JEFF KEMERER AWARD WINNERS
In 1973, the Freedom Lil' Bulldogs Football Organization created the Jeff Kemerer Award to honor Freedom Area High School athletes who have participated in our program. This award is dedicated to the memory of a former Lil' Bulldog, Jeff Kemerer, who exemplified the spirit of Lil' Bulldog football ideals. Ideals such as respect, sacrifice, humility, hustle, character, and being a gentleman, scholar, and athlete
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2024 Cooper Young, Isaiah Leasha
2023 Wyatt Boyer, Ty Schultheis
2022 Damian Grunnagle​
2021Josh Pail, Josh Yeck
2020 David Martsolf, Cole Beck, Brett Boyd
2019 Kevin Lawrence, Tyler Borgman
2018 Jake Pail, Noah Yeck
2017 Kyle Borgman, Daniel White
2016 Kody Kamara, Dean Ward, Nick Henderson
2015 Jake Pinkerton, Erich Borgman
2014 Lucas Yeck, Draek Boggs
2013 Jared Hughes, Lane Ward
2012 Branden Heckman, Adam Shawger
2011 Zeke Stroupe
2010 Derek Lehocky, Delshawn Popowich
2009 Joe Ermi, Jeremy Herzog
2008 Thayne Baran, Brent Hill
2007 Shawn Lehocky, John Challis
2006 Dan Contenta, Josh Stiger
2005 Travis Furman, Adam Rose
2004 Jesse Dietrich, Damian Rose,Fred Sade
2003 Ryan Kemerer, Andy Rape
2002 David Fanning, Brad Lehocky
2001 Bill Allmann, Matt Brown,Matt Hill
2000 Rick Hacker, Brian Lehocky
1999 Chris Schomburg, Brian Valles
1998 Matt Fraser, Jesse Miller
1997 Zeke Hartley, Justin Hays
1996 Dan Stevenson, Brandon Shafer
1995 Nathan Hill, Sam Ward
1994 Scott Leicher, David Stevenson
1993 Vinnie Guandolo Bobby, Weismantle
1992 Charlie Ward, Shawn Leicher
1991 Melissa Yeck, Tony Fennych
1990 Jason Kemerer, Tony Scheck
1989 Larry Hiwiller, Adam Leonberg
1988 Ryan Haglan, Marcus Duckworth
1987 Mike Majetic, J.R. Hall
1986 Don Ward, David Latherow
1985 Steve Slowinski, Robbie Muron
1984 Jim Bozek, Tom Lazarus
1983 Fred D'Tommasso, Dan Marinkovic
1982 Neil Kemerer, Fred Ward
1981 James Lentz, George Messing
1980 Kevin Pail, Tom Collins
1979 Rich Edder, Greg Kemerer Tom Young
1978 Kurt Helbig, Ed Price
1977 Paul Rose, Jimbo Covert
1976 John Covert, Ron Lehocky
1975 Stan Sassic, Dan Golletti
1974 Jay Weaver, Jim Totera
1973 Skeeter Saunders, Perry Sassic
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