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United States Flag Football of the Deaf
Hall of Fame Inductees
1999 Inductees - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Frank Kaiser
Frank is still one of the greatest football players in Indiana School for the Deaf history. When he was a freshman,
coach Caskey used him on left guard. Frank was moved to backfield in that season and scored a touchdown. In his
junior year, he tied the former Marion County scoring mark of 107 points. Then in 1946, Frank smashed his own record
with 133 points in 8 games and 274 points over 3 seasons that was a record for several years. He was honored
on the United Press 2nd All State team and Associated Press All State first team. He was always a choice on all
4 Indianapolis newspapers' all city and all county teams. He was named 1946 Football Player of the Year at ISD.
After leaving ISD, Frank played outstanding basketball and softball in CAAD tournaments. |
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Kenneth Kramer
Kenneth Kramer was a bona-fide high school football star at ISD from 1971 to 1974, as a starter on the varsity
team all through his high school years. The honors he received during his outstanding football career were: Deaf
All-American Honorable Mention in 1971, and 1st Deaf Team All-American in 1973 and 1974. Later at Gallaudet College
in Washington, D.C., he played as a varsity starter from 1975 to 1978 and received 1st All Conference Team as
a defensive linemen in 1978. After playing at Gallaudet, he continued his love of football as a coach. He coached
Gallaudet College as Assistant Defensive Line coach from 1981-82 and as a Head Coach for one year. Then he moved to
Indiana, his alma matter ISD as the Assistant Defensive Coordinator from 1984-92 then again in 1996-98. |
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Dan Pordum
Daniel F. Pordum founded the United States Flag Football for the Deaf, Inc. in 1985 and served as its first Commissioner for
14 years until his death. With his strong connection in AAAD/USADSF, he worked hard over the years to make USFFD the
premier national organization of flag football for the Deaf. When Dan established USFFD, he was addressing a gaping need for
many Deaf football athletes throughout the country. Basically there were no existing avenues for the athletes to
continue playing after high school or college. So, Dan travelled all over the United States to promote USFFD
through out the Deaf communities. Through lots of sweat, tears, stress-induced migraine headaches and with his own money - he
gave his heart to USFFD and the future generations of Deaf athletes. |
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Earl Swangian
Graduating from the Indiana School for the Deaf in 1967, Earl had given ISD a rich history by playing wide
receiver for three years then one year as a fullback. He gained 937 yards and 24 touchdowns that year. In
one game, he ran for 270 yards. Earl was chosen the All American for the Deaf player. He also made the All Star Team
for Indiana High School Athletic Association. Other honors include All Star Team as a defensive end and 2nd best fullback.
Earl Swangian still resides in Indiana with his wife, Linda and has two children, Robert and Jennifer Lynn. |
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