Don Pheasant '56
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- Class Year:
- 1956
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- Induction Year:
- 2002
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- Role/Sport(s) Played:
- Baseball, Football
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- Club Team:
- Student-Athlete
Bio
Pheasant was a four-year letter winner in both football and baseball at Juniata. He was a two-way starter and played every game on the three undefeated football teams in 1953, 1954 and 1955. He led the team in rushing in 1953 with 353 yards on 91 carries. In that same year, Pheasant paced the unit in total offensive yardage with 662 yards (having thrown for 309 yards as well) on 120 total plays, and in scoring with 42 points on seven touchdowns. Offensively, he played tailback, wingback and fullback and he was a defensive back on the other side of the ball. As a junior and senior, he was named to the AP All-State Honorable Mention team. He was a member of Juniata's 1955 squad that played in the Tangerine Bowl as well. In baseball, he was the club's batting average leader in 1953 and 1954. As a freshman, he was a catcher and hit a team-high .322 with a squad-best 14 RBI. He had 19 hits, including two doubles and a home run in 59 at-bats. As a sophomore, he hit a .385 clip to pace the unit. In 1955, he scored 10 runs to finished with 8 RBI. Pheasant moved to the outfield a s a senior and knocked in 10 runs to finish second on the team in that category and he was second in runs scored (11).