Inductees

Roberto Clemente (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican right-fielder who played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Fame in 1973, becoming both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year waiting period, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for Hall of Fame induction. Clemente was a 13-time All Star and was the 1966 National League Most Valuable Player. He won NL batting titles in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967 and was a Gold Glove Award winner for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. Clemente batted .300 13 times and achieved 3000 hits during his career. He was a two-time World Series champion and World Series MVP in 1971, when he batted .414 for the Series. Clemente was involved in charity work during the off-seasons, delivering baseball equipment, food, and supplies to those in need. He died tragically in a plane crash on one of these humanitarian missions, delivering aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims on New Year’s Eve 1972. The following season the Pirates retired Clemente’s number, and MLB renamed its annual Commissioner’s Award in his honor. Now known as the Roberto Clemente Award, the honor is given to the player who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement, and the individual’s contribution to his team.”

Harry Dayhoff won 12 varsity letters in football, basketball, and track and field at Bucknell, and he later became one of the outstanding collegiate football officials in the country. A standout athlete at Steelton (Pa.) High School, Dayhoff came to Bucknell after two years in the U.S. Navy. He was an All-Pennsylvania quarterback in football and set a school record in the 220-yard low hurdles in track. At the conclusion of his undergraduate career, he played professional football for three years with the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Pottsville Maroons before an injury cut short his career. Dayhoff turned to officiating in 1926, and in a 30-year career worked games for almost all of the top Eastern colleges. A highlight of his career was serving as the referee for the 1945 Army-Navy game, Active in civic and professional affairs and an enthusiastic Bucknell alumnus, Dayoff was made a life member of the Intercollegiate Football Officials, was recipient in 1957 of Bucknell's Alumni Chair for Loyalty to the University. Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 1981.

Dave played football and graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School and Villanova University. After Serving in the U.S. Army, he played one year with the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive guard in 1946.

Although most notably a football player he also played basketball and baseball in high school and at Muhlenberg College. At Muhlenberg he was the football captain in 1936 and was named the teams most valuable player. Ed played in the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Star Game in 1937.
He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. He was the NFLs second leading rusher in the 1939 season. While in the service in 1942, Ed played U.S. Army Eastern All-Star.

Rick is a diver and coach who competed in the 1968 Olympics Born in Lancaster, PA he won two World University (FISU) Games Gold Medals, was Silver Medalist on 3 meter in the Pan American Games and amassed five Big Ten and seven National Titles while at Indiana University. He was a six -time NCAA All-American and four-time AAU All-American and one NCAA and six national AAU titles. Rick was on the 1968United States Olympic Team that competed in Mexico City. After Mexico City he became coach of diving at Cornell University where he coached for 39 years until his retirement in 2007. Gilbert was named Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Women’s Diving Coach of the Year in 1991, 1992, 1993 and Men’s Diving Coach in 1984. He was Chairman of the NCAA Diving Rules Sub-Committee from 1976-1980.

Stanley Hitz was a young AAU National Hand Ball Champion, the 26-year-old national Y.M.C.A. titleholder from Harrisburg, Pa., continued his advance tonight as the "dark horse" of the national A.A.U. handball tournament by eliminating Earl Srenco of St. Louis, seeded seventh, 21 -- 17, 21 -- 14

A graduate and former basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, he took over the Saint Francis College men’s basketball team in 1945-46 and elevated the program to unprecedented heights. During a career that spanned more than 20 seasons, he posted a record of 293-206-1 and won 20-or-more games in a season five times.
His greatest accomplishment may have been his recruitment of the late and legendary Maurice Stokes from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh. Together, the pair led Saint Francis to a four-year record of 79-30 from 1951-55, which included two prestigious National Invitational Tournament (NIT) bids. In the 1955 NIT, Saint Francis achieved national recognition by finishing fourth. He led the team to another NIT berth in 1958.
An avid golfer and tennis player until he death in February 1991, William “Skip” Hughes, a native of nearby Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania is a member of the Pennsylvania, Blair County and St. Francis University Halls of Fame

Miller debuted with the Washington Senators in 1921, but in 1922 he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics. Miller was the starting right fielder for the Athletics during their three consecutive American League championships. In 1929, he hit for a .331 batting average with 93 runs batted in. Bing was one of six Athletics players to post batting averages above .310 during the 1929 seasons. In the 1929 World Series he batted .368 and had a walk- off double in the ninth to clinch the World Series Championship for the Athletics. He was released by the Athletics in 1935 and signed with the Red Sox. Bing Miller retired in 1936 at the age of 42.

