Kutztown University Athletics

H. John Landis (’67) was the cornerstone of the Golden Bear baseball team from 1964-67.  Landis was the catcher on Kutztown’s storied 1966 PSAC Championship team, a squad that ended a 30-year championship drought at the school and won the first-ever PSAC title for Kutztown.  Landis caught every inning in 1966, including two NAIA regional playoff wins.  After hitting .284 as a freshman in 1964, Landis batted .330 in ’65, .400 in ’66 and .340 in ’67.  He was named the team’s most valuable player in 1967.   Landis is a native of Northfield, NJ, and a graduate of Mainland Regional High School.  He graduated from Kutztown in 1967 with a degree in elementary education.