Phillips was one of the Valley's first radio broadcasters, and coined the phrase "Valley With a Heart." He was well known as a humanitarian who raised money for children needing medical treatment and families needing food. Phillips is best remembered for his efforts to raise...
Kuc's 870 lb. deadlift and 2204 lb. total in 1980 in the 242 lb. class remain world powerlifting records. Kuc was the first man to squat 900 lb.s, and his 2350 lb. total as a superweight in 1972 is the third best total weight ever...
Brominski was captain of the football team when he attended Wyoming Seminary, and in 1915 went on to captain the football team at Blair Academy. As boxing was not then a gentleman's sport, school officials never knew of his pugilistic interest. From there, he entered...
In 1965, Slinzer became the first person to win both U.S. Target and Field Archery Nationals in the same year. Slinzer began shooting competitively at Penn State University in 1954. In 1963, he won the State Field Shoot, and was named All Event Champion for...
Kulakowski was an All-Scholastic tackle on Kingston High School's 1939 Wyoming Valley Conference championship football team. He was a heavy-weight wrestling star at West Virginia University and assistant football coach at Austin College....
In 1936, Jefferson was co-founder and first president of the Pennsylvania Bowling Association. He was elected to the Hazleton Bowling Hall of Fame in 1967, the Wyoming Valley Bowling Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Hazleton Y.M.C.A. All Sports Hall of Fame in 1977....
Chiampi graduated from West Pittston High School and St Thomas College (University of Scranton) where he starred in baseball and basketball. He began a 29 year coaching career at Swoyersville High in 1935 and lead his teams to 23 North League titles, eight District 2...
Strauss attended Fairview High School in Mountaintop where he starred in basketball, baseball and gymnastics. He got his start in boxing by accident, then went on to fight 127 amateur and 89 professional bouts in a 15 year career. As a pro he rolled up...
REV. VALENTINE R. PLEVYAK, athlete, gentleman, clergyman of Carbondale, PA, Resi-dent of Sugar Notch, PA. He attended Carbondale and Fell Township High Schools, and is a graduate of Fell Township High School class of 1935. As a baseball player he starred as an outstanding centerfielder...
Marvin Antinnes is in his 31st year of coach-ing. 25 years as the head football coach of Wyoming Seminary. This gives him the distinction of holding the longest tenure of any coach in the history of the 147-year-old, tradition-rich, Kingston prep school. Throughout the 25...
John Joseph O'Malley was born in Pittston, Pa., April 15, 1922. Retired March 28, 1991, after a 44-year career in newspaper work, a major portion of it in cover-age of regional sports activities. Education: Graduate of St. John's High School, 1939. Attended University of Scranton...
Jim Davis is a native of the city of Nanticoke. He attended Nanticoke High School where he played football and basketball for three years. Davis then went to King's College where he played and lettered four years in basketball. During this four year period, he...