Vance Rewolinski
USFFD Hall of Fame Inductee
He was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska to Deaf family. He went to Nebraska School for the Deaf. He graduated there in 1973. He has 2 deaf children of his own
While at Nebraska School for the Deaf, he played Quarterback and Defensive Back. He was selected as Player of the Year during his time at NSD.
After graduating from Nebraska School for the Deaf, he went to Gallaudet College. He played football there for a year as Cornerback. During his time at Gallaudet College, his IM Flag Football team was invited to play at University of Maryland. His team won championship there.
His first USFFD experience was with Metro Washington Association of the Deaf during first USFFD Super Bowl. He injured his knee and didn't play for next two Super Bowls.
He made comeback during 4th USFFD Super Bowl. He bought only 6 players to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two players from New York joined his team to make it a 8 players team. He and his team played all day, including offense, defense and special team. His team came in 2nd place. This is something Vance was mostly proud of. After that, his team changed name to Interstate Association of the Deaf, IAD. IAD laid foundation that resulted in IAD's 3 championship runs.
Vance was an accomplished athlete. His feats are included national level championships in Flag Football, Basketball, Softball and Volleyball. He had devoted of his time and heart to USFFD during its early years. He was vice president from Super Bowl 3 to Super Bowl 10. He retired after Houston, Texas Tournament in 1994.
Paul Maucere
USFFD Hall of Fame Inductee
Paul Maucere was born in Burbank, California to Deaf family and raised in Sherman Oaks, California. He's the 4th generation deaf in his family. He went to California School for the Deaf Riverside and graduated in 1979. He played football there for 4 years. Among positions he played: Quarterback, Tight End, Linebacker and Strong Safety. He was selected 2nd team All Conference in 1978.
He went to Gallaudet College in Fall '79 and played one year as Flanker and Returner. For many years, he participated playing sports for several deaf clubs at Farwest Athletic Association of the Deaf.
He began playing flag football in 1978. He was member of first USFFD's Super Bowl championship team (Hollywood Super Silent). USFFD's first Super Bowl was played in Staten Island, New York. The next year in Riverside, California, his team won championship again and that time he was MVP. He continued to play until 1988 when he injured his knee.
In the USFFD's humble beginning, Paul met Dan Pordum (founder of USFFD) while passing out flyers for Coast To Coast Flag Football Bowl during America Athletics Association of the Deaf (AAAD) softball at North Carolina. Paul was a chair of that tournament and Dan were interested in forming the national level flag football tournament. Paul, Dan and Mark Corson teamed up to found USFFD's first national level tournament at Staten Island, New York.
Paul had a pleasure being part of USFFD family during its infancy years. His best memory of USFFD was during the year of 1987; Paul was a president, chaired a tournament and was selected as MVP.
He currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a para-professional in Physical Education/Athletic Department at Indiana School for the Deaf.
