Ashley native University of Pennsylvania Dental College, track 1898-1899 Four-time National Intercollegiate Track Champion in 100, 220-yard and 200 meter dash 1900 Won Olympic and World’s championship in 200 meter dash First place in 400 meter hurdles at Olympics and second in 60- and 100-meter dashes,...
Hazleton High School-football and basketball Bloomsburg State College, set three NAIA pass receiving records Established league records with Pottstown Eagles 1969 member of Philadelphia Eagles taxi squad 1970 signed as free agent by New York Giants 1971 became first tight end in NFL history...
Plymouth High School-football and basketball Notre Dame quarterback 1949-1951 Led Irish to National Championship in 1949 Assistant coach at Tulane 1955-1959, Marquette and Boston College 1962 joined Buffalo Bills as assistant coach As offensive coordinator helped Bills win 3 Division and 2 AFL championships ...
Swoyersville High School-All-State football Washington and Lee University-All-American, played in Gator Bowl 1951 second round draft pick of NFL’s Cleveland Browns In 10 year career, won 5 division titles and 2 National championships Four-time All-Pro linebacker Head coach of USFL New Jersey Generals 2...
Swoyersville High School-football (All State) and baseball Stauton Military Academy, Virginia, and Kentucky University First team All-American junior and senior years 1958 first round pick of Los Angles Rams 1961 with Pittsburgh Steelers, 1964 with Baltimore Colts Helped Colts to several championships through 1969 ...
G.A.R. Memorial High School-All-Scholastic, All-American, All-State-football University of Michigan-All-American and All Big Ten Played in three Rose Bowls and was Gator Bowl co/MVP Outland and Lombardi Trophy finalist Twice Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year Drafted by L.A. Raiders in second round, with...
Luzerne High School Averaged 24 points per game in high school basketball University of Pennsylvania-set five scoring records All-Ivy League in 1942-1944 and 1947 Associated Press All-American 1944 Number one draft choice of Philadelphia Warriors (1947-1951) Played with Wilkes-Barre Barons Inducted into PA Sports...
Coughlin High School Football-All-Conference, All-Northeast, All-State Wrestling-two-time District II, NE Regional champ, All-Conference, All-State Baseball-All-Conference-.579 batting average Penn State University-football Co-captain of undefeated 1994 Big Ten/Rose Bowl Champs All-Big Ten second team 1994 1995 Rose Bowl Offensive Player of the Game NFL-3 seasons with...
Coughlin High School-football-All League, All-State College of the Holy Cross-senior first team All-American First team Academic All-American, first team All-East Coast First team All-New England NFL 9th round draft pick-Cincinnati Bengals 12 year pro football career-three honorable mentions-Pro Bowl Played in Super Bowl XXIII...
Wyoming Valley native 1890 with Baltimore Orioles, won 3 straight pennants Also played with Louisville, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Detroit 1896 was top season, hitting .398, stealing 73 Played in 1,285 games with 259 stolen bases, .314 career batting average Managed Detroit Tigers to 3...
The Boy Wonder” Hit .300 as rookie second baseman for Washington 1920 As player/manager, won 2 flags in a row and World Series 1924 Won 2,159 games in 29 years as manager-Tigers, Red Sox, Phillies, Yankees Led Yankees to World Championship 1947 1975 inducted...
Wyoming native John Harris High School head football coach-6 championships in 6 years, 4 undefeated seasons, an overall record of 58-4 1968-1979 assistant coach at Ohio State, National Champs in 1968 Won 9 Big 10 titles, played in 6 Rose Bowls, Orange Bowl, Sugar...