Hall of Fame
John Urschel started for three years as a lineman for th Canisius varsity football team and earned All-Catholic honors all three years. As a senior, he was named First Team All-WNY and won the 2009 Trench Trophy awarded to the best lineman in Western New York. As a member of the indoor and outdoor track and field temas Urschel was a successful shot-putter who captured a Catholic State Championship. His classmates voted him "Mr. Canisius" in 2009. His football career continued at Penn State University where he earned First Team Big Ten and First Team Academic All-American honors, and the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, also know as the Academic Heisman. The Baltimore Ravens drafted Urschel in 2014 where he played until his retirement in 2017.
