1980 AP Little All-American Honorable Mention
When Lycoming College picked up a transfer from Lock Haven in 1978, it may have just found the missing link. A dynamic passing quarterback, Burd led the Warriors to their first Middle Atlantic Conference North title, leading the team on a game-winning drive against Upsala to clinch the title. For the next three years, he led the MAC in passing yards. In 1979, he led the team to a second MAC title and its first undefeated MAC run, as the team finished 6-0-1 and he earned MAC Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he became the first quarterback in school history to pass for more than 2,000 yards as he earned First Team All-MAC honors for the third time and his first Honorable Mention Little All-American honors from the Associated Press. Despite playing just three years, Burd left Lycoming with nearly every passing school record and he is still in the top 10 in school history in 25 all-time and single-season rankings. He earned the Tomahawk Award as the Most Outstanding Athlete at the College to cap his career in 1981. Burd was a member of the first class of the Lycoming College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986 and his number, 11, was retired by the school.
