Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dave Frederick

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 21, 2026

1. Dave Frederick Marker

Inscription. When Philadelphia-born Dave Frederick moved to Lewes in 1975 to accept a Cape teaching and coaching position, he quickly found his second hometown. Frederick coached three seasons a year for the next 13 years. As head track coach 1976 - 86 and head cross country coach 1977, he led his teams to 1976 and 1978 state titles in track, 1977 in cross country and 1984 and 1985 in indoor track. He also served as line coach and defensive coordinator on football staffs in the late 1970s and 80s. Frederick began his photojournalism career in 1982 with his column, "People in Sports". The column grew into full coverage of Cape teams as Frederick assumed sports editorship of the "Whale" and later the "Cape Gazette". His biweekly Athletes of the Week section has showcased thousands of smiling Cape region students. Frederick claims the Viking fields as his turf, the Viking gym as his house and Viking athletes as his kids. They all know him and they all still call him what his track team called the new coach from Philly in 1975: Fredman.

Erected 2016 by Cape Henlopen High School.

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topic lists: Communications • Education • Sports.

Location. 38° 45.454′ N, 75° 9.073′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. It is on Kings Highway. Marker is located near the entrance to Legends Stadium on the campus of Cape Henlopen High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1250 Kings Hwy, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coach George Pepper (here, next to this marker); Dan Cook (here, next to this marker); Ruth Sponaugle Skoglund (here, next to this marker); Carolyn Ivins (here,

Dave Frederick Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 21, 2026

2. Dave Frederick Marker - wide view

next to this marker); Coach Janet Maull-Martin (here, next to this marker); Coach PJ Kesmodel (here, next to this marker); Coach William W. "Bill" Collick (here, next to this marker); Janet Nowakowski (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Also see . . . New legends cover gamut of teaching, coaching and journalism. Local news article about the installation of the marker honoring Dave Frederick.

Frederick’s sports career began in southern Bucks County where his talent for basketball and football earned him MVP honors in both sports his senior year at Bishop Egan High School. That same year, 1963, his football team won the Philadelphia Catholic League title. His basketball team was runner-up to the title in 1964. To this day, Frederick is the only athlete to receive MVP in both sports – an honor helping earn him a spot in the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

With an athletic scholarship in basketball, the 6-foot-3-inch Frederick attended Temple University where he eventually switched to football until a knee injury ended his playing career.

In 1975, Frederick got a job at Cape
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High and moved his young family to Lewes – wife Susan, son Dave and daughter Carrie. Twins boys, Jack and Tom, were born a year later.

He was hired as a special education teacher, eventually teaching Problems of Democracy, psychology, geography and just about anything else offered in the social studies department, he said.

(Submitted on May 22, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.