Inductees

•A 1998 graduate of McKeesport Area High School, Swin Cash was a standout multi-sport athlete and earned national attention in basketball.
•Played four years at the University of Connecticut, helping the Huskies win NCAA Championships in 2000 and 2002.
•Selected second overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock.
•Led the Shock to their first WNBA Championship in 2003 and again in 2006.
•Won a third WNBA title in 2010 with the Seattle Storm.
•Named a four-time WNBA All-Star and earned All-Star Game MVP honors twice.
•Represented Team USA, winning a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and again in London in 2012.
•Played 15 seasons in the WNBA with Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, and New York before retiring in 2016.
•One of only 11 women in history to win an NCAA title, WNBA championship, Olympic gold medal, and FIBA World Cup.
•Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.

•A 1992 graduate of Steel Valley HS, Charlie led the Ironmen to the WPIAL AA semifinals his senior season.
•He started all four years at Eastern Michigan University.
•He compiled a career 7592 passing yards and 53 touch down passes while at EMU.
•He was named first team Mid America Conference quarterback in 1995.
•He was selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
•He started 49 games over 4 years with the Lions and passed for over 2,000 yards in a season 3 times.
•He signed with his hometown Steelers in 2002 and served as a back up for 11 seasons.
•2x Super Bowl Champion (XL,XLIII).

•Graduate of Upper St. Clair high school.
•Played baseball at University of Richmond.
•Named a freshman All American for the Colonial Athletic Association.
•Junior season named first team CAA.
•His 461 batting average in 1995 led all Division 1 players.
•Drafted in the second round of the MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians.
•1997 MLB debut with Indians.
•Played 12 years in the Majors for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Detriot and Boston.
•NL All star in 1999, 2001, 2004.
•Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2012.
•Inducted in the University of Richmond HOF in 2003.

•MLB left- handed relief pitcher, 11 years, 1997-2007, with: Cleveland, Montreal Expos,
•St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants.
•Career 3.51 ERA, 39 saves and 158 “holds.”
•3 post seasons with St. Louis,(2001-2002, and 2004); 13 games pitched w/ 0.96 ERA
•2004 World Series w/ St. Louis Cardinals.
•Led National league in appearances 3 straight years- 1999-2001.
•Best ERA’s in 1998, 2.75; 2001,1.80 & 2004, 1.79.
•8th round draft pick by Cleveland Indians, 1993.
•Atlantic 10 Conference ” Pitcher of the Year” at WVU, 1993.
•1991 NJCAA World Series w/ Allegany Community College.

•Graduate of Brashear HS in Pittsburgh.
•Played on the 1976 PIAA state basketball championship team for Fifth Ave HS.
•4 year starter in basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.
•Only Pitt player to score over 1,000 points and pull down over 1,000 rebounds in their career.
•3 time all Eastern Eight selection.
•Drafted by Phoenix Suns in 1982 of the NBA.
•Drafted by Seattle Seahawks in the NFL draft in 1982 (despite never playing football in college).
•Played 11 years in the NFL with Seattle, Cleveland and Indianapolis.
•Played 2 years in the USF with Pittsburgh and Memphis.
•Played in 2 AFC championship games with the Cleveland Browns.
•Inducted in the University of Pittsburgh HOF in 2019.

•2x All Catholic League Lineman at Cardinal O’Hara High.
•Football scholarship to Syracuse University, 4 year Letterman, 1979-1982.
•All East Honors, 33 consecutive starts as center and team captain.
•Selected by New Jersey Generals, USFL, 1983 player draft.
•Signed as Free Agent for NFL Philadelphia Eagles – Center, 1983-1987.
•NFL Kansas City Chiefs – 1988, New England Patriots -1989.
•1987 recipient, “Ed Block Courage Award,” voted by Eagle teammates as a model of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.

•8 years, NFL Running Back with: Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers and NY Giants, 1991-1999.
•1,00 yards+ rushing, Houston,(1,002) and NY,(1063) with 21 career rushing TD’s and 3 TD’s receiving. 4,300 total career rushing yards.
•11 years Running Back Coach in NFL, 2009-2019 with Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys.
•NFL Playoffs- 3 years as player in Houston and 3 years as coach in Dallas.
•NCAA Coaching @ Lycoming, 2003-2005; Susquehanna,2006-2007; Rutgers, 2008, and Wisconsin, 2021.
•Penn State, 1987-1990, running back- led team in rushing yards, 1988. Scored game winning TD in 1989 Holiday Bowl vs BYU.
•Williamsport Area High, 1983-1986, 4,300 yds rushing with 74 TD’s.

