Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1986
- Class:
- 1953
KSU CAREER: Earned three varsity letters for the Flash football team, 1950-52…Selected as outstanding freshman during the 1949 season…Played right guard…Was Kent’s first All-American in football, selected to the International News Service first team in 1952…HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Attended New High School and graduated in 1949…Received two varsity letters on the gridiron and was selected to the All-Conference first team as a senior…PERSONAL: Born in New Philadelphia, Oh. On June 11, 1931…Attended KSU where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1953 with a dual major in political science and pre-law…Received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from the University of Colorado in 1968…While at Kent he was one of the founding members of Kappa Alpha Psi…Former mayor of Boulder, Colorado…Also served that city as a city councilman…Director of Human Relations at Colorado State University, 1970-72…Currently working in private law practice, Trimble, Tate, and Nulan, in Denver…Spent 14 years in the U.S. military as an artillery officer…Achieved the rank of captain…Married the former Ellen Cooper…They have four children, Penfield III, Paula, Gail, and Roslyn.
