John "Whitey" Sullivan Coach Sullivan's All-City Players: Bulletin, 1974-77/Daily News, 1978-99 FIRST TEAM     Tony Marrone DL 1975 Matt Kaupp LB 1975 Mike Fallon L 1977 Mike McCloskey Rec. 1978 Tom Carboni L 1979 Vince Guckin LB 1979 Joe Lorenc DL 1980 Matt Donnelly LB 1981 Jerry Magallanes KR 1981 Tom McHugh L 1982 Brian Reidy KR 1982 Mark Arcidiacono DL 1982 Mike Elentrio RB 1983 Charlie Schretzman DB 1983 Mike Mulherrin L 1984 Tony Leneghan LB 1984 Joe Garlick AP 1985 John Shay P 1990 Kevin McGerry P 1996 Joe Mahoney DL 1997 Jim Casey RB 1997 SECOND TEAM     Joe Muffler DB 1974 Mike McKay QB 1975 Chuck Bushbeck K 1976 John Parsons L 1976 Chuck Bushbeck K 1977 Ed McArdle LB 1978 Vince Stutz DB 1979 John O'Hanlon LB 1980 Greg Gallagher DB 1981 Pat Gallo L 1982 Paul Smyth L 1982 Tom Robinson P 1983 Mike O'Hanlon LB 1983 Dave Waskiewicz Rec. 1984 John Mohollen DL 1985 Chris Fagan QB 1987 Chris "Scooter" Ellis K 1987 Ed McGettigan DL 1987 Jason Shragher DL 1989 Dave Kniese DL 1990 Mike Surina L 1991 Jacob Bonelli RB 1991 Tony Volpe LB 1991 Joe Shenko QB 1992 Greg Yodis QB 1994 Paul Gimbel DB 1995 Tom Walsh LB 1996 Sean Friel DL 1997 Chris Roantree LB 1998 Mike Bailey L 1998 Tom DeGeorge P 1998 Ricky Lannetti MP 1999 THIRD TEAM     Mark Everitt KR 1978 Jerry Clothier DL 1980 Mike Gwynn Rec. 1981 Pat Gallo L 1981 Rich McCloskey LB 1982 Ed Tamasitis QB 1984 Brian Dulin RB 1984 Jerry Langton Rec. 1985 Larry Lowry P 1985 Frank Gubler Rec. 1987 Dan Gallagher RB 1987 Colin Devlin DL 1988 Bill McNulty L 1989 Charlie Warner Rec. 1990 Casey Jones Rec. 1991 Brian Kennedy RB 1992 Mike Gubler WR 1992 Jason Berghaier LB 1992 Drew Dickson DL 1993 Jerry Gerth DL 1994 Jim Lannigan L 1996 Sean Friel DL 1996 Bill Walsh DB 1998 Jim Judge DB 1999 Dan Casey LB 1999

