Wally Mahle, 1965 (Football)
Three-time football letterwinner Wally Mahle was the starting quarterback from 1962-64. As a senior he led the 1964 squad that included Syracuse greats Floyd Little and Patrick Killorin to the Sugar Bowl. A 1965 graduate, Mahle was a member of Phi Kappa Alpha and was honored as the 1962 and 1965 Student-Athlete of the Year. He earned a master's degree in 1972. He passed for 1,053 yards and 12 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,150 yards, during his Orange career. Mahle was selected in the fourth round of the 1965 National Football League draft by the Green Bay Packers and a 13th round selection by the AFL's Oakland Raiders.
Mahle, who was a clinician for the America Fitness Foundation and appointed to the Maryland Governor Council on Physical Fitness, pioneered adult fitness programs in corporate environments for 13 years. He was a charter member of the Fitness Directors in Business and Industry. Mahle is currently in his fifth year as assistant coach at Northeast High School in Pennsylvania. He is honored in the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame – Metro Chapter and in his high school Hall of Fame.
He returned to Syracuse as an assistant football coach in 1969. After five years on the Orange staff, he moved on to coach at the high school level, where he coached at Fort LeBeouf High School and other private schools in Pennsylvania for 30 years. Mahle is a certified physical education and football coach in New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Mahle, who was a clinician for the America Fitness Foundation and appointed to the Maryland Governor Council on Physical Fitness, pioneered adult fitness programs in corporate environments for 13 years. He was a charter member of the Fitness Directors in Business and Industry. Mahle is currently in his fifth year as assistant coach at Northeast High School in Pennsylvania. He is honored in the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame – Metro Chapter and in his high school Hall of Fame.
Throughout his professional career, Mahle has been an active participant in his community, including as a coach of youth baseball and basketball teams. He currently serves as the vice president of the Lion's Club International, where he has been a member of for the past 10 years. In 2008 he received the Melvin Jones Service to Community award. Mahle is one of three Syracuse alumni to create the S.U. Alumni Club of Northwest Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the Varsity Club and Football Letterman's Club.
