Lou Fogle's No. 41 retired

Former Franklin High School standout, Lou Fogle, had his football jersey No. 41 retired Sept. 11 at a celebration held at the Franklin Elks Club.

Fogle, who helped the Knights to back-to-back unbeaten seasons in 1959 and 1960, will flip the coin prior to the home game Sept. 13 against Strong Vincent.

Many of Fogle's friends, former teammates and coaches were on hand for last night's festivities, including Paul "Red" Law.

Fogle is the fifth player to have his number retired at Franklin. The others are Law (No. 22), Rolland "Bay" Lawrence (No. 21), Ted Marchibroda (No. 23) and Nate Byham (No. 20), who is a junior tight end at Pitt.

While at Franklin, Fogle earned 11 varsity letters, four in football, four in track and field and three in basketball.

On the football field is where Fogle made his biggest impact. When he graduated, he held numerous school receiving records, which have since been broken. As a senior, he was selected to the all-state team and was a member of the Pennsylvania Big 33 team, on which he played both offense and defense.

Fogle, a tight end, attended Clemson University where he played in every game for four years and led the Tigers in receiving in 1963. That year, he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference squad and he later spent a couple of seasons in the Canadian Football League.

Following his playing career, Fogle turned to coaching and his teams racked up 213 wins.

His Dorman, S.C., and Asheville, N.C., teams advanced to the state playoffs 21 consecutive years and he was named the South Carolina Coach of the Year in both 1981 and 1988. In all, Fogle coached 53 players who earned football scholarships, including four who became All-Americans in college.