Whitey Sullivan Tribute Page   John "Whitey" Sullivan coached Father Judge High's football team for 25 seasons (1974-85, 1986-99), winning 196 games and five championships (four Catholic League, one City). In 1983, the Crusaders won their second CL crown in three years. Here is that story . . . By Ted Silary   Mike O'Hanlon's older brothers were as down as everyone else on a Father Judge football team that lost three of its first five games, then five of its first eight.   Down far enough to resort to a below-the-belt hit. Verbal, that is.   "My brothers were saying we had no character," Mike O'Hanlon said, "that we didn't want it bad enough."   Them's fightin' words, pardner.   Mike O'Hanlon, however, remained calm after hearing them (if you must know, his ears did redden a little) in deference to the fact his brothers had been there before and assumedly knew of what they were speaking.   John O'Hanlon starred at linebacker for the 1980 Crusaders, making second- team Daily News All-City. Tim was an effective center in '81 and '82.   "All I really said to them," Mike O'Hanlon said, "was that we did want it."   As Judge yesterday hammered St. John Neumann, 35-0, before a nearly full house at Northeast High to win its second Catholic League championship in three years and third under 10-year coach John "Whitey" Sullivan, John and Tim O'Hanlon finally joined the ranks of the believers . . . that is, if they hadn't already done so.   Some people will remember the '83 Crusaders as the most-defeated champion (8-6-1 overall) in Catholic League history; also as a team that ruled the CL, but didn't even rule Mayfair because of a 20-17 Thanksgiving loss to Abraham Lincoln.   Others, hopefully the majority, will remember Judge for reeling off four consecutive do-it-or-else league wins against teams - Cardinal Dougherty in the regular season finale; Bishop Egan, Dougherty again and Neumann in the playoffs - with more talent; also for winning by the biggest margin since the championship game became an annual occurrence in 1963.   Neumann was limited to 78 yards and did not enter Judge territory until midway through the third quarter, when Lenny Tenuto hit Len Nelson with a 7-yard pass to the 43. The Crusaders were so insulted, O'Hanlon promptly sacked Tenuto for an 8-yard loss.   O'Hanlon finished with nine tackles, including six solos, and scrambled to recover a third-quarter punt that Chris Lamplugh blocked.   "All along," O'Hanlon said, "people were wondering if I'd be as good as John. Sure, I thought about it, too. A couple of weeks ago, Coach Sullivan was quoted as saying I was the best linebacker at Judge in a number of years. "John was kidding me. He said, 'Whitey must not have thought back too far. You're sure not better than I was.' "    The first time Judge played Neumann this season, emerging a 14-7 loser from Beach Bowl II in Wildwood, N.J., way back on Sept. 3, O'Hanlon finished with no tackles. No action, either, because of a broken right hand suffered in camp.   "What that game showed us," Mike said, "was that the seniors, since the team was so young, would really have to take control."   Not until the coaches got through with it, though.   "The Wildwood people had an affair at Convention Hall after the game," said coach John "Whitey" Sullivan. "A guy said it would be nice if Neumann could continue on from here and go to the championship game. The Neumann guys went crazy. Then he said it would also be nice if Judge could battle back and get there, too. You could have heard a pin drop. No response.   "I said, 'We better take care of this, but quick. ' Turnovers take care of themselves if you work hard enough. Attitude doesn't. We had to work on our kids. They were so unsure of themselves."   By yesterday, that feeling was long gone.   As individuals, Judge's offensive linemen - center Jim Wittmer, guards Frank Garritano and Mike Lifsted, tackles Mike Mulherrin and Jim Bell, ends Dave Waskiewicz, Jim Higgins and Paul De Marshall - are not much more than marginal.  They're a helluva group, though, thanks in large part to highly respected assistant Bob Kaupp, who was a member of Villanova's final staff.   continued right below . . .

SEASON BY SEASON Catholic League 1974: 4-4 1975: 7-1 1976: 5-2-1 1977: 5-3 1978: 6-1-1 1979: 7-1 1980: 5-2-1 1981: 5-3 1982: 8-0 1983: 4-3-1 1984: 6-2 1985: 5-3 1986: Sabbatical 1987: 5-2-1 1988: 3-4-1 1989: 5-2 1990: 4-3 1991: 4-3 1992: 5-1-1 1993: 5-2 1994: 4-2-1 1995: 4-3 1996: 5-2 1997: 5-2 1998: 3-4 1999: 2-5 Total: 121-60-8 --- Overall 1974: 6-5 1975: 13-1 1976: 7-4-1 1977: 6-4 1978: 8-2-1 1979: 10-3 1980: 5-4-2 1981: 12-3 1982: 9-3 1983: 8-6-1 1984: 11-4 1985: 9-5 1986: Sabbatical 1987: 8-3-1 1988: 5-4-1 1989: 6-4 1990: 5-6 1991: 8-5 1992: 8-2-2 1993: 7-4 1994: 7-3-1 1995: 6-5 1996: 11-3 1997: 9-3 1998: 6-4 1999: 6-5 Total: 196-95-10- CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1975: Overall 1981: Overall 1983: Overall 1984: Overall CITY TITLE 1975: Overall -- STAT LEADERS, 1981-forward 800 RUSHERS Yards Year Jim Casey 1,717 '97 Mike Elentrio 1,685 '83 Jerry Magallanes 1,388 '81 Jacob Bonelli 1,328 '91 Brian Dulin 1,322 '84 Jim Casey 1,089 '96 Dan Gallagher 1,082 '87 Ed Guzak 1,061 '97 Dan Casey 929 '99 Al Glackin 868 '98 Mike Elentrio 842 '83 Ed Guzak 825 '96 800 PASSERS Yards Year Chris Fagan 2,012 '87 Ed Tamasitis 1,260 '84 Joe Garlick 1,141 '85 George Beisel 1,071 '89 Joe Tyer 1,017 '96 Joe Shenko 977 '92 Bill Hartigan 965 '82 Pete Gabriele 862 '98 Joe Affet 851 '91 Dave Kuptsow 842 '99 Greg Yodis 811 '94 400 RECEIVERS Yards Year Frank Gubler 681 '87 Dave Waskiewicz 659 '84 Charlie Warner 554 '89 Matt Jones 508 '94 Mike Gubler 489 '92 Mike Fox 477 '96 Tom Garlick 494 '87 Rob Citrino 448 '99 Jerry Langton 402 '85

