Hall of Fame Inductee · Basketball, Football
Joseph Caw
Year attended MC - 1954
- 1953
- First-Team All-American
- 1953
- Football MVP
- 0
- 1953 Team Losses
Biography
Joseph W. Caw, Class of 1954, was the second Montgomery College student to make first team All- American in junior college football, in 1953 and was named the Fightin’ Knights Most Valuable Player that same year. Playing football for the first time in his athletic career when he came to MC, Mr. Caw starred at both offensive and defensive positions on the gridiron. His team was undefeated during the 1953 season and lost only one game in 1952.
Co-captain of both the football and basketball teams, Mr. Caw was an outstanding basketball player and averaged 15 to 20 points per game. Before coming to MC, he had made his name in high school basketball, appearing as one of the famed McKinley Tech High School "Fabulous Five." After MC and a two-year tour of duty in the Army, Mr. Caw became known around the Washington area as an outstanding pitcher, first in sandlot baseball and later in fast pitch softball.