Montgomery College Hall of Fame

Dr. Franklin J. Peterson ’70–’99
Inducted 2005


Frank Peterson coached 36 teams in four different sports—baseball, soccer, tennis, and golf—during his 32 years at the College. At the Takoma Park Campus, he coached the soccer team to six JUCO Division championships and the co-ed tennis team to six JUCO Conference championships; four of these were undefeated teams. He had 17 national medalists in golf at the Rockville Campus, with teams finishing fifth nationally in 1999 and third nationally in 2000. As the College’s first full-time coach to hold a Ph.D., he was named Maryland JUCO Conference Coach of the Year 14 times and Region 20 Coach of the Year three times; he coached eight NJCAA All-Americans—five in soccer and three in golf; and he was voted into the Who’s Who of College and University Professors.


Dr. Franklin J. Peterson ’70–’99

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