Jesse Riggleman (1939-41, 1956-76)
Inducted 1999
RIGGLEMAN WAS A FOUR-SPORT COACH FOR THE RAMS WHOSE CAREER SPANNED THREE DECADES.
RIGGLEMAN COACHED THE RAM FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 11 YEARS, POSTING A 45-38-4 (.512) MARK FROM 1956 TO 1966, INCLUDING A 7-1-1 MARK IN 1963. HE ALSO COACHED THE SHEPHERD BASKETBALL FROM 1956-59, COMPILING A 25-34 (.424) MARK, AND THE RAM BASEBALLTEAM FOR SEVEN YEARS FROM 1968-72 AND 1975-76. RIGGLEMAN ALSO SERVED AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND WAS THE COACH OF SHEPHERD'S FIRST TRACK TEAM IN 1960. A 1941 GRADUATE OF SHEPHERD, RIGGLEMAN WAS TEAM CAPTAIN OF THE 1940 FOOTBALL TEAM. IN 1940, HE SET A SCHOOL RECORD WITH A 90-YARD PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN TO LIFT SHEPHERD TO A 7-6 WIN OVER FAIRMONT. HE WAS ALSO A STANDOUT ON THE BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL TEAMS.