  Mike Elentrio ranks as one of the Catholic League's hardest-ever runners, but he didn't collect 106 yards and three TDs on
28 carries against Neumann, not to mention 1,685 and 24 on 372 for the season, by his lonesome."
  We don't break many long ones, but we'll get (gains of) 4, 4 and 4 pretty often," Elentrio said. "And when we play error-free
football like we did today (until appearance of second-team offense), it's tough to stop us.
  "You have to give my little Smurfs credit," added Elentrio, who has never been mistaken for Paul Bunyan himself. "They did
the job all season."
  Mike O'Hanlon, meanwhile, did the job for four-fifths of the season. He also missed two other games with stretched
ligaments in the right knee.
  "When I came back, I just wanted to tackle somebody," O'Hanlon said, bubbling. "I was so psyched. Today, the same thing.
I guess we're surprised to win by so much, but we were so fired up, anything could have happened."
  TITLE TIDBITS: Whitey Sullivan gave a game ball to Neumann coach Bill Brannau, who coached Sullivan at Judge in
1960: "The man taught me everything. Why not give him the ball? This was a fantasy, going against my old coach. I can't
afford to go to Disney World, so I had it here at Northeast" . . . Neumann's Len Nelson, battling back spasms, was limited to
45 yards on 11 carries. He finished with 1,642 on 364, with 28 TDs . . . Judge linebacker John Schmidt was out with an injury.
Chris Lamplugh, who earlier had filled in for Mike O'Hanlon, covered for Schmidt capably . . . Neumann (11-3-1) was seeking
its first title since 1954 . . . Brian Golderer (46 yards) and Tim Callahan (37) scored Judge's non-Elentrio TDs.

This story was written in 1975 after Whitey coached Judge to the City Title . . .

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This story was written after Whitey stepped down after 25 seasons . . .

By Ted Silary
  Don't break out the black armbands for John "Whitey" Sullivan.
  When he resigned yesterday after 25 seasons as the highly successful football coach at Father Judge High, in Mayfair,
Sullivan, 56, rejected the notion the decision had left him feeling blue.
  "Sad, sorry, melancholy - those terms don't cover it," Sullivan said. "I'm a happy man. I knew in my head and heart
that it was time to do this, and I was smart enough to listen.
  "For a snot-nosed little kid from the World War II projects - who was 4-11 and weighed under 100 pounds when
he entered Judge as a freshman - I've done pretty well for myself. It's been a wonderful ride. "
  Meanwhile, the past tense might be premature, which was why resigned fit better above than retired. Sullivan said
he will "probably" seek to remain in coaching at either the high school or college level.
  "I'm not selling the house and moving to Pocatello, Idaho," he said, "but if the right situation comes up. . .Within
eason, I'd like to stay involved. I don't feel as though I'm 'done' in terms of being able to coach and reach kids."
  To wit: Sullivan coaches his 11-year-old daughter, Megan, in JV basketball at Christ the King School, in the Far
Northeast.
  "Megan's beside herself. She's so upset. You should see her eyes," said Carolyn Sullivan, Whitey's wife. "She's been
going to Judge games since she was 3 months old. This isn't easy."
  Sullivan began coaching the Crusaders in the '74 season and went straight through except for '86, when he took a
sabbatical from Judge and worked as a Temple assistant. Defensive backs coach Bill Koch was the only assistant to
remain with Sullivan throughout his tenure.
  Sullivan's overall record (196-95-10) makes him the winningest coach in Catholic League history and he trails only
current Malvern Prep coach Gaspare "Gamp" Pellegrini (208-126-9 in 31 seasons at three schools) among all-time,
city-leagues coaches.
  The Crusaders won CL championships under Sullivan in '75 (along with the old City Title), '81, '83 and '84 and
also advanced to the final in '76, '79 and '96. Six more teams reached the semifinals - '85, '87, '91, '92, '94 and '97.
  Sullivan started his career with five years ('65 to '69) as an assistant at Judge to his former coach, Bill Brannau.
He also assisted under Pellegrini at St. Joseph's Prep in '70 and Jack Boyle at Cardinal Dougherty from '71 to '73.
  "The most fun," Sullivan said, "was in watching hundreds and hundreds of kids go to college and play. What a
great bunch of kids we've had at Judge. We've had kids come out of Judge with the label 'learning disabled'
ho've gone on to earn master's degrees. Does it get any better than that?"
  In recent years, Sullivan became increasingly frustrated with what he saw as a Catholic League that was changing
for the worse.
  "It's not the Catholic League I remember, let's put it that way," Sullivan said. "I never thought I'd see the day
where schools would have 'marketing strategies to improve the football program.' We don't have those at Judge.
  "I don't know. Maybe it is a new time, a new place. Maybe we need to get going. I'll still be teaching at Judge.
Maybe my place is to help the new coach behind the scenes and work with the alumni so we can have 'marketing
strategies.' "
  He then laughed.
  "If I decide not to do anything football-related," he added, "I'll have time for lots of golf. Just think of all the
players I was nice to through the years. Just think of the nice country clubs some of them belong to now.
  "Torresdale to Merion. I'll take anywhere. I'm just looking for some invites."

