Jim Cefalo

Category
2000, State Inductee
About This Inductee
  • Pittston Area High School-All State football
  • Four-year starter at Penn State University
  • Cotton Bowl MVP (1975), Outstanding Gator Bowl player (1976), Hula Bowl MVP
  • Signed with NFL’s Miami Dolphins as wide receiver and punt returner
  • Played in Super Bowls XVII and XIX; his touchdown in Super Bowl XVII
    was second longest in Super Bowl history at that time (76 yards)
  • Awarded Emmy for writing 1988 Olympic coverage for NBC
  • Florida Sportscaster of the Year in 1998
  • Inducted into PA Sports Hall of Fame in 2000