PL Football Champions

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YR.

SCHOOL

COACH

LEAG.

OVER.
(league started 1909)

'16

Southern

Owen Dean Johnston

3 0 1

  5 1 2

'17

Northeast

Harry Snyder

4 1 0

  5 2 0

'18

Central

Matt O'Brien

3 0 0

  4 1 0

'19

Central

Matt O'Brien

5 0 0

  9 0 0

'20

Central

Matt O'Brien

5 0 0

  8 0 0

'21

Frankford

Elwood Geiges

5 0 0

  7 0 1

'22

Frankford

Elwood Geiges

4 0 1

  5 1 2

'23

Germantown

Fred Miller

5 0 0

  7 1 1

'24

Germantown

Fred Miller

5 0 0

  6 3 0

'25

Germantown

Harry Davison

4 0 1

  6 2 2

'26

Germantown

Harry Davison

3 0 2

  4 2 3

'27

West Phila.

Wes Hackman

5 0 0

10 0 0

'28

West Phila.

Wes Hackman

6 0 0

  9 0 0

'29

Central

Bert Barron

6 1 0

  6 2 1

'30

Central

Bert Barron

5 0 2

  8 0 2

'31

Central

Bert Barron

7 0 0

  9 0 0

'32

West Phila.

Wes Hackman

8 0 0

  8 2 0

'33

Frankford

Elwood Geiges

6 0 0

  7 2 0

'34

West Phila.

Wes Hackman

6 0 0

  7 1 0

'35

Northeast

Gus Geiges

5 0 1

  6 0 1

'36

Frankford

Elwood Geiges

5 0 1

  5 1 2

'37

Northeast

Gus Geiges

5 1 0

  8 1 0

'38

Central

Dr. Ben Brown

5 0 1

  6 1 1

'39

Northeast

Gus Geiges

6 0 0

  6 3 0

'40

Frankford

Elwood Geiges

6 0 0

  9 0 0

'41

West Phila.

Wes Hackman

5 0 1

  5 0 4

'42

Northeast

Gus Geiges

6 0 0

  9 0 1

'43

Northeast

Gus Geiges

6 0 0

  7 3 0

'44

Southern

Joe Pitt

6 0 0

11 0 0

'45

Southern

Joe Pitt

5 0 1

  9 1 1

'46

Northeast

Gus Geiges

6 0 0

  7 2 0

'47

Frankford

Odie Surrick

6 0 0

  8 2 0

'48

Frankford

Odie Surrick

6 0 0

  7 1 1

'49

Gratz

Wilbert Augustin

6 0 0

  6 2 0

'50

Edward Bok

Mex Siani

5 1 0

  9 2 0

'51

Edward Bok

Mex Siani

4 1 1

  5 4 1

'52

*Abraham Lincoln

Moe Weinstein

6 0 0

  8 1 0

Edward Bok

Mex Siani

6 0 0

  6 2 0

'53

Northeast

Charlie Martin

7 0 0

  9 0 1

'54

*Frankford

Odie Surrick

7 0 0

  8 2 0

Edward Bok

Mex Siani

7 0 0

  7 1 0

'55

Northeast

Charlie Martin

7 0 0

  8 1 0

'56

Abraham Lincoln

Moe Weinstein

7 0 0

  8 1 0

'57

Roxborough

Fred Hauser

7 0 0

10 1 0

'58

Abraham Lincoln

Moe Weinstein

8 0 0

10 0 0

'59

Central

Len Kolenda

8 0 0

  8 2 0

'60

Frankford

Odie Surrick

8 0 0

  9 2 0

'61

Southern

Mex Siani

7 1 0

  8 4 0

'62

Southern

Mex Siani

8 0 0

  8 2 1

'63

Roxborough

Fred Hauser

8 0 0

  8 0 1

'64

Frankford

Odie Surrick

7 0 1

  8 2 1

'65

Southern

Mex Siani

7 1 0

  8 4 1

'66

Ben Franklin

Joe DiDomenic

8 0 0

  9 1 0

'67

Central

Ed Veith

6 0 2

  8 1 2

'68

Northeast

Bill Bernardo

8 0 0

  9 1 0

'69

Frankford

Al Angelo

8 0 0

10 2 0

'70

Central

Ed Veith

7 1 0

10 2 0

'71

Frankford

Al Angelo

8 0 0

11 1 0

'72

Frankford

Al Angelo

6 0 0

  8 1 1

'73

Frankford

Al Angelo

7 1 0

10 3 0

'74

Central

Bob Cullman

8 0 0

10 2 1

'75

Frankford

Al Angelo

9 0 0

12 1 0

'76

John Bartram

Frank Conway Sr.

6 0 0

11 1 0

'77

Abraham Lincoln

Lou Grandizio

5 1 0

  8 3 0

'78

Frankford

Al Angelo

5 0 1

  9 1 1

'79

Abraham Lincoln

Lou Grandizio

5 1 0

  9 3 0

'80

Frankford

Al Angelo

6 0 0

10 0 0

'81

Frankford

Al Angelo

---------

  6 1 0

'82

Germantown

Charlie Hicks

5 1 0

  9 2 1

'83

Northeast

John McAneney

5 1 0

10 1 0

'84

Frankford

Al Angelo

6 0 0

  9 1 0

'85

Central

Bob Cullman

6 0 0

10 0 0

'86

Frankford

John McAneney

5 1 0

  8 3 0

'87

Frankford

Al Angelo

6 0 0

12 0 0

'88

Central

Bob Cullman

5 0 0

11 0 0

'89

George Washington

Ron Cohen

5 0 0

10 0 1

'90

Jules Mastbaum

John Murphy

5 0 0

11 0 0

'91

George Washington

Ron Cohen

4 1 0

11 1 0

'92

George Washington

Ron Cohen

5 0 0

10 2 0

'93

Murrell Dobbins

Doug Macauley

2 2 1

  5 4 1

'94

George Washington

Ron Cohen

3 2 0

  8 4 0

'95

George Washington

Ron Cohen

4 1 0

11 1 0

'96

Frankford

Tom Mullineaux

5 0 0

11 1 0

'97

Frankford

Tom Mullineaux

4 1 0

11 1 0

'98

Jules Mastbaum

John Murphy

5 0 0

10 1 0

'99

Germantown

Mike Hawkins

5 0 0

11 0 0

'00

Washington

Ron Cohen

4 1 0

11 1 0

'01

Washington

Ron Cohen

4 1 0

10 2 0

'02 Frankford Tom Mullineaux 5 0 0 11 1 0
'03 Frankford Tom Mullineaux 5 0 0 11 0 0
'04 Washington Ron Cohen 6 0 0 12 1 0
'05 Frankford Mike Capriotti 4 1 0   9 5 0
'06 Frankford Mike Capriotti 5 0 0   9 3 0
'07 Washington Ron Cohen 5 0 0 11 3 0

*- represented league in City Title game
Note - no divisional play in 1981 (tournament followed teachers' strike).

MOST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Beginning in 1916)
No. School
27 Frankford
13 Central
11 Northeast
  9 George Washington
  6 Southern
Note -- Frankford won one shared championship.

MOST COACHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
No. Name
10 Al Angelo (Frankford)
  9 Ron Cohen (Washington)
  7 Mex Siani (Bok, Southern)
  6 Gus Geiges (Northeast)
  5 Elwood Geiges (Frankford)
  5 Wes Hackman (West)
  5 Odie Surrick (Frankford)
Note -- Siani won two shared championships. Surrick won one shared championship.