  Below are the players who earned first or second team Coaches' All-Catholic honors
during Whitey Sullivan's 25 seasons as the coach at Father Judge.
 

FIRST TEAM	Pos.	Year	SECOND TEAM	Pos.	Year
Joe Muffler	DB	1974	Fred Olivari	L	1979
Tony Marrone	DL	1975	Mike Gallagher	DE	1979
Matt Kaupp	LB	1975	Brian Flynn	L	1980
Terry O'Neill	L	1976	Bob Keyes	L	1980
Joe Shelinsky	RB	1976	Tom Herrmann	Rec.	1980
Bob Coates	LB	1976	Mike Mostak	RB	1980
Dave Maimone	DB	1976	Steve Purcell	DB	1980
Mike Fallon	L	1977	Mike Gwynn	Rec.	1981
Brian Tierney	RB	1977	John Higgins	QB	1981
Tom Behr	L	1978	John Hart	DE	1981
Mike McCloskey	Rec.	1978	Dom Sabato	DL	1981
Ed McArdle	LB	1978	Matt Donnelly	LB	1981
Tom Carboni	L	1979	Greg Gallagher	DB	1981
Joe Lorenc	IL	1979	Tim O'Hanlon	C	1982
Vince Guckin	LB	1979	Paul Smyth	L	1982
Vince Stutz	DB	1979	Mike Colligan	RB	1982
Jerry Magallanes	RB	1980	Dan Ellis	K	1982
Joe Lorenc	DL	1980	Rich McCloskey	LB	1982
John O'Hanlon	LB	1980	Mike Lifsted	L	1983
Pat Gallo	L	1981	Jerry Curran	DL	1983
Jerry Magallanes	RB	1981	Barry Keyes	L	1985
Tom McHugh	L	1982	Dan Bianco	Rec.	1985
Pat Gallo	L	1982	Joe Garlick	QB	1985
Brian Reidy	RB	1982	Vince Grimes	DB	1985
Mark Arcidiacono	DL	1982	Charlie Walker	L	1987
Jim Casey	DB	1982	Frank Gubler	Rec.	1987
Mike Mulherrin	L	1983	John Crowley	LB	1987
Mike Elentrio	RB	1983	Mike Duchossois	L	1988
Mike O'Hanlon	LB	1983	Tom Garlick	Rec.	1988
Charlie Schretzman	B	1983	Doug Briggs	QB	1988
Mike Mulherrin	L	1984	Dave Coyle	RB	1988
Dave Waskiewicz	Rec.	1984	Dave James	DB	1988
Brian Dulin	RB	1984	Bill McNulty	L	1989
Tony Leneghan	LB	1984	Jason Shragher	DL	1989
Jerry Langton	Rec.	1985	Brian Sebold	LB	1989
John Mohollen	DE	1985	Greg Clark	Rec.	1990
Kevin Clothier	LB	1985	Jacob Bonelli	RB	1990
Chris Fagan	QB	1987	Mark Potero	DL	1990
Dan Gallagher	RB	1987	Ed DiCamillo	LB	1990
Chris "Scooter" Ellis	K	1987	Mike Juliano	DB	1990
Ed McGettigan	DL	1987	Bill Dieterle	DB	1991
Colin Devlin	DE	1988	Tim Hart	L	1992
Brian Sebold	LB	1988	Jeff Murray	K	1992
Charlie Warner	Rec.	1989	Lou DiMichele	DB	1992
George Beisel	QB	1989	Warren Metzger	DB	1992
Mike Hagen	L	1990	Bill Hughes	C	1993
Charlie Warner	Rec.	1990	Rob Warburton	L	1993
Dave Kniese	E/OB	1990	Jim Sweeney	K	1993
Anthony Mazzacano	DB	1990	Joe Meehan	DB	1993
Mike Surina	L	1991	Matt Jones	WR	1994
Casey Jones	WR	1991	Keith Boggi	RB	1994
Joe Affet	QB	1991	Jerry Gerth	DL	1994
Jacob Bonelli	RB	1991	Joe Herzig	ILB	1994
John Shay	K	1991	Bud Walsh	L	1995
John Shay	P	1991	Mike Fox	Rec.	1995
Tony Volpe	DE	1991	J.R. Gura	E/OB	1995
Chris Albertini	LB	1991	D.J. Jones	LB	1995
Ken Metzger	L	1992	Joe Mahoney	L	1996
Mike Gubler	WR	1992	Jim Lannigan	L	1996
Joe Shenko	QB	1992	Ed Guzak	RB	1996
Bill McGivern	RB	1992	Sean Friel	DL	1996
Steve Kurczewski	E/OB	1992	Tom Walsh	ILB	1996
Jason Berghaier	ILB	1992	Sean Graf	DB	1996
Tim Hart	L	1993	Steve Schafer	L	1997
Greg Yodis	WR	1993	Sean McGlashen	DL	1997
Drew Dickson	DL	1993	George Ramey	DL	1997
Chris Monaghan	L	1994	Mike Brzycki	E/OB	1997
Tony Kelly	WR	1994	Tom Walsh	ILB	1997
Greg Yodis	QB	1994	Mike Bailey	L	1998
Chuck Anerino	E/OB	1994	Andy Clark	L	1998
Mike Venango	DB	1994	Sean Hennigar	WR	1998
Kevin McGerry	K	1995	Chris Roantree	TE	1998
Paul Gimbel	DB	1995	Tom DeGeorge	P	1998
Jim Casey	RB	1996	Mike Slabek	DL	1998
Kevin McGerry	K	1996	Dan Casey	E/OB	1998
Kevin McGerry	P	1996	Brian Bond	DB	1998
Joe Mahoney	L	1997	Kevin Bygott	L	1999
Jim Casey	RB	1997	Tony Briscella	ILB	1999
Sean Friel	DL	1997
Jeff Judge	DB	1997
Al Glackin	RB	1998
Chris Roantree	ILB	1998
Bill Walsh	DB	1998
Ricky Lannetti	WR	1999
Paul Ragan	K	1999
Dan Casey	E/OB	1999

