Buddy Rushinski, who fought under the name of Buddy Rush was inducted into the Wyoming Valley Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He has been associated with the sport for forty years as an amateur and professional boxer, trainer, manager, coach, judge, and referee. Buddy...
A Montrose native, Steve Peters graduated from Montrose High School in 1964. During his tenure at Montrose, he played basketball and baseball, excelling in both sports. As a junior, he led the Meteors to the Susquehanna League and District 12 basketball championship. It was, however,...
Frank Pazzaglia has established himself as one of the top high school football coaches in Pennsylvania during a 24-year career at Valley View in which he has produced a state Class AA champion while compiling a 214-55-8 record. His wins rank him second to the...
Dan O'Neill attended the University of Scranton and was a three-year letterman in both basketball and baseball from 1956-1959. He was a starter on basketball teams that defeated Georgetown, Villanova, and Seton Hall, as well as many other Division I schools, and averaged fifteen points...
Thomas D. Nageli received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Physical Education in 1972 from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Tom teaches Health, Physical Education, and Driver Education in the Riverside School District. He coached the girls' basketball team at Riverside High School...
Francis attended Doron Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre and graduated from G. A.R. Memorial High School in 1965. While in high school he was on the wrestling team and also played football. In wrestling, he was a 4-year letter winner, 4-time city champion, 4-time District Place...
At MMI, Jake lettered in basketball and baseball, and in his senior year, 1955-56, was named to the all-regional, all-anthracite and all-north side basketball teams. He played baseball while in the Army, leading to a tryout with the Philadelphia Phillies. MMI won the anthracite title...
Al Kaporch, a three-sports standout at Pittston High School before his graduation in 1931, overcame the effects of a near-crippling leg injury received in a rock fall in a mining accident, and went on to excel in football at St. Bonaventure's College in Olean, N.Y.,...
Jack began as an assistant coach in 1952 at West Pittston High School, under head coach Tom Dean. In 1953, he was appointed as head coach and coached there for five more years. His record at West Pittston was 44-5-0, winning four championships and producing...
Ernest J. Holdredge was born in Forty-Fort, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1920. His family moved to Trucksville, Pennsylvania, where Ernest attended and graduated from the Kingston Township School District. In his high school years at this school, Ernest was a member and received athletic letters for...
Jack was born in 1936 to John and Helen Shevinsky Henzes in Peckville, PA. Jack graduated from Blakely High School in 1954 and received a BS in Physical Education from George Washington University in 1958 and MA in Secondary Education from Catholic University of America....
Denny Douds has completed twenty years as head football coach at East Stroudsburg University and thirty-one years as a coach. Still, he approaches each season, each practice, and each game with the enthusiasm and excitement of a first-year coach. To put it succinctly, Douds loves...