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Winter 2013
From 1973 to 1987, Coach Baldwin taught hundreds
of Kutztown student-athletes about football, leadership and
about life. In the 57 seasons of KU football prior to Coach
Baldwin’s arrival, the team record for wins in a season was
six. Under George Baldwin, the 1977 squad went 7-2. Seven
wins is still the third-winningest season in team history, and
remained tied for the school record until 2010.
From 1895 until
2010, only one KU
football coach ever
won a title – that was
Baldwin and his 1980
squad, which won the
Eastern Division of
the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
and played in the state
championship game.
A former U.S. Marine who served during World War
II, Baldwin was a man of multifaceted talent – in addition
to his coaching responsibilities, he taught classes, served
as the director of recreation and intramurals and wrote
a book, “Call Me Coach,” which was published in 1996.
Above all, he was a family man, and stressed the impor-
tance of family and the necessity of balancing time
between the demands of coaching and being with his
wife, Marillyn, and children.
Baldwin was inducted into the Kutztown Athletics Hall
of Fame in 1993.
The Kutztown University Department of Music dedicated the Richard G. Wells
Rehearsal Hall on Sept. 28 before the 40th anniversary of the Graduate Organiza-
tion of Bands (GOB) concert. The room, located in the newly expanded Schaeffer
Auditorium, was named in Wells’ honor to acknowledge the impact Wells has had
on music at KU and his students.
Wells was an associate professor of music from 1968 until his retirement in 1997.
He was the director of the marching, concert and jazz bands as well as several other
instrumental ensembles. Wells is credited with the development and implementation
of the jazz studies program at KU.
He continues to be active as a member of the GOBs and directs the Kutztown
University Alumni Jazz Band.
Rehearsal Hall Honors Work of Retired Music Professor
Remembering a Legend
The Kutztown University Foundation & Alumni
Engagement Office held a memorial service for former
KU football coach George Baldwin, on Saturday, Sept. 21
in the newly renovated Schaeffer Auditorium. University
officials, former players, coaches and family members
gathered to honor Baldwin’s legacy of excellence.
Greg Bamberger, KU
director of athletics,
(right) presents a ball,
signed by the 2013
football team, to the
Baldwin family. Coach
Baldwin passed away
on July 4, 2013.
L to R: Dr. Richard Wells with his wife, Elizabeth Wells; Josée Vachon,
KU’s first lady; and Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president, Kutztown University,
outside the rehearsal hall named in Wells’ honor.
A testament to Baldwin’s
success is his placement
record — he sent several
players to the National
Football League, including
running backs
Bruce Harper
and
Doug Dennison
, and
wide receiver
Andre Reed
.
