TRIBUTE TO THE 1946 UNBEATEN MALVERN FRIARS

March, 2024

Like the 1941 team, I pulled this story of the 1946 team from the 1947 yearbook. The members of the original 1947 class have this year felt a joy that they have never experienced before in their four years at Malvern. The thrill was having our football team come through undefeated. read more 1946 Malvern Prep Football Team

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REVIEW OF THE 1941 UNBEATEN FOOTBALL FRIARS

February, 2024

This has to be one of the easiest stories I will ever do. All I did was transcribe what was written in the 1942 yearbook. I am guessing many of you do not have this year book laying around your house. read more 1941 Malvern Prep Football Team

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Cream of the Malvern Crop

January, 2024

Since 1971, the Bulletin/Daily News has been publishing an All-City team in football (1971) basketball (1972) and baseball (1978) The All-City team is pulled from anyone who played in the Catholic, Public or Inter-Ac league in that given year. As you might imagine that is a very large pool of players. read more Cream of the Malvern Crop

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GET ME A 6 PACK - KICKERS

August, 2023

In the Olympics you have the standard of the top three- gold, silver and bronze. On ESPN and various other recognitions of accomplishment you have the proverbial Top 10. For this article on MP football kickers, I looked at the top 6 performances and/or performers. read more Get Me a 6 Pack- Kickers

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Edward Thomas O’Brien

July, 2023

A MALVERN FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO WAS A WORLD RECORD HOLDER IN TRACK AND RAN IN THE 1936 OLYMPICS… WHO KNEW? read more about Edward Thomas O’Brien

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SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

June, 2023

Last year Careys Corner August 2022 I wrote a story about where guys were going to college. I am going to continue this post each and every year. This is the 2023 edition. read more SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

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A MALVERN PREP GRAD IN THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME … WHO KNEW?

May, 2023

This one needs some set up. The more I dig into MP football the more interesting and potential stories I find. As my luck would have it, I was talking to a classmate of mine, Jack Tomarchio, about my hobby of writing about and recording Malvern football history on the football website read more A MALVERN PREP GRAD IN THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME … WHO KNEW?

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THE SEASON AND THE GAME THAT STARTED IT ALL

April, 2023

This is one of those long-ago look backs. I mean way back. There will be more long-ago stories to come. I realize that many who will read this were not even born in 1969 but I think to appreciate Malvern football history, you must understand where it all started. read more THE SEASON AND THE GAME THAT STARTED IT ALL

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"GAMP" PART 3.. THE END

February, 2023

One of the time honored sayings in football is “ It isn’t the X’s and the O’s but the Jimmy and the Joes that win the game and make a season or a program successful read more Gamp Part 3

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"GAMP" PART 2.. IN A SERIES

January, 2023

WIN NUMBER 1…..THE BEGINNING

As the saying goes you have to start somewhere. Gamp’s first season was ALL the way back in 1978. How long ago was that? read more Gamp Part 2

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"GAMP" PART 1.. IN A SERIES

December, 2022

There is only one Gaspare "Gamp" Pellegrini.

They say that you have gained a certain amount of fame if you can be identified by just one name and everyone knows who you are talking about. In my lifetime I might offer up that I can identify four at MP- Duffy, Stew and Gamp. And if you are from my era, Shark. read more Gamp Part 1

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SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

August, 2022

Okay we have all been there. It is spring of your senior year and the $64,000 question which everyone who has ever known you on planet Earth wants to know, “Where are you going to college?” Think back to your senior year in high school and recall how many times you answered...read more where you going to college

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REVIEW OF THE 1974 UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL FRIARS

August, 2022

These guys were coming off a junior year of 6-2-1, having lost the IA title to a very, very good GA team. This team and these seniors were ready to make a statement and leave their mark on MP football history...read more 1974 Undefeated Football Friars

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MALVERN PREP PLAYERS VS. THE WORLD

May, 2022

Actually, it is not Malvern players versus the world. I figured it was a title that would get you curious to take a look. Over the years, Malvern has had some incredible players. I have had the opportunity to see them all...read more Malvern Prep Players vs The World

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REVIEW OF THE 1972 UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL FRIARS

January, 2022

I have a phrase I use with my children. When I start a sentence with “back in the day” they roll their eyes and they know I am going to tell them something from long ago. Well, the 1972, 1974, and 1975 teams, led by Jack “Shark” McGuinn were “back in the day”. If you are counting, it is half a century. I think that all of the guys on these teams qualify today as OLD...read more Malvern Prep 1972 Undefeated Football Friars

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