1924 - 2006
Hal Biggs made it a point to stay active and involved during his career. Following a three-year stint in the Army, where he was a medical corpsman, Biggs completed his bachelor's degree at Ohio State University in 1948. In August of that year, he became head athletic trainer and instructor of physical education at Bucknell University, where he remained until retiring.
1922 - 1984
Gene Paszkiet is remembered as a dedicated and concerned athletic trainer who spent 31 years at the University of Notre Dame. A native of Indiana, Paszkiet entered Notre Dame as a student in 1946. After playing freshmen football, he joined the Irish athletic training staff as a student assistant. In 1952, he was named athletic trainer of all teams at Notre Dame. Paszkiet helped five Heisman trophy winners stay healthy. He also was a recipient of numerous awards during his years at Notre Dame.
1918 - 2006
Jack Aggers was a familiar figure in his home state of Wyoming and in NATA. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1950, returning as head athletic trainer eight years later. Aggers concentrated on generating interest among students, participating in a student workshop for 23 years. He was an NATA board member and an ambassador for athletic training in Canada and Europe.
1927 - 1986
John Sciera logged a progressive and influential career. He graduated from Cortland State Teacher's College in 1952, landing at SUNY-Cortland in 1965. Under Sciera's leadership, Cortland became the first college in New York to offer an athletic training curriculum. He was also a driving force behind the movement to ban spear-tackling and other harmful practices from football. In 1976 he founded the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association and served as its first president.
1929 - 1989
Kerkor Kassabian graduated in 1952 from Northeastern University in Boston, where he developed an undergraduate curriculum program in athletic training. In 1979, Kassabian helped found the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts and was elected as the group's first president. He led negotiations for state licensure. Kassabian co-directed the Boston Marathon Sports Medicine Seminars in 1977-82 and was a head athletic trainer for the marathon from 1978-82.
1932 - 2005
Bobby Lane never limited himself to one job during his 28 years at the University of Texas at Arlington. He first joined UTA as an athletic trainer and assistant track coach in 1953; throughout his tenure he added instructor to his title as well. Lane worked tirelessly to promote the profession in Texas and abroad, serving as an athletic trainer for various international games.
1913 - 2005
Bruce Vogelsong retired after 34 years, leaving an impressive record of service as a state and conference leader. He got his medical training during World War II and served for the next 16 years as athletic trainer at a Pennsylvania high school. Vogelsong also served more than a decade at Dickinson College and as a part-time athletic trainer for the Washington Redskins.
1903 - 1972
By the time he retired in 1968, Francis “Packey” Boyle had devoted 32 years to the profession. Boyle, a doctor of osteopathy, was head of physiotherapy at Sun Valley, Idaho, from 1936-52, during which time he also supervised the athletic training of the Olympic ski team. He moved on to become an athletic trainer for the University of Arizona and then head athletic trainer for the University of Idaho.
1919 - 2001
Joe Romo's 38-year career was filled with diversity. An active athlete, Romo played for (and helped coach and train) five AAU basketball teams and four professional football clubs. After stints as athletic trainer and coach at three small colleges, he was head athletic trainer at Brown University (1959-64) and the University of San Francisco (1964-69). Romo ended his athletic training career by working for 13 years as head athletic trainer for the Oakland A's baseball club; he retired in 1982
Leo Murphy became a legendary figure with the Cleveland Browns, working with the team from 1950-89. After graduating in 1948 from Notre Dame, where he was an athlete, Murphy cared for the Chicago Rockets and the New York Yankees before joining the Browns. He has been a sought-after speaker and was the first recipient of the Cleveland Touchdown Club's Meritorious Service Award. He is retired.