College
Papale attended Philadelphia's Saint Joseph's University on a track scholarship (the university did not have a football team). As a junior, he won a United States Track & Field Federation (USTFF) college development pole vault at Madison Square Garden (February 10) with a vault of 14 ft 6 in. He never placed at IC4A or Penn Relays. Papale did score in the Middle Atlantic Conference championships (University Division, which included La Salle University, Temple University, Lehigh University, Lafayette College, University of Delaware, Bucknell, Gettysburg College, American University, West Chester University).
His college track statistics:
- Sophomore Year (1966)
- Second in Pole Vault (winner 14'-3")
- Second in the triple jump (winner 45'-3")
- Junior Year (1967)
- Senior Year
- Third in the pole vault (winner Peter Chiniese 15'-1¾")
- First in the long jump (22'-1¼")
- First in the triple jump (46'-6")
He graduated in 1968 with a MS degree in Marketing/Management Science.
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