Mason-Dixon Football Conference (1968-1969)
Tombstone
Born: 1968
Folded: Postseason 1969
First Game: August 31, 1968 (L 27-12 @ Spring-Ford Marauders)
Last Game:
Mason-Dixon Football Conference Championships: None
Mid-Atlantic Football League Championships: None
Stadium
Municipal Stadium
Opened: 1951
Ownership
Owners: Homer Colbert, et al.
Background
The Reading Keystones were a Pennsylvania semi-pro football team that played in the Mason-Dixon Football Conference in 1968 and 1969. The circuit featured teams from Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with headquarters in York, PA.
The Keystones’ shared Reading’s Municipal Stadium with minor league baseball’s Reading Phillies during the late summer and then continue their season into November each autumn.
In their debut season of 1968 the Keystones ran up an 8-2 record hosted the Mason-Dixon Football Conference title game at Municipal Stadium on November 24th. The Lebanon Rams bested the Keystones 26-2 in the contest.
The Keystones returned for a second and final season in the fall of 1969. The team appears to have played its final game sometime in October 1969 before disappearing without a trace.
Downloads
1968 Reading Keystones Roster
1968 Reading Keystones Roster##
One Response
Thank you for documenting a small bit of the City of Reading-Berks County sports history. I was the starting Offensive Guard (see Tony Baxter #64) on the 1968 Keystones. It was magical, playing on my “Field of Dreams,” fulfilling my life-long aspiration to play professional football.
Please notify me if you have other artifacts to share.