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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Joe Popp

Football, Class of 2010

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Joe Popp prior to 2010 hall of fame induction.
Joe Popp, Cleveland Browns assistant coach
Joe Popp
Joe Popp, Georgia Tech
Joe Popp, Franklin Borough High School classroom.

Joe Popp, Catawba
Joe Popp
Joe Popp, left, and Browns coach Bud Carson.

Accomplishments

  • Lettered four years as a scholarship quarterback at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., and also had three letters in basketball.
  • Franklin Borough native stayed in North Carolina after his college graduation and began a coaching career that included a state championship at Mooresville, N.C.
  • Had distinguished coaching career at the college and NFL levels.
  • An assistant coach at University of North Carolina (1962-63), a defensive coordinator at Wake Forest (1964-67) and a defensive coach at Georgia Tech (1968-72).
  • Became a professional head coach of the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in 1974-75.
  • Became an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns under his friend and head coach Bud Carson in 1989-90.
  • Catawba created a scholarship to honor Popp in August 2009 and Mooresville named its football field after him in January 2010.
  • At the former Franklin High (now part of  the Conemaugh Valley School District), Popp quarterbacked the Blue Jays’ undefeated 1947 team that outscored opponents 111-20.
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Fast Facts

First Banquet: 1965
First Chairman: Richard Mayer
First Banquet Location: Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Number of Banquets: 20 through 2018
Total Inductees: 142
Female Inductees: 20
Male Inductees: 122
Largest Class: 18 in 1965
Most Inductees: Football (44)
2018 Chairman: Bruce Haselrig
2018 Master of Ceremonies: Tim Rigby
2018 Banquet Location: Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center

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