Andrew Victor began his athletic career at Kingston High School, where he was a four-year participant in football, wrestling and track. He then went to Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School from 1939-1940. During his wrestling and baseball careers at Wyoming Seminary, Victor was the National...
Arthur "Art" O'Malley began his athletic career as a three-sport star in high school and finished it as a distinguished coach. O'Malley attended St. John Evangelist High School where he participated in football, baseball, and basket-ball. Then, in 1921, he was offered an athletic scholarship...
Agnes Rita Ford was born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1906, the daughter of Marie and Thomas Ford (former Chief of Police in Luzerne, PA.) Agnes attended Luzerne Public Schools and was graduated from the high school in 1926. While at Luzerne High School,...
WJ. Romanowski, Avoca, was a star football player at Avoca High School from 1932-36, and also played baseball and track. The fullback was all-scholastic honorable mention in 1934, and first-team Pittston area and third-team Wyoming Valley all-scholastic in 1935. From 1936-39, Romanowski played for Villanova...
Tom Morgan, deceased, of Wilkes-Barre played baseball, football and basketball in the late 1920's at Coughlin. He then went to Villanova University on a baseball scholarship. But while at Villanova, Morgan excelled in baseball, football, and basketball - earning three letters in each sport. He...
Stan Ritinisky, a 1938 graduate of Luzerne High School, was an all-scholastic end on the Luzerne Football teams. He also was an outstanding basket-ball player on the 1938 championship basketball team of that era and went on to Fordham where he starred on Jim Crowley's...
Carl "Red" Meinhold, first came to the attention of basketball fans in Hazleton when he started on the 1942-43 Hazleton High team that won the East Penn League championship and five PIAA playoff games before losing to Lower Merion, 35-23, in the Eastern final. That...
Michael F. "Mickey" Noonan, deceased, was a former Wyoming Valley coach and sports official. Born- in Scranton he was a resident of Plymouth most of his life and a graduate of Plymouth High School. Mr. Noonan had been a professional baseball player in the Midwest...
Lou "Sheriff' Zara, just about the greatest basketball player that ever graced the local basketball courts, is the newest member to be admitted to the Banner's "Hall of Fame Honor Roll." Lou attended Old Forge Public Schools, graduating from high school in 1928. He participated...
"Machine Gun" Lou Butera is a legendary figure in the world of billiards. The peerless pool player from Pittston has won the World Championship, All-Japan Championship, World Trick Shot Championship and innumerable tournaments from coast to coast. Butera got the nick-name "Machine Gun" for his...
Ken Smith, deceased, of Scranton was a star in football, baseball and basketball at Scranton Tech. In 1920, his senior year, he was the captain in football and basketball. Smith then went to Bloomsburg, and quarterbacked the team to the State Teachers' College Champion-ship. He...
Jane Dimond, deceased, of Forty Fort, was considered one of the best women golfers ever in the Wyoming Valley and the State from 1933 to 1962. Avid golfers are familiar with the name of Jane Pfifferling Dimond, known as Wyoming Valley's, most successful female golfer....