Bruce "Bud" Fisher
When Bedford County native and Everett graduate Bruce Fisher returned to the county in 1944 and was appointed athletic director and head coach of the football and basketball teams at Bedford High School, he brought along his family, including his son Bruce “Bud” Fisher. Bud was entering his sophomore year in high school and had played football and basketball at Ferndale.
In his first season at Bedford, Bud ran for five touchdowns and passed for six more to help Bedford to a 6-2-1 record and its first winning season since 1933.
In 1945, Bedford had one of its best football teams as it went undefeated for the first time since 1929. That 1945 team was the first team inducted into the Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame with a record of 10-0 and it outscored its opponents 329-6.
Bud was the tailback on the team. However, he not only ran the ball, but he also did most of the passing. He ran for 10 scores and threw for 14 touchdowns. His favorite receiver was First Team All-State performer Jack Faust, who is also in the Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame. Bud was a Second Team All-State that season.
After the football season, Bud turned to basketball. Again he was an important clog as he helped the Bisons win their first District 5 Championship by scoring 425 points in 21 games.
In an Inter-District Playoff game, Bedford lost a close game to Altoona. An Altoona Mirror journalist wrote that Fisher was “A guard playing like a forward. Fisher was all that he was cracked up to be.” Bud was named Second Team All-State. Bud is the only Bedford player to be named All State in Football and Basketball while there was only one State Classification.
The 1946 football team was 7-2, while the basketball team was 15-6 with Fisher being named Honorable Mention All-State in basketball. In his three years of football, he completed 200 of 300 passes.
Upon graduating in 1947, Fisher was given a football scholarship by Virginia Tech.
Freshmen did not play varsity football at that time, but Bud led the freshman team to a 5-4 record. He also went out for basketball and was playing on the JV team before he was promoted to the varsity, and later to the starting team. In his first two games as a starter, he scored seven points against North Carolina and 12 more against George Washington.
In his sophomore year at Tech, Fisher was the starting quarterback. Virginia Tech's yearbook stated, “After missing several games due to injuries, Fisher returned as quarterback and ran the team like a professional, driving the team up and down the field, but lost 14-13 to North Carolina State.” He again played basketball, but did not start.
As a junior, Tech beat Richmond 28-13 with Fisher doing some fancy ball handling and passing, which was the only game Tech won in his three years.
Fisher was a co-captain his senior year, and his passing combination to the other co-captain Caslo was one of the best that Virginia Tech had at the time. The two connected for the only touchdown in a 7-7 tie with Richmond.
After graduating from college in 1951, Fisher went into the Air Force where he flew fighter planes. After he was discharged from the Air Force, he went to work for General Electric. He had two children, Terrie and Bruce, to his first wife, Barbara, before she died.
He met his second wife, Virginia, who had two children, Kent and Tom, and the two were married in 1968 and had a third child, Timothy. Bud coached all the children’s teams in football, basketball, and baseball.
Bruce “Bud” Fisher passed away on November 3, 2009.
When Bedford County native and Everett graduate Bruce Fisher returned to the county in 1944 and was appointed athletic director and head coach of the football and basketball teams at Bedford High School, he brought along his family, including his son Bruce “Bud” Fisher. Bud was entering his sophomore year in high school and had played football and basketball at Ferndale.
In his first season at Bedford, Bud ran for five touchdowns and passed for six more to help Bedford to a 6-2-1 record and its first winning season since 1933.
In 1945, Bedford had one of its best football teams as it went undefeated for the first time since 1929. That 1945 team was the first team inducted into the Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame with a record of 10-0 and it outscored its opponents 329-6.
Bud was the tailback on the team. However, he not only ran the ball, but he also did most of the passing. He ran for 10 scores and threw for 14 touchdowns. His favorite receiver was First Team All-State performer Jack Faust, who is also in the Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame. Bud was a Second Team All-State that season.
After the football season, Bud turned to basketball. Again he was an important clog as he helped the Bisons win their first District 5 Championship by scoring 425 points in 21 games.
In an Inter-District Playoff game, Bedford lost a close game to Altoona. An Altoona Mirror journalist wrote that Fisher was “A guard playing like a forward. Fisher was all that he was cracked up to be.” Bud was named Second Team All-State. Bud is the only Bedford player to be named All State in Football and Basketball while there was only one State Classification.
The 1946 football team was 7-2, while the basketball team was 15-6 with Fisher being named Honorable Mention All-State in basketball. In his three years of football, he completed 200 of 300 passes.
Upon graduating in 1947, Fisher was given a football scholarship by Virginia Tech.
Freshmen did not play varsity football at that time, but Bud led the freshman team to a 5-4 record. He also went out for basketball and was playing on the JV team before he was promoted to the varsity, and later to the starting team. In his first two games as a starter, he scored seven points against North Carolina and 12 more against George Washington.
In his sophomore year at Tech, Fisher was the starting quarterback. Virginia Tech's yearbook stated, “After missing several games due to injuries, Fisher returned as quarterback and ran the team like a professional, driving the team up and down the field, but lost 14-13 to North Carolina State.” He again played basketball, but did not start.
As a junior, Tech beat Richmond 28-13 with Fisher doing some fancy ball handling and passing, which was the only game Tech won in his three years.
Fisher was a co-captain his senior year, and his passing combination to the other co-captain Caslo was one of the best that Virginia Tech had at the time. The two connected for the only touchdown in a 7-7 tie with Richmond.
After graduating from college in 1951, Fisher went into the Air Force where he flew fighter planes. After he was discharged from the Air Force, he went to work for General Electric. He had two children, Terrie and Bruce, to his first wife, Barbara, before she died.
He met his second wife, Virginia, who had two children, Kent and Tom, and the two were married in 1968 and had a third child, Timothy. Bud coached all the children’s teams in football, basketball, and baseball.
Bruce “Bud” Fisher passed away on November 3, 2009.
Class of 2012
Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County, Pennsylvania