Keith Olsommer will have a lot to celebrate at this year’s Dream Game.
The longtime head football coach who turned a fledgling program into a juggernaut at Delaware Valley is this year’s honoree as the Scranton Lions Club Man of the Year, player liaison Jerry Preschutti announced. Olsommer will receive the award at a halftime presentation at the summer all-star game July 23 at John Henzes Veterans Memorial Stadium.
In addition, Olsommer will have four of his former players representing the program for the County team that will challenge the City team.
“To even be thought of in the same group as other people who have received the award means a lot to me,” Olsommer said. “I started just trying to learn from the coaches who had been around, and I feel like I am still a guy learning. I think it is an honor to be thought of in this regard, and I am very appreciative of this recognition.”
A former all-state two-way end at North Pocono, Olsommer was the leader of the 1991 team that finished 12-0 and ranked No. 1 in the state. However, the Trojans did not play in the fourth year of the PIAA playoffs, which at the time used a complicated rating formula for teams to qualify.
He accepted a scholarship and excelled at Penn State University. Olsommer played in 45 games in four seasons and caught 42 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns, and was a member of the 1994 team that finished 12-0 and is considered one of the best in college football history. He was an All-Big Ten selection as a senior.
Olsommer had an opportunity to play for the Baltimore Ravens after signing a free agent contract and attending rookie camp. However, he abruptly retired and started his professional career as a high school social studies teacher at Delaware Valley.
In 1999, he became the head coach of the football team. Delaware Valley,…
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