Inductees

An All-Pennsylvania State High School selection while playing for Mahanoy City; an All-American and Helms Foundation selection while playing for St. Joseph’s College and a star professional with the Philadelphia Warriors, which he joined in their first season 1946-47. Played a leading part in helping the team win the Championship of the Basketball Association of America (now NBA) in its inaugural year – Active player for Warriors for nine seasons, helping them win several Eastern Division titles. Assistant Coach for two years, while still playing – Head Coach in 1955-56, and in his first campaign piloted the Warriors to another league title.

In his senior year at St. Joseph’s, he led the nation’s major college scorers with a record 515 points and was voted “Athlete of the Year” by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association.

Was born April 19, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Started his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox in 1934 and was traded to the Phillies in 1935. In 1938 he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds where he played until 1948 when he retired to manage. Was a manager in 1948 and 1949 with the Reds. Pitched 3.104 2/3’s innings – gave up 2,990 hits, had 1,107 strike-outs and issued 1,121 bases on balls. In 1939 and 1940 pitched for Cincinnati Reds in World Series, In 1939 lost two games and pitched 11 innings, giving up 13 hits, 1 base on balls and had 6 strike-outs. In 1940 won 2 games, losing none with ERA 1.50. Started and completed both games giving up only 8 hits, 6 bases on balls and 6 strike-outs for both games. One of the games was a shut-out.

Played in Major Leagues for 16 years – won 198 lost 160 – ERA 3.30.

Was born April 26, 1900 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Started his career in 1923 with New York Giants – 1934 traded to Philadelphia Phillies. Played in two World Series – 1924 with New York Giants and in 1929 with Chicago Cubs. Had batting average for the Series in 1929 of .471. Holds National League Home-run record with 56 in 1930 and R.B.I. both leagues with 190 in 1929 – 1930 which was All-time record.

Was in Majors for 12 years – with 1,062 R.B.I.’s, 244 Home Runs. Second highest paid in Majors at his time $70,000 – next to Babe Ruth in top pay.

One of the famous “Whiz Kids” of the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, spent 12 of his 15 major league seasons as the Phillies center fielder (1948-1949). He sported a .308 lifetime batting average and routinely led the league in fielding percentage. Ashburn was a singles hitter rather than a slugger, accumulating over 2.500 hits against only 29 home runs. Ashburn was traded to the Chicago Cubs following the 1959 season. Playing for the New York Mets in 1962, he hit .306 and retired at the end of the season.
Richie was a six- time All-Star Game participant and two- time batting champion. He became radio and TV color commentator for the Phillies in 1963. After a game he had a heart attack and died in the locker room in 1997. Ashburn was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.

Henry Bream was born and raised in Gettysburg and graduated from Gettysburg College in 1924, earning letters in football, basketball and baseball. He returned to Gettysburg in 1926 as assistant football and basketball coach and a year later was promoted to head coach in both sports, positions he held from 1927 to 1946. He was named Athletic Director in 1952 and held the position until 1969.
Bream was instrumental in the development of athletic programs and facilities at the college as well as community affairs.

Raymond Grey was a graduate of Lebanon High School and Lebanon Valley College. After graduation, he taught and coached at Marietta High School. He served as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and was blinded in February 1943 in a booby trap explosion. After 50 years of blindness he received a corneal transplant and was able to regain some vision. Despite his impairment he was very active in his community and the VA Hospital

(February 20, 1920 – April 1, 1991) Frank had 12 seasons (1939-1950) in the big-leagues and appeared in three All-Star Games (1946-48). He spent the bulk of his tenure (1,176 games played) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though he also played a season for the Chicago Cubs and played the last nine games of his career with the 1950 St. Louis Browns. The native of Hoopeston, Illinois, threw and batted right-handed. Gustine played all positions in the infield, spending most of his time at first and second base. Gustine collected 1,214 hits, including 222 doubles and 47 triples. His best season was 1947, when he reached career highs in batting average (.297), hits (183), runs scored (102), and runs batted in (67). His roommate during his career with the Pirates was Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner. His best man at his Oakland wedding was Pirate Jim Russell from Fayette City, Pennsylvania. During baseball off-seasons, Gustine coached the basketball team at Waynesburg College. In 1954, Gustine and Lee Handley began a daily 15-minute sports program on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following his baseball career Gustine became a Pittsburgh restaurateur who had a popular sports restaurant near the old Forbes Field on Forbes Avenue. His personality was perfect as a host greeting patrons with his always down to earth, polished, soft spoken manner. While on the inaugural voyage of Riverboat casino The President on the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa, Gustine suffered a fatal heart attack.

