Jeff Stackpole (’88) is considered the best tight end in Westfield State football history. An imposing and athletic 6-4, 230-pounder, Stackpole was second team All-America in 1987.

The sure-handed tight end dominated the Westfield aerial attack his senior season, catching more than half of the team’s 87 receptions. He set school records of 49 catches for 701 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 14.3 yards per reception and 5.4 catches per game, finishing 21st nationally. The Owls posted a then school best 6-3 record his senior season and were ranked eighth in New England.

A three-year starter for the Owls, Stackpole still holds school records for tight ends with career totals of 85 catches, 1,265 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. A three-sport high school standout (football, baseball, hockey) at Winchester, Mass., he played his first year of college football at Northeastern University.

In addition to his All-America honor, Stackpole was an All-New England and a first-team all-conference selection in 1987. He was an all-conference selection his junior season when he had 21 catches for 268 yards.

Stackpole is one of the few Westfield State football players to receive a professional tryout. The consummate team player who led by example, Stackpole was an excellent blocker and also played defense for the Owls on goal-line and short-yardage situations. 

Stackpole is an avid golfer and has won the club championship at Georgetown (Mass.) Country Club. He is a sales representative for Medline Industries and resides in Chelmsford with his wife, Kathy, and son Sean (8) and daughter Amanda (5).