HEYFARL

Sean McDermott ‘98

Buffalo Bills Head Coach

HEYFARL SUPPORTER

HEYFARL (Hundred Each Year for a Rising Letterman) has been scoring big for the Tribe Football Program, one small gift at a time.

The brainchild of former Tribe standout Tom Mikula ’48, the initiative has expanded from just a good idea in the early 1990s to being able to provide as many as four scholarships a season to W&M football players who have entered school as walk-ons.

Mikula partnered with two fellow football players, and the founders of the William & Mary Football Club, in Steve McNamee ’81 and Duane Ragsdale ’81 to bring his vision to reality. In just two decades, the group has raised more than $2 million for the football program and has awarded 81 scholarships.

In all, approximately 800 former players make an annual gift to HEYFARL and their support has literally changed the trajectory of many dozens of players’ lives, and that of their families, by providing crucial financial support.

While there are many ways to be involved, and many levels of support are available, the bulk of giving has come in at $100 at a time. This relatively small sum has made a huge impact in the Tribe football program, as former walk-ons have made profound contributions to the team’s successes.

W&M FOOTBALL WALK-ON HALL OF FAME

OFFENSE

Jeff Sanders,WR, 1984 Mark Krautheim, OT, 1984 John Nettles, TE, 1985 Davis Pisano, TE, 1986 Rick Mueller, OG, 1987 David Szydlik, WR, 1987 Alan Fortney, C, 1987 John Brosnahan, QB, 1988 Scott Perkins, OG, 1988 David Hickman, C, 1988 Tyrone Shelton, FB, 1990 Mark Compher, WR, 1990 Ray Kingsfield, WR, 1990 Brian Polhemus, FB, 1991 Peter Reid, OT, 1991 Alan Williams, TB, 1991 Joe Person, TE, 1992 Steve Ford, OT, 1992 Scott Wingfield, FB, 1992 Paul Horne, OL/TE, 1994 Charlie White, C, 1996 Matt Byrne, QB, 1996 Warren Roarke, TE, 1996 Josh Whipple, WR, 1997 Mike Hertz, FB, 1997 Billy Commons, WR, 1998 Brian Sorrell, C, 1998 Tom Taliferro, G, 1999 Chris Morris, C, 2000 Brett Sterba, K, 2001 Bryce Lee, WR, 2002 Ian Kemp, TE, 2003 Nick Rogers, FB, 2004 Steve Stocki, OL, 2004 Lang Campbell, QB, 2005 Matt Witham, OT, 2005 Adam Bratton, TE, 2006 Pat Mulloy, OL, 2006 Blair Pritchard, PK/P, 2007 Drew Atchison, TE, 2008 Luke Hiteshew, OL, 2009 Brian Pate, PK, 2010 Mike Callahan, QB, 2011 Jimmy Hobson, FB, 2011 Chris Sutton, OL, 2011 DJ Mangas, WR, 2012 Meltoya Jones, TB, 2013 Ryan Moody, WR, 2013 Joe Brady, WR, 2013 Michael Graham, QB, 2013 James Johnson, OG, 2014 Sean Ballard, WR, 2015 Jarrell Cooper, RB, 2015 Bo Revell, TE, 2015 Andrew Weidinger, FB, 2016 Jerry Ugokwe, OL, 2017 Eric Hensley, TE, 2017 Jesse Anderson, LS, 2018 Daniel Kuzjak, WR, 2018 Jack Armstrong, WR, 2019 Zach Burdick, WR, 2019 Ryan Ripley, OL, 2019 Cole Blackman, WR, 2021 Will Whitehurst, P, 2021

DEFENSE

Greg Glasser, DE, 1985 Kevin Looney, DE, 1985 Mike Drake, SS, 1989 Shawn Davis, FS, 1990 Mark Willson, DE, 1990 Alan Garlic, DE, 1990 Jeff Nielsen, LB, 1991 Palmer Scarritt, DB, 1992 Dan Mueller, P/K, 1992 Rob Tinsley, DE, 1992 Erin McGuire, DB, 1994 Andy Ruckman, DB, 1994 Eric Lambert, LB, 1994 Greg Applewhite, LB, 1995 Jim Simpkins, DE, 1995 Jason Miller, LB, 1996 Stefon Moody, LB, 1997 Mike McGowan, LB, 1997 Jason O’Reilly, DB, 1997 Sean McDermott, DB, 1998 Joe Wilkins, LB, 1998 Brian Shallcross, P/K, 1998 Tim Engel, LB, 1999 Mike Bowler, LB, 2000 Matt Sanger, LS, 2001 Adam Braithwaite, S, 2002 Mike Nagelin, P/K, 2002 Marty Magerko, LB, 2002 Marc Matthie, LB, 2002 Andrew Solomon, LB, 2003 Paul Carpenter, LB, 2004 Wade Harrell, DE, 2005 Justin Kelly, DT, 2005 Mike McCarthy, DT, 2005 Mike Mesi, P, 2005 Thad Wheeler, LB, 2006 Josh Wright, DE, 2007 T.J. O’Neill, LB, 2008 Adrian Tracy, DE, 2010 Ben Cottingham, CB, 2011 Mike Stover, DT, 2011 Jake O’Connor, S, 2012 Jabrel Mines, LB, 2013 Andrew Topping, LS, 2013 Ryan Smith, CB, 2014 Ian Haislip, LB, 2016 Peyton Gryder, DE, 2017 Stephen Lubnow, LB, 2017 Matt Ahola, DE, 2018 Mike Barta, S, 2018 Trey Watkins, LB, 2020