Hall of Fame - 2002

• Dennis DeRenzo '91
• Charles Goodale '39
• Don Layman '61
• Kevin Neff '92
• Don Pheasant '56

Dennis DeRenzo '91

Football

DeRenzo earned four varsity letters and set numerous records as a running back and punter for the Juniata College football team. Included in his career records are 3,268 rushing yards and 16 100-yard games. He is also the only Juniata rusher to ever gain more than 1,000 yards in a season and he did it twice. In addition, he was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference all-star team twice as a running back and once as a punter. During the 1990-91 academic year, he earned the prestigious Stanford Mickle Award for his achievements on the field and he was also the club's most valuable back (Dr. J. Harold Engle '23). For the season, he carried the ball 214 times for 1,214 yards and scored 15 touchdowns. He also had 11 receptions for 65 yards and punted 58 times averaging 36.7 yards per kick. He set Juniata records for rushing yards for a season and 100-yard rushing games (seven). As a junior, he carried the ball 239 times, which is a single season Juniata record for 923 yards while scoring four touchdowns. For the season, he caught 18 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He punted the ball three times and averaged 46.7 yards per kick. In 1988, he carried the ball 225 times for 1,127 yards (second-highest total in Juniata history at the time of his induction) and scored eight touchdowns. He hauled in 37 passes for 450 yards and one touchdown. During his freshman season he had 40 carries for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Out of the backfield, he posted six receptions for 88 yards and three touchdowns. At the time of his induction, he was third all-time at Juniata in scoring with 250 total points.

Charles Goodale '39

Baseball

Goodale, who was a three-year varsity letter winner at Juniata College as a member of the baseball team, played on the 1938 squad that won the Eastern Intercollegiate Championship. In addition, he was on the 1939 unit that lost, 14-13 to Bucknell in the Easter title tilt. He made the College Hill diamond squad as a freshman and was set to start at third base until Dr. N.J. Brumbaugh made him drop off the team because Goodale was a chemistry major. As a sophomore, he ignored Brumbaugh's "rule" of no sports for chemistry students, and played his final three years at Juniata. He posted batting averages of .345, .389 and .492 as a sophomore, junior and senior, respectively. During his senior season, he was a team captain. Following his collegiate career, he received offers to play baseball from the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh to play in their farm system, but accepted an offer from the Harrisburg Senators when they formed a team in the new Interstate Baseball League. He batted .343 as a member of the organization, before leaving the profession to become a chemist with DuPont. The Juniata baseball most valuable player award is named in his honor.

Don Layman '61

Cross Country, Track and Field

Layman was one of the top runners for the Juniata College cross country and track and field teams during his four years on College Hill. He earned a total of four varsity letters on the cross country scene and picked up three monograms as a member of the track and field unit. In cross country action, he finished 16th, 12th, 9th and 24th at the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior, respectively. During his time with the fall harriers, Juniata was an impressive 26-0 over the four years and placed third at the MAC championship in 1959. He placed as high as 16th at the NCAA championship as well. As a distance runner for the track and field team, he posted his finest showing at the conference championship by taking second in the mile and third in the half-mile in 1960. Juniata placed eighth in the field of squads that spring. Off of the competitive surface, Layman was a member of Student Government and was a Senator for Athletics.

Kevin Neff '92

Baseball

Neff was a four-year letter winner for the Juniata College baseball team as a pitcher and an outfielder. At the time of his induction into the Juniata Sports Hall of Fame, he was ranked among the career offensive leaders on College Hill in runs scored (2nd ­ 118), triples (2nd ­ 13), runs batted in (3rd ­ 88), home runs (3rd ­ 15), hits (5th ­ 150), batting average (8th - .370) and doubles (8th ­ 25). On the career pitching charts, he was tied for first in victories (23) and first in earned-run average (1.99), second in strikeouts (161), first in saves (18) and fourth in innings pitched (137.2). His career ERA ranked 12th among NCAA Division III competitors, at the time of his induction, while his save total ranked 14th in the NCAA Division III annals. Neff was 9-0 on the mound in 1991 (school record for wins in a season) and he had six saves that same year and 64 strikeouts (both school records). His earned-run average of 1.38 in 1991 ranks first in Juniata history. He helped lead Juniata to the 1991 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship and a 22-8 overall record. In 1990, Neff was a member of a unit that captured the MAC Northwest title and advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Juniata also won the MAC North title in 1989 with Neff on the roster. He was a four-time MAC all-star, including appearances on the squad as an outfielder and a pitcher.

Don Pheasant '56

Baseball, Football

Pheasant was a four-year letter winner in both football and baseball at Juniata. He was a two-way starter and played every game on the three undefeated football teams in 1953, 1954 and 1955. He led the team in rushing in 1953 with 353 yards on 91 carries. In that same year, Pheasant paced the unit in total offensive yardage with 662 yards (having thrown for 309 yards as well) on 120 total plays, and in scoring with 42 points on seven touchdowns. Offensively, he played tailback, wingback and fullback and he was a defensive back on the other side of the ball. As a junior and senior, he was named to the AP All-State Honorable Mention team. He was a member of Juniata's 1955 squad that played in the Tangerine Bowl as well. In baseball, he was the club's batting average leader in 1953 and 1954. As a freshman, he was a catcher and hit a team-high .322 with a squad-best 14 RBI. He had 19 hits, including two doubles and a home run in 59 at-bats. As a sophomore, he hit a .385 clip to pace the unit. In 1955, he scored 10 runs to finished with 8 RBI. Pheasant moved to the outfield a s a senior and knocked in 10 runs to finish second on the team in that category and he was second in runs scored (11).