For the past 60 years, The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame has honored and inducted over 780 incredible men and women who have made a lasting impact in Pennsylvania through extraordinary athletic achievement and contributions. Whether these activities have been achieved on or off the field, we honor them. Through our future virtual museum, we educate and celebrate their achievements for years to come.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s 2024 Induction Ceremony and Dinner is Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Delaware County’s The Drexelbrook Event Center..
Carl DePasqua
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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All-State halfback Williamsport High; 4 years University of Pittsburgh halfback; coached 24 years, including Pitt 4 years; Waynesburg College 2 years, with 19-1 record; Nation's No.1 Small College Team 1966. One year Assistant with Steelers. Voted M.V.P. Pitt team 1949; played in Blue-Gray game.
Stan Hino
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Incredible 4-sport athlete - Football, Basketball, and Track, Shenandoah High. Matriculated at Albright College, Captained football and baseball. Professional football with Shenandoah Presidents, Reading Keys, Paterson Panthers. Baseball career spanned 9 years. Managed Joplin, Missouri team last half of season in 1935. World War II at North Carolina Pre flight, played football & baseball. Was only minor leaguer in starting line-up that included future Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Johnny Sain. Coached football at Albright, Muhlenberg and West Chester. Selected quarterback on All-time Albright team. Coached for Ashland High School, guided them to Southern Conference in 1948.
Richard John "Dick" Hoak
Living
Year Inducted:1977
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Outstanding High School Football player at Jeannette High School, Penn State University and a 9 year star halfback career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gained over 4,000 rushing yards as a Steeler halfback and nearly 1,500 yards in pass receiving.
Hubert Jack
Living
Year Inducted:1977
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Lock Haven College 1942-68; College record 153 wins, 39 losses (Best won-lost record ever produced in NAIA), 5 ties. Had 3 National Champions - Gus DeAugustino, Gary Simons (3 times) and Fred Powell. Two on U. S. Olympic teams - DeAugustino, Simons (twice) - teams had conference record of 87-6-2, won conference championship 8 times, 1961. Elected to National Helms Wrestling Hall of Fame 1963; elected to Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame 1972; elected to NAIA National Hall of Fame 1963.
John Henry Johnson
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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He player 13 years in the NFL - 6th leading rusher at the time with 6,803 yards. Scored 48 touchdowns. Played with Steelers 1960-65. Now resides in Pittsburgh. Voted High School Athlete. of the Twentieth Century in California last year.
Ernest McCoy
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Created and pioneered national renowned Sports Research Institute; Athletic Director at Penn State 18 years; Miami of Florida 3 years; Assistant Athletic Director and Basketball Coach at University of Michigan 12 years; Vice-President and Secretary - Treasurer of N. C. A. A.; member of N. C. A. A. Executive Policy Committee; President of ECAC; Recently retired, was considered one of nation's top Athletic Administrators and Promoter of Sports Safety.
Theodore Page
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Ted Page (April 22, 1903 - December 1, 1984), nicknamed "Terrible Ted", was a baseball player from 1923 to 1937. Page played for numerous Negro League teams, including the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky in 1903. In his early years, Page said that he had no awareness of racial differences. His family moved to Youngstown, Ohio when he was nine and they lived in a neighborhood largely composed of families of European descent. He said that many of his childhood friends were Polish and Italian.
In 1923, Page signed with the Toledo Tigers, but he was cut before playing a game. Over the next several seasons, he played for the Newark Stars, Brooklyn Royal Giants, and Baltimore Black Sox.
Page played with the Homestead Grays in 1930 and 1931. He moved on to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, where he batted in front of Cool Papa Bell.
In 1934, popular major league pitcher Dizzy Dean assembled a team of major league players and a team of Negro League players to tour large metropolitan areas and play exhibition games against each other. The Negro League team included Page, Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Buck Leonard, Jud "Boojum" Wilson and Cool Papa Bell. The major league team included Paul Dean, Larry French and a retired Hack Wilson. Page said that his team won seven out of nine matchups.
After retiring from baseball, Page operated a bowling alley in Pittsburgh. Tragically, he was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat on December 1, 1984. Jeffrey Sullivan, 20, was charged with his murder. Sullivan had performed yard work for Page and said that Page owed him money. Sullivan was convicted of second-degree murder and is serving a life sentence.
In August 2013, the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project announced that it would hold a ceremony to mark Page's grave at Allegheny Cemetery in Pennsylvania. His ashes were thought to have been lost, but they were located in a community cellar at the cemetery. During his later life, Page raised money to mark the grave of Negro League star Josh Gibson at the same cemetery.
Neil Reich
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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All-American team two years (1960-61); Team Captain of the U.S. Naval Academy Squad; Most Valuable Player Award in North-South All-Star Game; Elected to U. S. Naval Academy Hall of Fame; Winner of Stuart Oxnard A ward, Outstanding Collegiate Lacrosse player.
Fran Rogel
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Attended North Braddock Scott High School - All WPIAL 1944-45; Penn State; Look All-American 1948; Pittsburgh Steelers 1950-57; All-Pro 1956; Had most yards rushing for Steelers 5 out of 8 years with Steelers. Then coached high school.
James T Sheckard
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Sheckard played with Brooklyn, Baltimore and Chicago, National League teams 17 years; Lifetime fielding average .956, batting average .274; In 1899 stole 77 bases. Lifetime steals 460. Walked 147 times with Cubs, 1911; Lifetime walks 1135; Played in 4 World Series, 1906-07-08-10.
William H Sherdel
Year Inducted:1977
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Pitched in 2 World Series, led National League in pitching 1925-1926 - won 21 games in 1926 - was used many times as a pinch hitter. Control pitcher, developed slow ball. Had over 15 years in baseball - managed local town teams. Given the Nostalgia Award by St. Louis Baseball Writers Association in 1962.
Andy Stopper
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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All-State Football Williamsport High; All-American Racing Villanova 1936 and 1937; Most Valuable Player. College All-Star Game 1938; All-Service All-American; Coach 40 years; inducted into Williamsport and Reading Hall of Fame; President and Organized Berks County Chapter, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame; Chamber of Commerce Courage
Anthony Tomasco
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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45 years in boxing; 40 years as second and referee; Refereed championship fights and judged championship fights; selected as one of top three referees by Don Dunphy in 1969; Has handled over 400 fights, most of them feature fights. Has contributed time and money to Polio Athletic League in Delaware County for over 20 years and has devoted many hours in helping promote amateur fights for servicemen in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Refereed Turner-Gavilon fight and judged two of Marciano's Championship fights.
Vic Wertz
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Played in World Series 1954 against New York. Played in All-Star Games in 1949-51, and 1957. Played just two weeks short of 20 years in the Major Leagues. Home Runs 278; R.B.L's 1351; Grand Slam Home Runs 10; Lifetime average .278.
John Yovicson
Deceased
Year Inducted:1977
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Steelton native attended Gettysburg College 1936-40. All-Conference choice in football and basketball, also high jump. Coached high school from 1940-48 when he entered the college ranks. Became head coach at Gettysburg in 1952. Harvard head coach from 1957-1970; most victories of Harvard coaches; 4 times New Enagle "Coach of the Year."
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