1984 AP Little All-American Honorable Mention
1984 Pizza Hut/SID Honorable Mention
1986 Pizza Hut/SID Honorable Mention
Herberton Fricke, from Willow Grove, Pa., was different from any other kicker that Lycoming College ever had. He proved that as a sophomore, when he hit the only two 50-yard field goals in the College’s history, including a 56-yarder at Albright. A three-year starter, Fricke was not just one of the strongest-footed kickers in the program’s history, but also very accurate. His 95.3 point-after attempt percentage (101-of-106) is still the best in school history and his 29 field goals is second. Fricke earned First Team All-MAC honors twice and is the only player in school history to hit three field goals in five different games. As a senior, after hitting 8-of-12 field goals and connecting on 39 extra points, Fricke earned Honorable Mention Pizza Hut All-American honors. After his career at Lycoming, he went on to spend five years in the Arena Football League, spending three years in Pittsburgh and one each in Denver and Cincinnati. In Denver, Fricke became the first player in the league’s history to drill a 60-yard field goal, doing so in a 52-46 win over Columbus in 1991. What made it even more amazing is that Fricke posted the 60-yarder in the AFL, which uses goal posts just nine feet apart and 15 feet high – five feet higher than a normal goalpost. The 60-yard field goal stood as the longest in league history for 13 years and helped him earn the league’s Kicker of the Year award. He was inducted into the College’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.
