Glens Falls Greenjackets
Preseason games are played at Putt LaMay Memorial Field (Glens Falls High School).
In 1928 the team was organized by three local businessmen in Hudson Falls, NY; William Angleson, Fred Burns and Dr. Francis D. Moynihan.
Local legend holds that the “G” logo, shared between the Greenjackets and the Green Bay Packers of the NFL was first designed by Hudson Falls.
Hudson Falls joined the Eastern Football League along with the Albany Knickerbockers, Watervliet Mariners, Troy Bearcats, Saratoga Brown Bears, and Fort Ethan Allen.
One of his fondest memories was when “a bunch of guys came together to form a football team.” Dick would reminisce about how nice it was playing the Army team at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont.
In the spring of 1969, Greenjackets players were called together for a meeting and told that they would need to go out on their own if they wanted the team to continue playing.
In addition to winning the Valley Division Championship in 1972 and another EFL title in 1976, Hudson Falls was a successful playoff team in the 1970s appearing six out of nine seasons (1969, 1972-1974,1976, 1977).
However, despite their success in the EFL, owner Charles Adams moved the team to the North American Football League in 2005.
In 2008, Hank Pelton III and Craig Matuszak purchased the team from a group headed by NAFL commissioner Rob Licopoli.
After spending six seasons with the NAFL, the Greenjackets made the decision to return to the Empire Football League in 2011 after a six-year hiatus.
To be eligible for induction into the Greenjackets Hall of Fame, an individual must have been either a player, coach, staff member, or volunteer for a minimum of 5 years.
Class of 1998: Butch Archambault, Jim Baker, Jim Beatty, Bobby Bond, George Bourdeau, Jigger Canale*, Chuck Caputo, John Case, Frank DePalo, Ray Greenwood, Roy Greenwood, Terry Gorton, Sarge Harrington, John Jenkins, Dick Leland, Curt Leroy, Tom Loding, Pat Malan, Jeff Mann, John Martin, Thomas Marzola, John Millet, Joe Mitchell, Muff Nassivera, Rocco Persutti, Keith Potter, Joe Porter, Scott Newell, Pete Quackenbush, Dan Rivers, Tony Trello*, Tim Webb, Bob Wilkins, Jim Willig*
Class of 2003: Mary Adams*, Chuck Catalfamo, Tony Kaczkowski*, Tom Mayer, Dan Middleton, Marty Migliori, Brian Murphy, R.J. Phipps, Larry Spear
Class of 2009: Harold Connelly, Bob Fish, Jon Gifford, Jim Guy, Jeff Higgins, John Jackowski, Sheree Lentz, Hank Pelton III, Mike Randall*, Tony Rossi, Steve Smith
Class of 2011: Don Beatty, Joe Buonviaggio, John Godfrey, Ed Havens, Chris Nemec, Larry Pollic, Jeff Williams
Class of 2013: Ray Bartholomew, Joe D’Angelico*, Tony “T-Bone” Green, John Rowan, Kevin Warren
Class of 2016: Brian Walker, Pat Killian, Will “Wheelbarrow” Edwards, Jarris “Night Train” Jones, Brian Northern, Paul “Guam” Hollenbeck, Bob Frye, Dan VanWie, Craig Fawcett (*denotes deceased) The only media coverage comes from regional newspapers The Post Star and The Saratogian.