•7 individual WPIAL swimming titles.
•6 individual PIAA state titles.
•Pennsylvania State record holder and WPIAL record holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.
•11 time high school All American.
•Ranked number #1 in USA for 100 freestyle in 1988.
•All SEC 4 years at the University of Florida.
•USA National team member in 1991 winning a gold and silver medals at World University games.
•NCAA Champion in the 4×100 freestyle relay.
•Competed in 3 Olympic trials.

•Monessen High School Grad.
•Professional Boxing Career, 1988-2008, with record 52-4-1 and 40 KO’s.
•WBO Light Heavyweight World Champ – 1988-1991, w/ 22 consecutive KO’s and 9 Title defenses.
•3x Heavyweight World Champion: WBO World Champ, 1992-93, WBA / IBF World Champ, 1994
•IBF World Champ, 1996-97
•Shocked the world by defeating Evander Holyfield, 1994.
•2024 Inductee into International Boxing Hall of Fame.

•First harness racer to reach 20,000 wins (2022).
•US Harness Racing Driving Champion – 3x, 1999, 2000 & 2004.
•Harness Tracks of America, ”Driver of the Year,” 6x.
•3x “Breeder Cup” Winner.
•Inducted into US Harness Racing “Hall of Fame,” 2010.
•Major wins at ADIOS, Little Brown Jugette, Glen Garnsey Memorial.

•Mt Alvernia Girls basketball Team Captain and Team MVP in 1983-84 season.
•In 1983 led her undefeated(34-0) Mt Alvernia team to the PIAA Class A State Championship.
•In 1984 was named WPIAL Class A section all star.
•In 1984 was named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Finest Five” All Star.
•Was named a 1984 National High School Girls basketball All American.
•1982, 1983, 1984 named AAU All-American.
•Received a full scholarship in 1984 to play basketball for UNLV.
•Team captain for the Lady Running Rebels for two years.
•Member of UNLV woman’s basketball team that won back to back PCAAC championships.
•In 1988 named to second team All Big West Conference.
•First woman to play and coach in the Connie Hawkins Summer basketball league.
•Inducted member of the Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Hall of Fame and the Tick Cloherty Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
•She and her MT. Alvernia team were inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2013.

•1936 Olympic Trials; 1936 Mid-Atlantic AAU Champion.
•1937 Mid-Atlantic AAU Distance Swim Junior Championship.
•1938 Championships, 3mile Open AAU & 5 mile USA National.
•1938- set 100 yard Backstroke national championship record, (unbroken for several decades).
•1940 Easton Canal Marathon open water Champion and AAU Champion.

• Drafted in 4th round by Detroit Pistons (88th overall pick).
• In 1987-92 career played for Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Europe.
• University of North Carolina (1983-87) with a four-year record of 115-22. Teammate of Michael Jordon (83-84). UNC Basketball (1983) was ranked No. 1 in country finishing (28-3). Twice undefeated in ACC play. Coached by Dean Smith all four years. 1983-84 ACC Champion (Sweet 16) (14-0). 1984-85 ACC • Co-Champion Elite 8 1985-86. Great Alaska Shootout Champion (Sweet 16). 1986-87 ACC Champion Elite 8 (14-0).
• UNC Statistics – FG 52%, FT 75.5%, 100 assists, 41 steals, 55 blocks, 760 points. Position – Power Forward. Played 134 games in 4 years. Won the Foy Robertson Award and Herb and Pauline Wall Memorial Awards for 1986-87 at UNC.
• USA Today Newspaper Boys Basketball First Team All-American in 1983.
• Parade Magazine High School Boys Basketball All-American in 1983.
• First Team McDonald’s All-American. Played All-Star Game in Atlanta, GA in 1983.
• Starting member of the PA All-Stars Dapper Dan Roundball Classic is 1983. Played in US Sports Festival Championship Game (East Team) in 1983.
• Four-year starter at Bishop O’Reilly High School. Ranked 19th all-time in Pennsylvania for scoring with 2,654 points. First Team All-State in 1980 and 1983.

• Jake had a 15-year Major League career with Brooklyn and Cincinnati ball clubs.
• “Arguably the best first baseman of the Deadball era”- Jim Sandoval.
• He was a three time All-Star First Baseman selection by Baseball Magazine (1910-1914).
• In 1913, with an average of .350, he won the Chalmers Award (early MVP Award). For reference, previous honorees were Ty Cobb ’11, Tris Speaker and Larry Doyle 12, Jake Daubert and Walter Johnson ’13, and Eddie Collins and Johnny Evers ‘14.
• All of the above are in Cooperstown except Daubert and Doyle. They are on the list for 2025.
• He captained the 2016 Brooklyn Team in their first MLB World Series. Jake led the league in fielding three seasons and was in top 10 for 14 seasons. He recorded 19,624 put outs in 15 seasons which is ranked 8th in baseball history. (Lou Gehrig is ranked 9th with 19,525 put outs in 17 seasons.)
• Jake died following surgery at the end of the season in October 1924.

