OFFICIAL SITE OF CANISIUS CRUSADERS ATHLETICS

Varsity Football 1962:

By nay standard, this was a team for the ages. Both the offense and the defense was #1 in both divisions of the Catholic League. While the offense was averaging 311 yards and racking up 26 points per game, the defense was ceding only 138 total yards and allowing only 4.5 points per game. The Team was recognized nationally when Coach John Barnes was named the 1962 National Catholic Coach of the year and the team received the Jesuit Supremacy Trophy as the #1 Jesuit football team in America. 20 players were named to the 1962 All-Catholic Teams.

Roster:
Coach John F. Barnes *
Coach Richard I. Werder
Paul J. Bogacki
Jay A. Breeze 
John G. Burns
Michael B. bykowski
Robert W. Crowell
Richard P. Dobiesz
Peter G. Eberz
Daniel J. Farley
David M. Farley
Thomas J. Fritsch
Robert M. Glaser
Michael J. Grupka
Frederick W. Hamp
Thomas P. Haney
Robert D. Hastings III
Michael T. Joyce
Michael A. Jurca, Jr. 
Charles S. Kuhn
Daniel J. Lacey
Alfred F. Luhr III
Timothy A. McCarthy
Kevin R. McDonough
Joseph P. Michael
Terrence M. O'Connor
Frederick J. Perkins, Jr. 
John P. Reilly, Esq. 
Michael A. Sansone
Charles J. Sellers III
Sean M. Shinners
Joseph a. Stoeckl
Ronald H. Traenkle
Charles P. Zernentsch


Varsity Football 1963:

Following on the heels of the prior season's formidable records, the 1963 Crusaders were undaunted. The offense set a record 2,040 rushing yards and 589 passing yards, scored 232 points, and quarterback Joe Michael was never sacked. On the other side of the ball, the defense yielded only seven touchdowns and just 5.25 points per game. They capped the season with a dramatic 19-18 win over St. Joe's and a load of post season awards: One player was named to the 1st team Prep School All-American; 2 players named to 1st team All-WNY; 5 players to the 1st team All-Catholic; 3 to the 2nd team All-Catholic; 3 to the 2nd team All-Catholic and 2 received Honorable Mention. 

Roster:
Coach John F. Barnes *
Coach Richard I. Werder
E. Barry Allaire
Paul J. Bogacki
John P. Bogacki
John P. Boland
Thomas W. Burr *
Robert W. Crowell
David R. Dasher
Paul A. DiRosa
Peter L. Fanning
Jack Farley
Thomas J. Fritsch
Robert M. Glaser
Corydon Ireland
Timothy J. Ireland
Michael A. Jurc, Jr. 
Ronald C. Kaleta
John M. Kenney
Charles S. Kuhn
Christopher Lacey *
Daniel J. Lacey
Alfred F. Luhr III
Kevin R. McDonough
Terrence K. McClaughlin *
Joseph P. Michael
Larry Michael
Jay Novak
Robert F. Oaks
Joseph F. Papaj
Frederick J. Perkins, Jr. 
Gerald Piskorowski
Anthony J. Priore
John F. Raczyk
B. William Ralyea *
John P. Reilly, Esq. 
Michael A. Sansone
Charles J. Sellers III
J. Sniderhan
Charles M. Solfrank
Nicholas E. Szymanski *
Ronald H. Traenkle
Paul J. Weber