Robert Hoats was born in 1934 to parents Mildred and Clifford Hoats of Wilkes-Barre. Growing up with his 5 brothers, Hoats learned to be competitive early on. Playing as a shortstop, his baseball career took on early success as his team made it to the...
Casey attended Greater Nanticoke High School where she participated in cross country, basketball, softball and track and field. The 1990 women’s basketball team won the State championship, with Casey earning MVP honors. She won the WNEP-TV 16 Sports Star of the Year Award and the...
Vince first started competing in the Junior Olympics. He was Wilkes-Barre City champ in the 400-yard dash and long jump &120 yard high hurdles (meet record) in 1955. He was District 2 champ in the 440 yard dash in a meet record long jump and...
Holly graduated from John S. Fine High School in Nanticoke where she participated in cross country and basketball. A four-year letter winner, she was a District II Bronze cross country medalist, won three Acon Banquet MVP awards and placed 25th in the PIAA AAA State...
Marianne graduated from Southern Columbia High School where she played field hockey, basketball and softball. She earned two varsity letters in field hockey, the 1977 and 1978 teams capturing the Columbia County League title and the District IV championship. The 1977 squad was PIAA state...
Kimberly attended Wyoming Valley west High School, where she excelled in basketball and softball. In 1976-1977 basketball, she accomplished the most assists and steals. In 1977 she was named MVP and in 1978 was a member of the Division AAA championship team. They were also...
Gary attended Meyers High School, starring in football, baseball and basketball. He was named baseball and football All-Scholastic and MVP. Gary held significant records as a Mohawk quarterback for decades, however his baseball talent led to his selection by the Atlanta Braves straight out of...
Joe was born in Italy in 1936, coming to the United States at age 13. He graduated from Ashley High School in 1956 and joined the U.S. Army at the age of 18. He was discharged in 1958. His amateur boxing career started at age...
Cliff started his sports career as many did, participating in Little League baseball. He graduated from West Pittston High School, where he participated in football (1957 West Side Conference First Team All-Star), track (1957 district champion-high jump), and gymnastics. He continued his education at Bucknell...
Tom is a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, where he played baseball and basketball and served as the captain of both teams during his senior year. He holds a BS degree from King’s College in Business Administration. At King’s, Tom was a...
Tony excelled at G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre in football and track and field. Tony was a three year starter in football, earning 3 letters at both offensive and defensive tackle. He was an instrumental part of the 1981 Division II Tri-Championship and the...
Rick graduated from Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre, where he earned four letters in the sports of wrestling. He was named team captain in 1965 and 1966. He was a four-time District 2 champion (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966). In 1964 and 1965 he was Northeast...