University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Hugh Bogovich
- Induction:
- 2000
- Class:
- 1943
HUGH M. BOGOVICH (GODSON)
(1921-98)
Football (1939-42)
Baseball (1941-43)
A two-sport standout for the Blue Hens in the pre-World War II era, Bogovich (later Godson) was a standout lineman in football and a dominating pitcher in baseball for the Blue Hens.
A 1943 engineering graduate of Delaware, he was the UD Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1942-43.
A four-year letterwinner in football, he became the Blue Hens’ first first team All-American when he was honored by the Associated Press in 1942. He was a tri-captain of that 1942 team that posted a perfect 8-0 record under UD and National Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray and was a member of teams that posted a four-year record of 21-10-1.
In baseball, Bogovich was a three-year letterwinner in 1941-43 and pitched the second no-hitter in school history when he blanked Ft. duPont in 1943.
A native of Turtle Creek, Pa., he died in 1998 at the age of 77 in Tennessee.
(1921-98)
Football (1939-42)
Baseball (1941-43)
A two-sport standout for the Blue Hens in the pre-World War II era, Bogovich (later Godson) was a standout lineman in football and a dominating pitcher in baseball for the Blue Hens.
A 1943 engineering graduate of Delaware, he was the UD Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1942-43.
A four-year letterwinner in football, he became the Blue Hens’ first first team All-American when he was honored by the Associated Press in 1942. He was a tri-captain of that 1942 team that posted a perfect 8-0 record under UD and National Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray and was a member of teams that posted a four-year record of 21-10-1.
In baseball, Bogovich was a three-year letterwinner in 1941-43 and pitched the second no-hitter in school history when he blanked Ft. duPont in 1943.
A native of Turtle Creek, Pa., he died in 1998 at the age of 77 in Tennessee.
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