BILL CLUGSTON

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1969
Football and Track

2 Time PIAA State 220 Yd Dash Champion, 1968 and 1969
First Bux-Mont League runner to win back to back titles in the 100, 220, and 440 Yard Dashes
Bux-Mont League Leading Rusher and Scorer, 1968
All Bux-Mont League First Team Halfback
Played in the Montgomery County All-Star Football Game
Honorable Mention Big 33 Team

Inducted 2005


North Penn High School, 1969 

Bill is one of the all-time greats in football and track. In track, North Penn won the Bux-Mont League title all three of his years on the team. His senior year, North Penn won its first District title. In 1968 and 1969, he became the first Bux-Mont runner to win back to back titles in the 100, 220, and 440 yard dashes.  He also won the District One titles in the 100 and 220 both years. At the 1968 State Championships, he won the 220, becoming the first North Penn or Lansdale underclassman to win a state title in track. He repeated his triumph in 1969, tying the state record in the event. In the 100, he was fifth in 1968 and third in 1969. In football, he was the Bux-Mont Leagues leading scorer and rusher in 1968, the year of North Penn’s co-championship (with Springfield). He was first team All Bux-Mont halfback and an honorable mention Big 33 nominee. He also played in the Montgomery County All-Star Game and the Multiple Sclerosis Hope Chest Classic. He went to Northwest Missouri State College and played football and track for two years. After college, he Coached Connie Mack baseball and girls' softball, and played slow-pitch softball. He has been an assistant girls' soccer Coach in the Upper Bucks League and an assistant boys' soccer Coach at Upper Perkiomen Middle School.