Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Clifford K. "Mickey" Melberger
- Induction:
- 2004
- Class:
- 1961
Sport: Football, University Trustee
Clifford "Mickey" Melberger was an outstanding halfback and team captain of Bucknell's 1960 football team that finished 7-2, outscored its opponents 188-59 and won the Lambert Cup as the top team in the East. Melberger was Bucknell's leading rusher and led the Middle Atlantic Conference in scoring that year. He received honorable mention All-MAC and Associated Press Little All-America recognition. A resident of West Pittston, Pa., who also ran a farm on the outskirts of Lewisburg, Melberger remained a longtime, loyal follower of Bison Athletics and was a member of the Bison Club executive committee. The CEO of Diversified Information Technologies, Melberger's firm for many years contributed scholarship funds in the name of the outstanding Bucknell football player in each game. In addition, the national Division III football player of the year award is named in his honor.Â
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2004)
Clifford "Mickey" Melberger was an outstanding halfback and team captain of Bucknell's 1960 football team that finished 7-2, outscored its opponents 188-59 and won the Lambert Cup as the top team in the East. Melberger was Bucknell's leading rusher and led the Middle Atlantic Conference in scoring that year. He received honorable mention All-MAC and Associated Press Little All-America recognition. A resident of West Pittston, Pa., who also ran a farm on the outskirts of Lewisburg, Melberger remained a longtime, loyal follower of Bison Athletics and was a member of the Bison Club executive committee. The CEO of Diversified Information Technologies, Melberger's firm for many years contributed scholarship funds in the name of the outstanding Bucknell football player in each game. In addition, the national Division III football player of the year award is named in his honor.Â
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2004)
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