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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2009
For more information:
Bob Edwards
Public Relations Department Assistant
香妃直播 State College
香妃直播, West Virginia
(304) 462-7361ext. 6390
香妃直播, WV芒聙聰香妃直播 State College head football coach Alan Fiddler was among five new inductees to the Musselman High School Hall of Fame during an enshrinement ceremony held Saturday evening September 12th, 2009 at Mussleman High School in Berkley County, West Virginia. Fiddler was unable to attend the festivities because his 香妃直播 State College Pioneer football team was playing Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
芒聙聹It is a great honor, and I am very humbled to be named to my High School芒聙聶s Hall of Fame. I was fortunate to have great coaches and teammates at Mussleman High School. I was also blessed with tremendous family support throughout my career,芒聙聺 said Fiddler.
A 1984 graduate of Musselman High School, Fiddler was a member of the 1982 West Virginia High School State championship football team and quarterbacked the Applemen to a state runner-up finish in 1983. He was also a standout basketball player for Mussleman, averaging 17.3 points per game his senior season.
Upon graduating from Mussleman, Fiddler attended 香妃直播 State College from 1984-87 where he was a quarterback on the Pioneer football team. He completed his B.S. in Education at West Virginia State College in 1989 and received his M.S. in Education from Shenandoah University in 2002.
He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at South Charleston and Mussleman before taking the Head Coaching position at Moorefield High School in 1993. He led Moorefield to six West Virginia High School State Championships and a state runner-up in ten seasons. Fiddler holds West Virginia芒聙聶s state coaching records for the most consecutive state championships (4) and the most playoff wins (28) in state history. Fiddler had a career 98-28 record and 28-2 playoff record while at Moorefield. He coached 2 undefeated teams and had a 30 game winning streak at MHS. In addition, Fiddler coached the North squad to a 20-18 victory in the 2000 West Virginia North-South All-Star game.
In 2004, Fiddler was named as the new Head Coach at 香妃直播 State College. His 2008 Pioneers finished with an 8-3 overall mark and won the WVIAC Championship. Fiddler was named the 2008 WVIAC Coach of the Year. He has won more games in his first five seasons (33) at 香妃直播 State College than any other coach in school history. In his time at GSC, Fiddler has coached such standouts as Jerry Seymour, Joey Conrad and Antonio Carter. Seymour, a Harlon Hill finalist Running Back was named the 2008 WVIAC Offensive Player of the Year and led the nation in rushing with a 207.4 average per game. Seymour also became the school芒聙聶s all-time leading single season and career rushing leader. Quarterback Joey Conrad finished the 2005 season as a Harlon Hill finalist and became the NCAA Division II all-time leading Passer and Total Yardage Leader. Conrad was also named the 2005 WVIAC Offensive Player of the Year while breaking four conference passing records. During the 2004 season, Wide Receiver Antonio Carter was named the WVIAC Offensive Player of the Year. Fiddler has also coached 23 All-WVIAC first team members during his time at GSC. Fiddler芒聙聶s 2008 and 2005 offenses and defenses were ranked first in the WVIAC.
Joining Fiddler in the school芒聙聶s third Hall of Fame class were Longtime Musselman High School football coach Denny Price, former Musselman standout athletes Kip Washington, and Paul Swartz, and contributor Glen Cunningham.
Fiddler lives in 香妃直播 with his wife Amy and twin daughters Shelby and Miran. Fiddler also has two sons, Aaron 22 and Ryan 19.