1983 Anthracite Bowl (Lightweight Football) - Outstanding Lineman
This is one of my most cherished keepsakes of my days playing intercollegiate football for the Army Lightweight Football team, now known as "Sprint Football".
This was my last competitive game as a football player. A game that I played continuously starting at 10-years of age.

• Date: November 12, 1983

• Location: Schuylkill County (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), hosted by the Pottsville Joint Veterans Council

• Score: Army 38, Navy 13

• Key Highlights:

  • Marked the debut of the Anthracite Bowl for the Army and Navy lightweight football programs.

  • Featured a three-day weekend of parades, marching bands, parties, keys to the city of Pottsville, and player outreach with local children.

The Anthracite Bowl was an annual postseason showcase created specifically to give national public recognition to the Army and Navy lightweight football (now known as sprint football) programs.

First played in 1983, the event ran for nearly two decades in the coal mining region of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania