Hall Reese, Football Coach 1944-54

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Hal Reese, 1944 - 54

 YEAR WON LOST TIES PF PA WIN %
1944 8 0 1 242 40 1.000
1945 7 3 0 133 74 0.700
1946 4 5 0 103 164 0.444
1947 10 0 0 270 48 1.000
1948 9 1 0 203 51 0.900
  1949 3 6 1 70 168 0.333
  1950 6 4 0 143 133 0.600
  1951 5 3 2 182 112 0.625
  1952 4 5 1 84 131 0.444
  1953 3 6 1 108 227 0.333
  1954 7 2 1 219 116 0.778
  11 66 35 7 1757 1264 0.653

Harold L. "Hal" Reese passed away suddenly at the age of 79 on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1992.

Born in Hebron Twp., Potter County, he was the son of the late David H. and Avis M. Kepner Reese. He was the husband of Catherine "Kay" Egan Reese, to whom he was married 54 years on June 18.

Hal Reese's career began in the 1930's at Montoursville High School where he participated in varsity football, basketball, baseball and track, He continued his education at East Stroudsburg University, and was a three sport athlete, playing varsity football, basketball and baseball.

In 1936, after receiving his degree from East Stroudsburg, Mr. Reese traveled back to Montoursville to coach football, basketball and baseball. In 1940, he accepted a coaching position at Lititz High School, coaching the same three sports until 1944. He had no assistants during his first eight years.

In 1944, Mr. Reese arrived in Hanover, again, with three varsity assignments: football, basketball, and baseball. He coached the Nighthawks in football for 11 seasons. His teams compiled 66 wins against 35 losses and seven ties. They won two South Penn Conference titles, and the 1947 squad posted a 10-0 log, the first perfect record in Hanover High annals. During his four years as basketball coach, the Nighthawks were 42 and 29. Hal had the baseball team from 1946 to 1954. His teams claimed the South Penn championship four consecutive years 1951-1954, sharing the 1953 crown with Gettysburg. A respected coach for 18 years and a devoted teacher of health and physical education for 42 years Mr. Reese retired from Hanover High School in 1978. In 1985, as a result of his many accomplishments and dedication to athletics he was inducted into the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

Photographs

Memorabilia

1947 South Penn Championship
Presentation Plate
undefeated - untied

1947 South Penn Championship Trophy
undefeated - untied

Official 1945 Nighthawk Football Helmet
See more pictures of helmet

   

Playbooks

Coach Reese's playbooks. His son, Dave Reese, has two of these home-made play books. The 1948 playbook is shown here. The 1947 playbook is not shown. The books are fragile and we have not taken them apart to photocopy each play. These books contain plays for the single-wing formation.

1944 - Conference Co-Champions

1944 Team - read names Richard Bair, Manager; Coach Reese; Mr. Brubaker, Faculty Manager; Coach Lilienfeld; Ray Hamme, Manager. Individual Photos of Players from the 1945 Nornir
Coach Hal Reese
picture from a 1944 program.
Ass't Coach Fred Lilienfeld
picture from a 1944 program.
1944 Lettermen
picture from a 1944 program.

Read about the 1944 Conference Games

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1945

1945 Team 1945 Starting Lineup
1945 Team Training Camp Joe Weirman
Assistant Coach
Seniors [Class of 1946]
Seniors [Class of 1946] Managers Ray Hamme, Charles Sarbaugh. Richard Brubaker - Faculty Manager, Hal Reese - Head Coach, Joe Weirman - Asst. Coach Training Camp

 

1946 - Champions

1946 Team [names included] Mr. Brubaker, Manager; Mr. Wierman, Coach Reese, Coach Lilienfeld, Mr. Meyers. Photo Collage from the 1947 Nornir Individual Photos of Senior Players from the 1947 Nornir
Individual Photos of Senior Players from the 1947 Nornir

1947 - Conference Co-Champions

1947 Undefeated Team Hanover at Delone - 1947 Four Aces
Earl Teal, Jack Moore, Wilbur Gobrecht, Whitey Rightmire
contributed by Eldon Moul [class of 1948] and Lillian (LeFevre) Moul [class of 1951]
Championship page from the 1948 Nornir Managers and Coaches Action photos from the 1948 Nornir Action photos from the 1948 Nornir
Frank "Jack" Moore - [1948] taken 1947   color reprint Richard  "Dick" Reese - [1948] taken 1947   Wilbur "Goby" Gobrecht - [1948] taken 1947   Norman Kranzdorf - [1948] taken 1947  
contributed by Eldon Moul [class of 1948] and Lillian (LeFevre) Moul [class of 1951]
   
1947 Harold Yost
[Class of 1949]
1947 Season Trophy
Contributed by Harold Yost [Class of 1949]
   

1948

1948 Team from the
1949 Nornir
1948 Coaches and Managers 1948 Backfield from 1949 Nornir 1948 punters from 1949 Nornir
1948 Players from 1949 Nornir Action shots from 1949 Nornir
Dave LeFevre - 1948
contributed by
Eldon Moul [1948] and
Lillian (LeFevre) Moul [1951]
Dave LeFevre, unknown, unknown - 1948
contributed by
Eldon Moul [1948] and
Lillian (LeFevre) Moul [1951]

1949 - the pictures below are from the 1950 Nornir

1949 Team from 1950 Nornir - names At the Stadium

1950 - the pictures below are from the 1950 Nornir

   
1950 Team from 1951 Nornir

1951

1951 Team from 1952 Nornir Coach Reese

1952 (these pictures are from the 1953 Nornir)

1952 Football Squad Coaches Coin Toss
Seniors
       
Carl Sandruck - extra point Huddle Dr. Wise checks player Off-tackle
   
  The Bench  

1953 (this picture is from the 1954 Nornir)

   
1953 Football Squad    

1954  several pictures are from the 1955 Nornir. Major contributor - Ken Leister [Class of 1954]

1954 Football Squad Coaching Staff and Season Record
Backfield Offensive Line Ends
"Reds" Fuhrman and Ken Hess Phil Bowman and Jim Carbaugh Game action
Composite picture of games Bob Miller center of picture
Contributed by Ken Leister
Unknown Nighthawk ball carrier
Contributed by Ken Leister
Locker Room: Ken Leister and Ed Slevin
Tom Diviney, Karl Meyers, Hal Reese (back to camera)
? facing camera
Contributed by Ken Leister
     
1954 Baseball: Hal Reese batting
Ken Leister to right
Contributed by Ken Leister
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1944 Eichelberger High School Football Team - Hal Reese, Coach
Front row: Coach Lilienfeld, Gross, Dubbs, Hosteller, Waltersdorf, Gass, Goodfellow, Loss, Gebensleben, Naill, Markle, Coach Reese. Second row: Diviney, Hahn, Leister, Hart, Yost, Musselman, Geiselman, Baublitz, Hershey, A. Resh.
Third row:
McCleaf, Crawford, Eckert, Stambaugh, Rider, Spies, Weikert, Good, E. Resh.
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1945 Hanover Nighthawk Football Helmet