Kutztown University Athletics

William (Bill) Wiggins came to Kutztown after graduating from Ridley (Township) High School where he had lettered in football, basketball and baseball.
 
At Kutztown, he concentrated on football and had instant success, winning varsity letters in all four seasons.
 
As a defensive safetyman, Wiggins led the "Golden Avalanche" in interceptions in both his freshman and sophomore seasons, including a game saving, last minute interception on the 5 yard line against Montclair State. As a sophomore he once recorded 23 tackles against East Stroudsburg, unfortunately in a losing cause.
 
Wiggins converted to quarterback prior to his junior season. As a senior he served as co-captain and led the newly named "Golden Bears" in both scoring and passing, completing 59 percent of his passes en route to Kutztown's first winning seasons in seven years. To help that winning surge, in the next to last game, Wiggins threw the winning TD pass in the famous "snow game" against heavily-favored Bloomsburg.
 
In the season finale, with the winning season on the line, Wiggins went out in a blaze of glory as he threw one TD pass and ran for two more, the last one a 28-yard dash down the right sideline, all in the final six minutes of the game.
 
At the end of that hard fought winning season, Wiggins was voted "Most Improved Player" for his quarterbacking accomplishments. 
 
Upon graduation, in 1963, Wiggins became an assistant football coach at Chester (PA) High School.  At the same time he was drafted to play in the Delaware Valley Semi-Pro Football Conference by powerful Tinicum AC of Philadelphia.  With Tinicum, Wiggins threw 19 TD passes and led the AC to 14-1 record and the DVFB Conference Championship. During that season the AC faced former NFL players such as Bobby Walston, Dick Christy and Ken Keller.
 
Wiggins was later appointed head football coach at Chester High School and led the Clippers out of the football doldrums. CHS had won only two games in the previous six seasons. Stressing discipline, fundamentals, patience and constant improvement, his 1970 team went 7-2. The following season, as heavy underdogs, CHS upset powerful St. James in the City Championship game by the shutout score of 8-0.   
 
Wiggins retired from teaching in 1997 and now divides his time between playing senior softball in the Philadelphia area in summer, watching KU football games in autumn. His winters are spent with his wife, Dottie, skiing in the mountains of New Hampshire where they have a second home.