• Football, basketball, and track at Dunbar and Connellsville High School (Dunbar closed).
• Scored 77 points in last year with mules and 78 senior year at Connellsville while rushing for 1,485 all- purpose yards.
• All-Foothills Conference most valuable back and Second team UPI All-State and All-WPIAL team selection. Played in 1966 Big 33 Game.
• At West Virginia University 1968-1970, he had 1,462 yards rushing and 906 Yards receiving. Garnered All-American honors as a Senior.
• Played 8 NFL seasons with Buffalo (1971-1978 and Miami 1978).
• Rushed for 2,890 Yards on 741 carries scoring 25 touchdowns and 1,473 receiving yards, 144 receptions scoring 6 touchdowns.
• Perhaps best known as the ”Blocking Back” for Buffalo star O J Simpson.
• Inducted into West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and The Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

• Two times United States Paralympic Ski Team member. Represented the United States in the Paralympic Games.
• Sochi, Russia (2014) Bronze Medalist in Super G and Bronze Medalist in Super Combined events.
• Pyeongchang, South Korea (2018) 5th place– Downhill/Super G/Super Combined Giant Slalom/Slalom) and 8th place in Downhill.
• Voted “Best of US Awards” (2014) Warner Theater, Washington DC. Voted “Best Female Athlete of the Paralympic Famer” and “Best Moment of the Games.”
• World Cup accomplishments: 2 Gold, 9 Silver, 5 Bronze (7 International USA).
• Competed and trained in 13 different countries worldwide.
• Thirteen United States National Championships (2017-16-15-14-12) multiple events.
• Ranked 2nd in the world (2015-16) finishing second behind France’s Marie Bochet.
• World Championships (2015) – Bronze Medalist (Giant Slalom), (3x 4th, 1x 5th).
• Named to United States Paralympic Ski Team, 2011-2012, at age 15.
• Inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame (2014).

• Star running back at Bethlehem Catholic High School. a 1,000 points scorer in Basketball and an outstanding pitcher in baseball that turned down an offer from the Texas Rangers Star running back at Penn State University 1976-1979.
• Played in the Gator Bowl and Sugar Bowl for the National Championship in 1979 All East pitcher for the Nittany Lions.
• He is well remembered by college football fans for being on the receiving end of a goal line hit by linebacker Barry Krauss in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1979. (The game is ranked “The Greatest Bowl Game Ever” by ESPN in 2002) determining the NCAA National Football Champion. The hit was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated the following week. ESPN.com selected the play as #6 on their list of “100 Moments That Define College Football.”
• #6 round pick by the Los Angeles Rams and played 9 seasons with the Rams.
• His statistics with the Rams were: 324 Rushes for 1,266 yards and 11 touchdowns plus 151 Receptions for 1,433 yards and 4 touchdowns.

• Inducted into the William and Mary Hall of Fame, Lock Haven University HOF, West Branch
Valley HOF, and Centre County HOF
• Lock Haven University: 2-time Division I All-American and 3-time All-East Soccer goalie. All-Conference and All-District in basketball and District-Champion in javelin throw.
• Youngest Division I basketball coach in U.S. (William and Mary) in 1977
• William and Mary Head Basketball Coach 1977-1983. Upset over #2 ranked North Carolina
considered greatest athletic win in W&M history. 1983 team went undefeated in conference play and
earned school’s first ever post-season-berth (1983 NIT). Nominated for National Coach of the Year by NABC
South Region and ECAC South Coach of the Year
• Penn State Basketball Coach (1983-95) and won only Conference Championship in program’s history (1991), led team to NCAA Second Round and two NIT Final Fours (1990 and 1995), coached
Nittany Lions to five 20-plus win seasons and named Atlantic 10 Coach 0f the Year (1990)
• NCAA bid was the first time Penn State men’s basketball had been to the tournament in 26
years
• 2 seasons as an Associate Head Coach at Ohio State University (2 NCAA bids and a Big 10
Championship)
• Volunteered at State College High School in 2003. Team won AAAA State Championship

• Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round in 1989, and playing through the 1994 season, Orlando recorded 7 interceptions returning two for touchdowns. In 1995, Bo played for the San Diego Chargers, became the second leading tackler behind Junior Seau.
• Orlando was acquired by the Cincinnati Bengals for the 1996-97 seasons. He led the team in tackles with 119 in 1996. In 998, Bo finished his professional career with the Pittsburgh
Steelers. (Career Tackles -301 / Career Interceptions -10)
• At West Virginia University, Bo completed his career with 173 tackles, 5 interceptions, and co-captained the 1988 team to an undefeated season. He was named NEA/World Book All-American, HM Associated Press All-American, and First Team AP All-East.
• Orlando played in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame garnering 13 tackles in a 34-21 loss for the National Championship.
• WVU recognized Bo as their 1988 Gladiator Award and Ideal Mountaineer Award recipient.
• He was named to the 1980-89 All-Time Team and is an Inaugural member of the Mountaineers Legends Society in 2016.
• Bo was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame (2012).
• At Berwick High School, he quarterbacked his team to a 13-0 finish, and a USA Today National High School Football Championship in 1983 Orlando garnered PA Big 33 and First Team All-State honors. He was an All-Conference Selection and Berwick Team MVP for consecutive years.
• He is currently the Athletic Director at Berwick Area School District.

• Covered the NFL for the Philadelphia Bulletin and Daily News and was a pro football analyst for NBC Sports Philadelphia for 25 years.
• Radio broadcaster for 94WIP Philadelphia 1988 – 2022.
• Has won six Emmy Awards for his work as a writer and producer for NFL Films.
• Keystone Press Award winner, 6-time; Associated Press Column Writing, 3-times.
• He was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year 5-times.
• In 1995, he was named the Dick McCann Memorial Award Winner for long and distinguished coverage of pro football.
• Name to the Writer’s Honor Roll in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
• Member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, 2005.

• Head Coach at Villanova University from 2001-2022 leading the Wildcats to 6 Big East Championships and 16 NCAA appearances in 21 seasons.
• Villanova reached the Final Four in 2009,2016, 2018, 2022 and won National Championships in 2016 and 2018.
• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021.
• Previously served as Head Coach at Hofstra University (1994-2001) leading them to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2001.
• Began his coaching career as an Assistant at Drexel (1987-1992), Villanova (1992-1994), and UNLV.

• In 1981, Andre Reed led Allentown Dieroff High School to a football Championship in the East Penn Conference.
• Went to Kutztown University where he was moved to wide receiver and set school records with 142 receptions for 2,020 yards and 14 touchdowns.
• In 1985, drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round and played for 16 seasons, playing in four Super Bowls. Reed was instrumental in Buffalo’s historical comeback playoff win over Houston
after being down 35-3 during the 3rd quarter, catching three touchdown passes. He also caught eight passes for 152 yards in the Bills 52-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII.
• Reed ranks 15th in all-time NFL history in touchdown receptions with 87 and 9th in post-season receptions with 85 as of 2022.
• He exceeded 1,000 yards receiving four times in a 16- year career and rushed for 500 yards and a touchdown on 75 carries.
• He was placed on the Bills Wall of Fame in 2014 and the NFL Hall of fame in 2014.

• One of the best U.S. Amateur Women Golfer’s in Pennsylvania history for past 50 years.
• Received First Lady of Golf Award in 2003.
• World of Golf Hall of Fame “Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
• U.S. Senior Amateur Champion in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
• 1973 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion.
• 1974 British Ladies Amateur Champion.
• 1976 and 1987 North and South Women’s Amateur Champion.
• 1990 and 1997 Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion.
• 1985, 1986, and 1987 Mexico International Amateur Champion.
• U.S. National Women’s Golf Team – Curtis Cup Play. Winners 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, and 2000, non-playing captain and winners in 2006, 2008 and 2003.

• Posted a 270-153 record with a 3.0 ERA in 18 years as a Major League pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles (1991-00 and New York Yankees (2002-08).
• One of 4 live-ball pitchers to record 270 wins.
• Won 10 or games for an AL record 17 straight seasons.
• Mike was a five-time All-Star and won 7 Gold Gloves.
• A top 25 finisher in AL MVP race 3 times, top 10 finish in Cy Young vote nine times and top 5 six times.
• Appeared in nine post seasons (two with Baltimore and seven in New York).
• Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
• Earned NCAA’s 2015 Silver Anniversary Award, presented annually to NCAA’s former outstanding student athletes.
• A three sports star at Montoursville High school and W. B. Valley Hall of Fame Inductee.

• A Catasauqua High School basketball star amassing 2,722 points and 2,062 rebounds
• Accepted 4-year basketball scholarship to North Carolina where he became a consensus All-American in 1968 and was two-time ACC Player of the year 1967-1968
• The ACC Tournament MVP in 1967-1968 and only player to accomplish back-to-back Tournament MVP’s, averaging over 20 points and almost 10 rebounds his last three seasons, scoring in double figures sixty-four times
• Reached the NCAA final four, losing to UCLA (Wooden and Jabbar)
• Played for five different teams and set an ABA single game record of 61 points in 1972