Wilkes-Barre When you think of basketball in the Wilkes-Barre area, one name comes to mind — Eddie White. White enjoyed a highly successful 42-year ca-reer, coaching in the Penn-State, New York-Penn and American leagues and with the Bullets in the NBA. His list of accomplishments is...
Pringle In his career, Eddie O'Leary was called "The Pride of Pringle", one of five fighting O'Learys. He made his ring debut while still a high school student at age 15. By World War II, Eddie had 239 amateur and professional fights, winning 226 of them....
Forty Fort Eddie Brominski was an outstanding perform-er at Swoyersville High School, starring in foot-ball, baseball and basketball from 1926-29. After graduation he entered Wyoming Seminary, where he became captain of the football and basketball teams. He also was the recipient of the presti-gious Laning Harvey...
Old Forge Dan Semenza was a football, basketball and baseball coach at Old Forge for 11 years. While there, he garnered a number of honors. In football, he won the county championship three times — 1931, 1932 and 1934. In basketball, he won the state Class...
West Wyoming Cas Ostrowski, a 1941 graduate of West Wyom-ing High School, averaged 18 points a game over his three years of varsity basketball. He helped West Wyoming to the Valley League title his' se-nior year. His coach, Frank Zawacki called him one of the greatest...
In 1928, John "Stumpy" Stonik graduated from Plymouth High School, where he played four years varsity football. He was All-Scholastic two years. The Sunday Independent gave him the well-deserved nickname of "The Blond Comet." On the football field, Stumpy was an excellent passer, great on...
Tom graduated from Plymouth High in 1948. In 8th grade basketball, he won the Luzerne County championship. As a sophomore he was the varsity squad's leading scorer. As a junior, the undefeated team won the Wyoming Valley League championship. Tom was first team All-Scholastic. As...
Anthony graduated from Plymouth High School in 1945. He was player/coach on the undefeated football team, Willow Street School, Plymouth in 1939 and catcher on the Lake Township baseball team in 1941. At Plymouth High he was a 3 year varsity letterman in football and...
Harold graduated from Plymouth High School m 1928, earning 11 letters-4 football, 3 basketball, 4 track. In 1928, Guffy was an end on the Northeast PA Championship High School team at Plymouth. He was a forward on the basketball team, and ran the quarter mile...
Robert graduated from Kingston High School in 1931, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Forty Fort in 1932. He attended Perm State University 1933-1934, playing tackle. He also attended Susquehanna University, again playing tackle. Robert coached at Susquehanna University 1936-1941;...
Stanley attended St. Stephen's and St. Vincent's High Schools in Plymouth, transferring to Plymouth High School in 1958 for his senior year. He played on the first Little League team ever organized in Plymouth. In high school, he played on the varsity baseball team at...
Bob was a four year basketball/baseball starter for St. Vincent's High School, Plymouth 1953-1957. In basketball 1956-1957, he led the team to a perfect 27-0 record, Class B state championship, first ever for the Scranton Diocese. February 19, 1957, he scored 92 points in a...