Bill Beck Scholarship

Bill Beck Scholarships applications  will be accepted by any graduating senior football players.  Applications are accepted between January and April 1st . Go to "Team Files" to download the application.

The Bill Beck scholarship was named in honor of the first head coach for the Penn Manor Comets.  Bill Beck was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He played football in high school and at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.  Upon graduation he was recruited to play football for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears.  Instead he became a Social Studies teacher and football coach for Braddock High School and then Brownsville High School. In 1969, he moved to Millersville and became the first head coach for the Penn Manor Comets.  He began the program with the freshman team and played their first varsity game in 1973.  In 1974, the Comets won the Lancaster-Lebanon Section II Championship.  Coach Beck remained the coach until 1981. In 2006, the scholarship program began and continues today.

Net proceeds benefit the Bill Beck Scholarship & Football Fund. In the past $500 was awarded, but now the scholarship has been increased.  Annually, two $1000 scholarship winners are selected to be used during their first year following high school graduation.  To date, 35 scholarships have been awarded.  Scholarship award winners are selected based on the following five areas of criteria:

• Financial Need
• Years of Participation in the Penn Manor Program
• Commitment Level to the Program During Senior Year
• Essay Explaining Need and What Comet Football has Taught
• Acceptance to a post-secondary level of education

Annually the Penn Manor Grid Iron Club holds a Bill Beck event to raise money for the scholarship. This event is traditionally held on the last Saturday evening in January. 

Go to Team Files to obtain the application.  Applications are due by 4/5 annually.

 2023

Jonathan Osman

Jimmy Keck

Admin Ditmer

Peyton Witman

Spencer Stuart

2022

Evan Jurgensen

Ethan Adelman

McCabe Kreider

2021

Luke Braas

Ben Weaver

Isaac Hostetter

Leon Heller: Peyton Suydam

2020

Josh Gibson

Jared Musser

Leon Heller: Darius Terry

Woodward Scholarship: Aaron Gale

2019

Zach Banta

Joel Stoner

Leon Heller: Chris Keller

Woodward Scholarship: Keaton Eachus

2018

Andrew Eshleman

Vinny  Vozzela

2017

Cavan Zechman

Dante Jones

2016

Carter Kinser

Jesse Guerrero

Robert Swisher

2015

Gerrin McKinnie

James Busano

Tyler Spanger

Brent Neely

Zeb Pfeiffer

2014

Brett Caggiano

Steve Ho

Logan Kinser

Ethan Barley

2013

Brandon Stone

Adam Hess

Joe Timmins

Kyle Musser

Daulton Parmer

2012

Michael Bucek

Joseph Bucek

Cody Stryker

Dylan Weber

2011

Garrett Young

Corey Morales

2010

Brandon Harvey

Seth Schmalhofer

2009

Tyler Musser

 Brandon Spangler

2008

Derek Putt

Jesse Moser

2007

Josh Starnbaugh

Kyle Harvey