Hall of Fame

1959 Braddock Football

  • Class
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Team
This was the last of Braddock’s teams that won six WPIAL titles in a row under legendary Coach Chuck Klausing in the late 1950s. Those teams also had a 56-game unbeaten streak, which is still a WPIAL record. The 1959 team might have been the best as it finished 9-0 and outscored opponents, 278-75. The ’59 team produced a future NFL player in Ken Reaves, plus a handful of Division I college players, including Curtis Vick (Purdue), John Jacobs (Arizona State) and Roland Mudd (Minnesota). This team was also featured in a four-page Sports Illustrated article that recognized Braddock’s program and its long unbeaten streak.