Inductees

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• “Voice” of Veterans Stadium, Lincoln Financial Stadium and Citizens Bank Field
• PA Announcer for Philadelphia Phillies for 51 years (1972-2022) and Eagles (1985-2014)
• Longest tenured active PA Announcer in Major League Baseball
• Play by play announcer for Drexel Men’s Basketball (1997-2012)
• Announcer for 6 World Series, 2 All-Star Games and 3 NFC Championship Games
• Former Executive Director of the Big Five Conference (1981-1996)
• Inducted into the Big 5 and Philadelphia Sports Halls of Fame

• Charter member of the National Collegiate Wrestling Hall of Fame: Founding Father of the collegiate sport
• Lehigh University Head Wrestling Coach from 1912-1952 with a record of 222-86-8
• Teams garnered 13 EIWA Team Titles during 6 undefeated seasons
• Coached and developed 3 Olympians, 5 national AAU champions, 5 NCAA Champions and 59 EIWA Champions
• Assistant Head Coach of the 1936 Olympic team and 1951 Head Coach of the Pan Am Games
• Inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame, Lehigh University EIWA and Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Halls of Fame
• Founded first wrestling camp and National Prep Tournament in 1935
• Refereed every bout in the first National Collegiate Wrestling Tournament.
• And the 1936 Olympic Trails
• Known as the “Knute Rockne” of college wrestling.
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton (2010), University of Pittsburgh Hall of Fame (2022) and Robert “Tick” Cloherty-Western Chapter Sports Hall of Fame in 1999

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• 4 NBA World Championships for the Boston Celtics (1960, '61, '62, '63). Only NBA player to be on a championship team every season of his playing career
• Forward for the Boston Celtics 1959-1963 (Jersey #20) Appeared in 129 games 1959-1963
• (14th) Fourteenth Overall player selected (2nd Round) in the 1959 NBA Draft. Graduate of George Washington University (1959)
• Held Elgin Baylor scoreless in the end of regulation, and overtime during 1962 seventh game versus LA Lakers, leading the Celtics to a championship
• George Washington University - (Career Stats) 1136 pts. /1019 rebounds. 3-consecutive years – Double/Double per game
• First Team SoCon Athletic Conference selection (1957 and 1958) Most decorated George Washington Colonial Basketball player ever
• WVU Potomac State College — (1955) State Conference Freshman scoring title (595 pts.)
• Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame (1985) - Inaugural Class, WVU Potomac State College Hall of Fame (1988) - Inaugural Class, Pittston Area High School - Gymnasium Floor Named In his honor– (2015), George Washington University Hall of Fame (2018)
• Boston Celtic Teammates — Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, John Havlicek, KC Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Sharman, Tom Sanders, Frank Ramsey. (10th Man - Gene Guarilia) "Red" Auerbach – Coach

• The Head Wrestling Coach at Clarion University from 1966-1992, turned an unknown program into the “Little Giant of Wrestling”
• The fourth NCAA Division I Wrestling Coach to reach 300 wins, posting a 322-121-4 record leading team to 11 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles and one Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championship
• Coached seven National Champions (including two titles each for Wade Schalles and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle), 27 All-Americans, 29 EWL Champions and 68 PSAC Champions
• 1986 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year,1972 NCAA College Division Coach of the Year and named Coach of the Year three times by the EWL and twice by the PSAC
• Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) from 1995-99
• State Runner-up at 138 Pounds at Lock Haven High School in 1954
• An NCAA Division I All- American in 1959 at the University of Pittsburgh. Named the
team’s Most Valuable Wrestler that year.
• Coached at Tyrone High School from 1959-1966, coaching five District Champions, one Regional Champion and one State Champion
• A member of the West Branch Valley, Robert “Tick” Cloherty-Western. PSAC, EWL. Clarion University, Tyrone Area and National Wrestling Halls of Fame

• A 1985 Mount Carmel High School graduate where he excelled in Baseball. He had 120 hits including 34 home runs and led the team to a 54-19 record and 3 District Playoffs
• A two-year starter in football as a QB, running back, defensive back and punter
• Accepted a four-year baseball scholarship at Georgia Tech where he set a freshmen record with 16 home runs. He was named an All-American and played in ACC and NCAA Tournaments as a freshman
• After 3-seasons at Georgia Tech he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (MLB).
• Following 3-years of minor league ball (AAA) he was named the starting third baseman for the Montreal Expos with a .992 fielding percentage. This made him one of only two MCA baseballers to play professionally since 1892
• Played 16 years in professional baseball with the Brewers, Expos, Indians, Pirates, Rockies, Rockies and Angels. He also played in Japan where he hit over 100 home runs in four years and was named to the Japanese All-Star Game on 2000 An Inductee of the Ed Romance Chapter Hall of Fame

• 37 years as Head Wrestling Coach at Easton, Wilson, and Nazareth High Schools.
• Career coaching record of 569 wins, 141 losses and 1 tie.
• 7x Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association State Coach of the Year.
• 14x District Eleven Wrestling Coach of the Year.
• Teams have won 13 Pennsylvania State Championships: Eight state individual titles and 5 state dual meet titles.
• Coached 24 individual PA State Champions (2nd most in Pennsylvania)
• Teams finished 1st or 2nd at State Individual Championships ten times
• Had a State Finalist for 19 consecutive years and 21 out of 22 years.
• Inducted into the Easton Area and District XI Hall of Fames, the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame and the Lehigh Valley Pocono Sports Hall of Fame.
• National Wrestling 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

