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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

Hall of Fame

Vince Papale

Biography

Papale made his mark with the Saint Joseph's track and field team from 1966 to 1968 before going on to a professional football career with the Philadelphia Eagles... A co-captain of the 1968 Hawk squad, he set school records in the triple jump and the pole vault, a mark which still stands today... The native of Prospect Park, Pa... Helped the Hawks to the 1968 Middle Atlantic Conference championship, winning two events, placing third in another and running the first leg of the winning 440-yard relay... Papale's journey to the roster of the Philadelphia Eagles has been well-documented and was the subject of the 2006 major motion picture 'Invincible'.