Inductees

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 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

• 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

• “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

• 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

• 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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