The Principia College Gridiron Club Member Profiles

Supporting Principia College Football:  The Gridiron Club Profiles

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The Principia College Gridiron Club

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The Principia College Gridiron Club Member Profiles

If you are a member of the Principia College Gridiron Club, and your information is not on this page, please send us a bio, a short quote about your time in the Prin Football Program (if applicable), and a photo (of you during your time at Prin as a player, if possible) to the Gridiron Club Webmaster at webmaster@principia-college-football.org.  If you are not a member of the Principia College Gridiron Club, but either you have been involved in the Principia College Football Program at some point, or you would simply like to support the Principia College Football Program by joining the Gridiron Club, please Contact The Gridiron Club today!

***NOTE*** If the name of the Gridiron Club Member is underlined, you can click on that name, or the member’s picture to see anything written by them or about them on this website, including testimonies from them about their own thoughts about – or experiences with – the Football Program at The Principia College.

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Kenneth Bemis

“I look back on the years of playing football in the Principia College Football Program as the most important aspect of my experience during that time of my life.  And it had to do with the combination of coaches, fellow players, and the school itself providing a challenging endeavor with the constant element of Christian Science as a basis for the development of manhood.  No other place on earth could provide that experience.  I’m extremely grateful I got to participate.”

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Joey Milner

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Joey Milner, (Strong Safety), (1983-1985)

Short Bio and quote

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Dick Upshaw

Playing football with this man was truly “old school”.  “We didn’t have any leather for footballs back in those days, so we just chiseled them out of whatever rocks we found lying around the school yard.  Punting and kick-offs were pretty tough after Fred broke his foot in 13 places, and screen passes were really the best we could do since the only guy we could find to throw the ball was our track & field shot-putter, so we mainly focused on the running game.”

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Ron Upshaw

Here we find Ron hard at work, doing what he does best, practicing everything he ever learned from the Principia College Football Program.

Go, Ron!  GO!!!

“I believe that my experiences in the Principia College Football Program, and the critical lessons I learned from those experiences, play a vital role in my present-day life… in my activities & thought processes… giving me the tenacity to overcome whatever hurdles in life I may encounter.  Principia College Football gave me significant opportunities to overcome challenges that would otherwise have not been presented to me, giving me the opportunity to learn how to overcome those challenges in a controlled setting with top-notch Christian Science support all around me.  Had it not been for the Principia College Football Program, it’s quite likely I would have graduated Principia College not nearly as prepared to live life in the real world as a Christian Scientist.  I would not be the man I am today had there not been a Principia College Football Program.

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Ron White

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Ron White, (Fullback), (19??-19??)

“As a student of Coach James Crafton in four years of Principia College Football, I will subscribe to any organization that updates me on the Principia College Football Program. I spent one season on Coach Crafton’s staff and as Assistant Dean of Men to Allan Brooks.  I truly believe it will hurt any young man from reaching his potential if football is not offered to them in their college experience”.

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