Jack Ogden and his brothers Tim and Curly all played football, basketball and baseball at Chester High School and Swarthmore College. John McGraw of the New York Giants signed Jack and took him straight to the majors. After four short outings he was shipped to Newark in the International league (IL). He would end up with the Baltimore Orioles (IL) and pitched eight seasons with a record of 213-103 and a 3.36 ERA. Ogden finally made the majors in1928 with the St. Louis Browns and ended his baseball career in 1932 with 2 years in Cincinnati and a record of 25 wins and 34 losses .

Gil transferred to Kansas University (KU) from West Point. At KU, he earned all-conference and All-American honors as a defensive back. He often traded off with QB Jerry Robertson and had 428 yards in total offense with 5 TD passes. He also returned punts for an average of 17.2 yards on 19 returns. Gil was drafted by the Green Bay Packers but did not play in the NFL. Gil was also a starter on the KU basketball team under Phog Allen. He averaged 8.0 points per game as the team posted a 19-6 record, won the Big Seven regular season title and was the 1952-53 NCAA runner-up. His football and basketball activity only lasted one year. He graduated with an engineering degree in 1954 and spent two years as an officer in the United States Air Force.

"Rip" Sewell (May 11, 1907 – September 3, 1989) was a right-handed starting pitcher for 13 years in the majors with the Detroit Tigers (1932) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1949). Sewell was selected four times to the National League All-Star team (1943–1946) and is credited with inventing the "Eephus pitch," a very high-arching off-speed pitch. The delivery from the pitcher has very low velocity and usually catches the hitter off-guard. With a high-arching trajectory, it resembles a slow-pitch softball delivery than to a traditional baseball pitch. In 1937, the Pittsburgh Pirates bought Sewell's contract from the minor league Buffalo Bisons. In 1940, Sewell worked his way into the Pirates' starting rotation and went 16–5 in 33 games with a 2.80 ERA. His .762 winning percentage was third best in the NL, and he finished #25 in the 1940 NL MVP voting. In 1941, Sewell's record fell to 14–17, and his ERA rose to 3.72. Using the blooper pitch, Sewell became one of the best pitchers in baseball. He won 17 games in 1942 and followed with 21-win seasons in both 1943 and 1944. His best season was 1943, when he led the major leagues with 21 wins and 23 complete games. His record was 21–9 (.700 winning percentage) with a career-low 2.54 ERA (4th in the NL). Sewell was a critic of the American Baseball Guild, the players' union that attempted to organize after World War II. In June 1946, he led Pirate players against the union, and was reported as saying that he was "glad the owners had finally told these ungrateful players where to get off. First, they wanted the hamburger, then filet mignon, eventually the cow and the entire pasture." In a 13-year major league career, in 390 games and 243 games started, Sewell compiled a 143–97 won-loss record, a .596 winning percentage with a 3.48 ERA. In 21191⁄3 innings pitched, he recorded 636 strikeouts. A good hitting pitcher in his career, he recorded a .203 batting average (152-for-750) with 81 runs, 6 home runs, 59 RBI and 37 bases on balls. In 1943 and '44, he had 17 and 12 RBI respectively. In 1943 and '45, he hit .286 and .313.

Frank was a center and linebacker at Steelton High School and Duke University. He played these
positions in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 to 1952. He officiated in the NFL for 26 seasons as an umpire and worked Super Bowl XV.

Sol wolf made his first impression on Pennsylvania sports in 1923 at Central State Normal School, the forerunner of Lock Haven Teachers College. Sol coached the football, basketball and track teams at CSNS. He quickly established winning traditions in all three sports. In 1925, after beating scholastic power Williamsport 44-0, Sol was named the Williamsport Head Coach. In 1927, for the first time since 1905, Williamsport went undefeated and were named Big Three Champions. 1928 was another banner year for the Billtown eleven. Sol’s three- year record at Williamsport was 28-4-1. In 1929, he unsuccessfully applied for the job at Dickinson College. At Williamsport in1929 and 1930 the Billtown elevens were again sensational, going 21-0-2. During his tenure at Williamsport, Wolf won 50 games, lost 3 and tied 3. During the following years Sol sought out other coaching positions, but none to his satisfaction. His efforts in the broadcast booth ended in similar futility.