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Bill Schuster

  • Class
    1981
  • Induction
    2003
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Bill Schuster was a record-breaking split end on the football team, playing four seasons (1976-79) and twice earning All-American honors.
 
At the time of his graduation, he was the University’s career leader in receptions, with 137, and was  fourth all-time in receiving yards, with 1,856.
 
He graduated from Alfred in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in business and was an assistant coach on the 1981 AU football team that made the school’s only NCAA tournament appearance. He is branch manager at the James S. Sullivan Agency in Livonia, NY. Football is still a huge part of Schuster’s life.
 
He has been officiating football games for 34 years and is in his 17th season as an umpire in the National Football League. In January 2013, he officiated his first playoff game, a Wild Card contest between the Falcons and Packers, and was on the officiating crew for the 2015 Super Bowl between the Patriots and Seahawks.
 
Schuster lives in Livonia, NY, and has a son, Michael.
 
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