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 

Frosty Westering, member College Football Hall of Fame and coach of four national small college championship football teams

Dennis Wilson, president of USA College Sports

Dan Wooldridge, retired supervisor of Big East Football Officials 

Blake Elliott, immediate J-Club past president and 2003 Gagliardi Trophy recipient