Inductees

A 1949 graduate of Roxborough (Philadelphia) High School…Played tackle…Received scholarship to Alabama…Chosen All-Southeast Conference and played in 1953 Orange Bowl Game…Drafted by Philadelphia Eagles…1955 MVP…Nine seasons as defensive tackle…1960 World Champions…Selected All-Pro…Played 3 years for Boston Patriots of the AFL…Coached Patriots’ defensive line until 1970…spent 1972 as defensive line coach for the Eagles, then retired from football…Chosen to Greater Philadelphia 40-year (1924-1964) All-Scholastic Football Team…Died June 17, 1975…Memorial Dialysis Center named after him and sponsored by the Eagles Alumni Association at Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia.

Born in Export, Westmoreland County, PA, October 14, 1909…Began his professional career in 1929 with Jeannette (PA) in the Mid-Atlantic League…Hit .336 setting an all-time league record with 24 triples…Played at Montreal in the International League from 1930 through 1935…Batted over .300, knocking in over 100 RBIs his last two years…Advanced to the New York Giants for the 1936 season…Traded to Brooklyn during 1939…Then to Cincinnati and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943…Compiled a .282 lifetime major league average, hitting .320 in three World Series with the Giants and Reds (1936-37-40)…In nearly 2,000 times at bat in over 550 games, he struck out only 89 times…Died July 16, 1959 at Greensburg, PA.

A product of New Kensington High School…Outstanding athlete…Enrolled at Villanova in 1934…Helped to establish school’s longest winning streak of 22 straight…Name to College All-Stars…Drafted by Detroit Lions…Shoulder injury launched coaching career with Loyola of Los Angeles in 1940…Naval Gunnery Officer WW II…At DeLone Catholic High School, McSherrystown, PA was recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s premier scholastic coaches…Built 20 game victory skein…Moved to St. Augustine High School, CA…Assistant at Villanova and Harvard…Names head coach at Villanova in 1960…In seven years teams complied an overall record of 35 wins and 30 losses…Beating Wichita State (15-7) in 1961 Sun Bowl and losing to Oregon State (6-0) in the 1962 Liberty Bowl…Since 1967 has traveled far and wide scouting for the NFL combine, BLESTO

Graduated from Roxborough (Philadelphia) High School in 1938. Earned 10 letters as all-around athlete…Chosen outstanding student-athlete…Played football and basketball at LaSalle College…Began coaching Melrose Academy while still at LaSalle…Produced championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball at Collingdale and Marple Newtown High Schools…As basketball referee worked state high school playoff, N.I.T., NCAA championship games and in 1957 was first rookie to be assigned NBA playoffs…Considered one of the country’s experts on officiating…Conducted clinics in most European countries for Defense Department…Served Eastern College Athletic Conference as Supervisor of Basketball and Baseball Officials…Presently Director of Athletics, Health and Physical Education in Marple Newtown School District…Has Doctorate in Education Equivalency…Now Basketball Supervisor for the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Baseball playing with the St. Clair Tigers and a prolific athletic career at Pottsville Catholic High School earned a scholarship to Duke University…Connie Mack and Coach Jack Cooms were his sponsors…Signed with the 1934 Phillies as a catcher, eventually managing the team’s minor league system…Later managed minor league teams for the Chicago White Sox and stayed on as a scout for 12 years…Then scouted Eastern Pennsylvania for another 17 years with the Detroit Tigers…Returned to the Phillies in 1975 as a special assignment scout…Retired in 1979…Among many memories from over 50 years in baseball are: serving as Honorary Pall Bearer for Connie Mack, a Detroit Tigers World Series ring, a Gold Pass for years of service to baseball, and the “good old days” with the St. Clair Tigers.

Acknowledged as the best football player produced in Lackawanna County…Sobriquet, “Special Delivery,” tagged on him by friend “Chic” Feldman, Scranton’s illustrious sports writer…An all-around athlete, offered contract with baseball’s Cleveland Indians…Earned All-American football honors at Pittsburgh…1941 Coca Cola Award twice for outstanding games in wins over Nebraska and Fordham…Voted 7th in 1941 Heisman Trophy race…MVP in All-Pacific title game, Army vs. Navy...1948 All-Pro with Cleveland Browns…Played for Chicago Bears…In 1950 broke all Hamilton Tiger Cats (Canadian) scoring records… Called by Paul Brown, “one of the finest clutch players I ever had.”