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Recaps of Wins in Catholic League Championship Games 1975 At Northeast Judge 29, SJ Prep 6     Mike McKay completed just four passes in 13 attempts and endured three interceptions, but fired TD passes to Pete Shelinsky (25 yards) and Paul Lafferty (83 yards). Jim DiGiovanni contributed 111 yards and a TD on 20 carries. Matt Kaupp, brother of Judge assistant Bob Kaupp, made seven tackles and recovered two fumbles. The Prep avoided a shutout with 0:50 left on Greg McIlvain's 9-yard pass to John Pedrotty.    1981 At Northeast Judge 28, O'Hara 15     Jerry Magallanes rushed for 133 yards and two TDs on 33 carries and caught a 46-yard scoring pass from John Higgins (5-for-12, 108). Ken Jones added 75 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Greg Gallagher and Ed Bambino had two interceptions each. For O'Hara, Sean Sullivan made four catches for 81 yards and a TD. 1983 At Northeast Judge 35, Neumann 0     Mike Elentrio rushed 28 times for 106 yards and three TDs as Judge (8-6-1) became the most-defeated champion in CL history. Brian Golderer jump-started the Crusaders with a 46-yard TD run. Mike O'Hanlon's nine tackles led the defense. For Neumann, Len Nelson was limited to 45 yards on 11 carries and was unable to expand his one-season, city-league record of 29 TDs. 1984 At Villanova Stadium Judge 17, Carroll 10     With Ed Tamasitis running for one score and passing for another and Brian Dulin contributing 108 yards on 19 carries, Judge captured its third out-of-nowhere title in four years. The Crusaders finished third in the North after fourth-place finishes in '81 and '83. Tony Leneghan made 11 tackles and recovered two fumbles. Rusher Chris Dransfield (16-102, TD) starred for Carroll, which advanced to the Judge 9 before time ran out.

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Recap of Win in City Title 1975 At Veterans Stadium Judge 9, Frankford 6     Pete Shelinsky caught three passes for 60 yards, including a 26-yard TD from Mike McKay (6-for-18, 91), and Mike Mullane recorded a safety. Late in the game, Frankford's 210-pound George Benson was tackled in the open field by 140-pound Bob Maley, likely preventing a go-ahead, 62-yard TD run. Matt Kaupp then made an interception. For Frankford, Mike DiSipio had two interceptions -- returning one for a TD -- and a fumble recovery and Jeffery Clark boomed a free-kick punt 80 yards.

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