• Played three sports: basketball, softball, and field hockey at Palmerton High School
• In high school, scored 2,622 points in basketball and was a four-time All-Star and three-time MVP
• Four-time All-Star and three-time MVP as catcher in Softball and All-Star in Field Hockey
• Upon graduation Nicole owned 8 single season or career marks
• Inducted into the Carbon County and Lehigh-Valley - Pocono Chapters of the PA Sports Hall of Fame and the PIAA District XI Hall of Fame
• Played at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Inducted into the Xavier Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013
• Member of the 2001 WNBA Championship LA Sparks team

• Blair Academy, NJ — 1971-1977 initiated the girls Field Hockey, Basketball, and Softball programs
• Bloomsburg University, PA - Field Hockey – (1978-2009) - 16 National Championships, 9-times
National Runner-up. 16 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, and 9-times Conference Runner-up. Winning percentage of .861 – Overall Record of 591-75-20
• Bloomsburg University, PA— Softball – (1978-2010) - winning percentage of .807 and overall record of 1215-288-2. 28 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament. 1 National Championship, 2-time National Runner-up, 5-time National 3rd Place, 2-time National 4th Place. 16 (PSAC) championships and 9-time Runner-up.
• From (1979-2010), every player recruited in Field Hockey and Softball has participated in at east one NCAA Tournament.
• Inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, National Fastpitch Coaches association
Bloomsburg University, East Stroudsburg University, Sussex County NJ Athletic, Luzerne County PA Athletic, Blair Academy Athletic, Newton NJ High School, Halls of Fame
• Received the 2006 Vivian Stringer Award from US Sports Academy
• Combined Field Hockey and Softball Records at Bloomsburg University 1806-363-22
• 12 Field Hockey National Player of the Year awards, 1 Softball National Player of the Year, 32 softball players earned 53 All-American honors, and 52 Field Hockey players earned 101 All-American honors

• All-American defensive tackle at Penn State and finalist for Lombardi Trophy in 1978
• Appeared in the National Championship game after the 1978 season, 1979 Sugar Bowl vs Alabama.
• Rranks 5th All-Time at Penn State University with 22 sacks and his 36 career tackles for loss are ied for 8th best at “Linebacker University”, upon graduation
• Twelve seasons with the Raiders, 49ers and Redskins
• First team All-Pro in 1984 & 1985 and Pro Bowl in 1988.
• Four- time Super Bowl Champion, retired in 1991 after fourth Super Bowl Ring
• Detroit Lions President & CEO 2001-2008
• TV analyst for CBS, Fox, ESPN, NBC and Penn State Radio network- lead analyst, and also made appearances on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football and the 2009 NFL Playoffs for NBC.

• First coach in NCAA history to lead three different women’s programs to the NCAA Final Four: Rutgers in 2000 and 2007, University of Iowa in1993 and Cheyney State College in 1982
• The fifth winningest coach in women’s college basketball history 1,055-426
• Named the National Coach of the Year three times: Wade Trophy in 1982, Converse Award in 1988 and Naismith Award in 1993. She was also named the 1988 Russell Athletics Womens’ Basketball Coach of the Year
• The 1993 Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Los Angeles Times and the Black Coaches Association named her as Collegiate Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year
• Other Coach of the Year Honors include; District V -3 times, District 1 – 1, Big Ten – 2 times, Big East – 2 times and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association – 4 times
• Rrecognized by Sports Illustrated as one of the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports” and in 2004 she received the Black Coaches Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award
• Inducted into the Women’s Basketball, the Naismith Basketball (with Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton) and The Fayette County Halls of Fame
• The U.S. Sports Academy named its annual women’s coaching award in her honor.
• The First C. Vivian Springer Medallion was awarded in July 2022

• Major League manager for the Houston Astros (1989-93), Oakland Athletics (1996-2002) and New York Mets (2003-2004)
• Managed teams in 2,266 major league games (1989-2004)
• Major league infielder (played all four position, but mostly second and third base) for the Pirates (1974-75), Astros (1976-82) and Cardinals (1984-85)
• Set Astros record in 1981 with a twenty game hitting streak
• Set American League record of 20-consecutive wins as manager with the Athletics in 2002
• Finished second 4 consecutive years (1999-2002) for the “Manager of the Year” Award
• An analyst for the Houston Astros from 2005-06 and again from 2009-17.
• A stellar multi-sport athlete at Shaler Area High School where he was an All-WPIAL quarterback/defensive back and led the Titans to a baseball championship
• Attended the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship and, after a career ending injury, was signed by the Pirates in 1970 after a tryout camp
• Inducted into the Shaler Area, University of Wyoming, Texas Baseball, Houston Astros Orbiters and RTC-Western Chapter Halls of Fame

• Was a 9-letter winner at Southmoreland High School and played quarterback, linebacker punted for the Scotties football team.
• At Pitt he played on an offensive line with future NFL Pro-Bowlers Mark May, Bill Fralic and “Jimbo” Covert. Pitt was a combined 22-2 his senior season.
• Played his entire NFL career as a member of the highly acclaimed Washington Redskins “Hogs” offensive line
• Was a starting guard on 3 Super Bowl Championship Teams; Super Bowl 17, Super Bowl 22 and Super Bowl 24
• Won a fourth Super Bowl ring as the Steelers Line Coach in Super Bowl 40
• Four-Time First Team All-Pro (1983-86) and was named to the Pro Bowl all four years
• First Team 1980’s NFL All-Decade-Team
• NFL Coach for 26-years
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton (2010), University of Pittsburgh Hall of Fame (2022) and Robert “Tick” Cloherty-Western Chapter Sports Hall of Fame in 1999