“Brute” was a sportswriter for the Post-Gazette and a sports Promoter. He had varied career spanning three decades ending in a career as a sports shop business dealing in trophies, plaques and metal engraving. After serving in World War II, he began his career.

In the Middle Atlantic Baseball League managing a league championship team in Vandergrift in 1948. In the 50’s he managed War Memorial Stadium in Johnstown and the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati. He joined the Post-Gazette in 1960 and was the scholastic sports- writer until 1964. In 1964 he became the public relations director at Parsons College in Iowa.

He returned to Pittsburgh as press agent for the Pittsburgh Pipers in professional Basketball. He was a founding member of the Pennsylvania Sports
Hall of Fame and was a 1983 inductee.

Remarkable career at Kennewick (Washington) High School…All-State football selection, basketball (3 years), track (3 years), baseball (2 years), wrestling (2 years)…Continued at Washington University playing football, baseball, and wrestling…Was two-way tackle and center…All-West Coast…Played in East-West, Hula Boal, All-American and College All-Star games…Drafter second by Philadelphia Eagles in 1963…Purchased by Pittsburgh Steelers in 1964…Played 13 years…196 consecutive games…Never missed a game during entire football career spanning 24 years…Noted for game durability and quality of play…Played on 2 Super Bowl winners…Served as team representative…Super Star competitor in 1975…All AFC
…Partner in insurance business.

Native of Groton, Connecticut…A Scranton resident since 1922…Graduated from Dunmore High School in 1939…All-Scholastic football career…Played center and captained Penn State University’s 1942 team…Selected Second Team All-East…Served in Air Force…Played with New York Giants (1946-1947) as center and defensive halfback…Started NFL officiating career in 1951…Retired after 1981 season…Memorable games officiated were the 1958 “sudden death” between the Giants and the Baltimore Colts, and Super Bowls IV, VII, XI…Now a retired and licensed architect…serves as consultant to leading architects in Northeast Pennsylvania… Owns garden center business.

An All-State high school basketball and baseball player at Pottstown High School during the 1952 and 1953 seasons, Captained the high school team which won 48 straight baseball games and which later was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Was the catcher on Pottstown’s American Legion State Championship team in 1954. While playing both sports at Duquesne University, held the national basketball foul shooting record hitting 63 in a row. After signing a baseball contract, played on two World series winners during an 18 year major league career, St. Louis Cardinals (1967) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1971).
Joins two other high school teammates as PSHF Inductees, his brother, Richard, and Howie Bedell. Quite a compliment to their coach, Edward Y. Good, one of Pottstown’s revered educators.

A remarkable athlete who has never missed a game during his high school, college, service, and pro football careers…A 3-year starter at Missouri…MVP as a sophomore and junior…Played in Orange, Blue Bonnet, and Southwest Challenge Bowls…Honor student…All-pro nine times with Pittsburgh Steelers…As linebacker leads or shares Steeler career high for interceptions…Made 1963 All-NFL Rookie team…1970 team MVP…Player representative…Defensive captain…Won 1973 Whizzer White Humanitarian award…Leads team in continuous service…Super star team competitor…Made NFL Fat East tour of military bases in 1968…Active in charities…Real estate investment counselor.

Affectionately referred to as “Mr. Midget Football, USA”…Founder-President of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. ..Began as a 4-team league in Philadelphia 55 years ago and now encompasses approximately 250,000 boys and girls across the United States and in Mexico…Born in Shenandoah, PA in 1902…Played varsity tackle at Frankford (Philadelphia) High School, Gettysburg, and Swarthmore Colleges…Attended Harvard Law School…worked for Wall Street brokerage firm when in 1929, with help from the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, formed the Junior Football Conference…In 1934, renamed conference in honor of Temple University’s legendary football coach, Glen Scobey “Pop” Warner…American Football Coaches’ Association elected Joe the first non-college coach ever to receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award…As far back as its inception, Joe used midget football as a means of teaching character and the value of an education…Author Jim Michener described the program as “organized juvenile sports at its best”…Many accolades have and will follow.