2010 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Chet Liberator - "Zip"

Induction: Player
Presenter: Dave Hanson
City/State: Novelty, OH
Date of Birth: 07/01/57
Height/Weight: 6’ / 185
Spouse: Robin
Children: Nicholas, Riki, Ashley
Occupation: Construction
Career as Player: 17 years (1977-1993)
Position: WR, DB
Team: Marshall Carpet, Gibbs, Longshoremen, McMahon-Coyne, Olympic Sporting Goods, Pepco, Locherie
Number: 88
National Tournament Appearances: 3 (1981-1983)
National Championship Titles: (1) 1981-USFFA 7-Man Flag
All American Team: (1) 1981
State Tournament Appearances: 15
State Championship Titles: 3 (1981-1983) USFFA 7-Man Flag
All Ohio Team: (3) 1981-1983- USFFA 7-Man Flag
State MVP: 2 (1981, 1982) USFFA 7-Man Flag
City of Cleveland Championship Titles: (1) 1979 “7-Man Touch” Locherie
All-Cleveland Team: (2) 1987 “A-Touch” Offense, 1989 “A-Flag” Offense
All-League Team: (1) 1978 – “Defense” Gibbs
League MVP: (1) 1978- “Defense” Gibbs
Special Awards: 1975 Track High School All American at Brush High School . Made the All-Tournament team in the 1978 Columbus, OH Big 4 NIT.
Most Memorable Moment in Flag & Touch Football: In the 1978 C. Pearson Trophy City of Cleveland Championship Tournament, while playing DB for Gibbs, against Sly Fox of Parma, intercepted a few passes & returned one for a TD after running what seemed like 1,000 yards. The experience of that tournament truly made me realize how much I loved and appreciated the game. Holds the All Time record for the Gibbs team with 6 interceptions in one game (1978).