Inducted 2002

TERPENING WAS A FOUR-YEAR STANDOUT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR THE RAMS FROM 1960-63. HE ALSO LETTERED ONE YEAR IN TRACK & FIELD AT SHEPHERD. DURING A SUCCESSFUL 12-YEAR CAREER AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND COACH (1965-1976), TERPENING BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GRADING FILMS FOR THE BALTIMORE COLTS IN 1970. A YEAR LATER HE ACCEPTED A JOB WITH THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AS A PART-TIME SCOUT. TERPENING LEFT THE PATRIOTS IN 1977 FOR A FULL-TIME COLLEGE SCOUTING POSITION WITH THE COLTS. HE WAS ELEVATED TO DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL IN 1981. TERPENING WAS NAMED ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS IN 1984. HE WAS NAMED VICE PRESIDENT IN 1997 AND ACHIEVED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT STATUS IN 2000.