Saying Goodbye to Scot Dapp The Athletic Director and long-time football coach announces his retirement after 28 years
“Scot has done so much for Moravian over the last 28 years,” said President Bryon Grigsby ’90. “He was an outstanding football coach and has done just as well since becoming the Director of Athletics four years ago.” Since beginning his tenure as athletic director in June 2011, Dapp has been nothing short of prolific: he was instrumental in the upcoming return of men’s and women’s lacrosse to varsity status as they begin competition next spring, as well as to the addition of the fitness center on Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse, renovations to Johnston Hall and the new turf field that will replace the HUB Quad field in 2016. He has worked closely with the Moravian Hall of Fame Committee and the College’s Blue & Grey Club, and organized a Players Council comprised of one representative of each team and then meets with this group once a month to discuss a variety of topics concerning Moravian athletics each year. Dapp arrived at Moravian in 1987 as Head Football Coach, a position he held through the 2010 season. On the gridiron, Dapp posted a 144-103-1 record over 24 seasons, the most wins in school history. Dapp’s teams strung together 11 consecutive winning seasons (1988-1998), the longest streak in school history. His Hounds were Middle Atlantic Conference Champions in 1988; Commonwealth League Champions in 1993 and made postseason trips to the NCAA playoffs in both of those seasons, a first for the college in ’88. Five of his teams also earned postseason berths in ECAC Championship games, winning titles in 2005 and 2010. He received Coach of the Year accolades from the Middle Atlantic Conference in 1988, 1993 and 1997. Dapp also served as a member of the teaching faculty in Moravian’s Physical Education Department and was an assistant coach for the Greyhound women’s softball team from 1994-2004.
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Dapp was active in national issues for Division III and served for three years as the Chairman of the Division III Football Council. In 1999, he was elected to the Board of Trustees for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and was elected president six years later, making him only the fifth Division III coach to hold that position in the 83-year history of the Association at that time. “Scot has been a tremendous asset for Moravian for the last 28 years, first as football coach and then as athletic director,” 22-year Head Softball Coach and Associate Athletic Director John Byrne ‘82 said. “He has been an amazing mentor, colleague and friend since he came to Bethlehem. We’ll miss his leadership and his passion for Moravian.” In 2002, Dapp was recognized by the All-American Football Foundation with the John Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding performance in his profession. That same organization also honored him in 2007 with the Outstanding Association President Award. In 2006, he received the John Whitehead Award at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic and, in 2008, Dapp was inducted into the Boyertown High School Football Hall of Fame. “I’ve had 28 unbelievable years in Bethlehem,” said Dapp. “From the hundreds of football players and even the softball players I coached as an assistant with John Byrne, those are the people that make Moravian what it is.” As for what he’ll do with his “spare” time, he’s leaving that up to the fates—he’s going to “soak up” his time and make a decision as things come along. While not an easy decision, he is confident the current leadership will continue to take the college in the right direction. “Moravian College is not my alma mater,” he said, “but in my mind, I will forever be a Hound.”
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