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United States Flag Football of the Deaf
Hall of Fame Inductees
1996 Inductees - Chicago, Illinois
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Frank Bazos
Frank was born in Tropiapalios, Greece and moved to the United States
when he was 8 years old. He enrolled at the Illinois School for the Deaf in 1960 and started playing football as a freshman
in 1966. Before playing football, Frank loved playing soccer. He played halfback due to his speed and by his second year, he was playing
center because of his size, then in his third year he was the quarterback because of Sipek's injury. His team won 6 games and lost 3. He got
Honorable Mention honors that year. Then in his senior year, he was an utility player and co-captain of the team. He got honored as 1st Team
All-American. He continued to play football after high school during his 6 years in semi-pro playing with four different teams. He played with
the Chicago Flare in the World Football League in 1974. He played three games until he got cut from the team. He competed with Danny White who later
became the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. The assistant defense coach was Marv Levy; who became a well known professional head coach. |
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Tod Morris
Tod graduated from Hinsdale South High School and played football
all four years. He played linemen, on both sides of the ball. His team earned playoff spot in the Illinois State
Tournament and ended up in second place. His football skills were developed by his wrestling and his two silver
olympic medals in '85 and '89. |
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Robert Poncar
Robert grew up in Chicago and went to Bell School for a few years.
He then attended the Illinois School for the Deaf and played football in 1959-61. He was a great all around player with many
touchdowns and yardages. His exploits on the field was published many times in local newspapers.
Currently, he is living
in Naperville, Illinois and has two grown daughters and a grandson. |
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Ray Richardson
Ray was born in Chicago and graduated from Illinois School for the Deaf in 1966.
He played quarterback, running back, defense, and linebacker. He carried 108 times for 733 yards and played quarterback as utility.
His statistics speak for themselves - he once punted 72 yards and averaged over 40 yards per punt. He had sugery to fix his ankle and took
off a year before going into semi-pro from 1970-75 for Rockford Rams. His team won champs in 1971 and earned a CSFL ring.
Ray is now a family
man with four children and lives in Ingleside, Illinois. |
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Charles Suiter
Charles was born in Chicago, Illinois and enrolled at Illinois School for the Deaf in 1949. During
that time, ISD did not have a big program under school system. So Charles played Jr. League Football as halfback and carried 18 times for 290 yards and cornerback
on defense. He averaged 9.5 yards per carry.
Currently Charles is living in Malengo, Illinois with his wife, Madelyne. |
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