About This Inductee:

Three-year Washington and Jefferson All-American
Signed with Bulldogs same day NFL organized, 1920
Largest player of his time, 6-0, 250, bulwark of Canton’s championship lines, 1922-1923
60-minute performer, also punted, kicked field goals
Set NFL marks for longest punt (94 yards), longest dropkick field goal (50 yards)
Charter Enshrinee, 1963 – NFL Hall of Fame
Had two nicknames - "Fats" and "Pete"

Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry was a football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Henry attended Washington & Jefferson College where he played at the tackle position from 1915 to 1919. He was selected as a consensus All-American in 1918 and again in 1919.

He next played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Canton Bulldogs (1920–1923, 1925–1926), New York Giants (1927), and Pottsville Maroons (1927–1928). He helped lead Canton to consecutive NFL championships in 1922 and 1923 and was selected as a first-team All-Pro four consecutive years from 1920 to 1923. He also served as head coach with Canton in 1926 and with Pottsville in 1928.

In 1929, Henry returned to Washington & Jefferson as an assistant football coach. He became athletic director in 1932 and held that position until his death in 1952. He was also the head coach of the Washington & Jefferson football team in 1942 and 1945.

He died February 7, 1952 at the age of 54.

Leo began boxing in 1902 as a flyweight and fought successfully in every weight division up to heavyweight. During his career he fought many boxing hall of famers; including the likes of Harry Greb, Gene Tunney and Mike Gibbons. He later served as the boxing coach at Penn State from
1922 to 1949. He also worked as a boxing referee and Judge in Pennsylvania. Houck had 144 wins, 21 by KO, 36 losses and 23 draws. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame
and the International Boxing Hall of Fame,

Stan Jones attended Lemoyne High School and the University of Maryland. He played on some of Maryland’s most successful teams. They were Southern Conference Champs in 1951. In 1952, they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference and were co-champions. That season they were named National Champions, Jones was awarded the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as the nation’s outstanding lineman and was a unanimous All-American selection. Maryland awarded him the Anthony Nardo Award as the best lineman. Jones was drafted in the 5th round by the Chicago Bears and started in 1954 at tackle. In 1955 he switched to guard and remained there for the next eight seasons. From 1962 to 1964, he moved to defensive tackle. In 1965, he asked coach Halas to trade him to the Washington Redskins so he could play a his final season close to home. He retired after the 1966 season. Jones missed only two games in his first eleven seasons and was an All-Pro guard in 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1960, and played in seven straight Pro Bowls (1955-1951). He was an assistant coach for various NFL teams from 1967 to 1992. Named one of the “100 greatest Bears of All-Time”.

Robert Keller spent 11 years as the sports voice of WLBR Radio broadcasting Lebanon County football and basketball games in addition to Lebanon Valley College basketball games that saw the 1952-53 team make it into the NCAA tournament where the Flying Dutchmen defeated Fordham 80-67 in the opening round.

Plank pitched for Gettysburg College although not enrolled there. He was attending a prep school associated with the college. He signed his first pro contract with Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. He was 17-13 with 28 complete games his first season. Plank won 20 games in 1902, helping the Athletics win the American League pennant. He won 23 in 1903 and led the league in starts. He made his first trip to the World Series in 2005. He started two games and gave up only three runs in 17 innings but did not get a win. The Athletics went to the World Series in 2011 (Champs) and 2014 (Losers). Plank won two games in the 2011 Series and lost in 2014. During his time with the Athletics he was the most consistent pitcher in the game, winning over 20 games seven times. In his four World Series he had an ERA of 1.32, but only a 2—5 record. For his career, Plank had a record of 326-194, an ERA of 2.35 and 2,246 strikeouts. He is on the “Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame”.

In Ken’s 15- year career in major league baseball he played for Chicago (2), Philadelphia (5) and Cincinnati (8). He had a record of 119-154 with 806 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA. Despite these numbers, Raffty made the National League (NL) All-Star team in 1944, twice led the NL in strikeouts, led NL in games started twice and led (NL) in strike outs to walks (3.02) in 1944.

Star quarterback and defensive back at Northeast Catholic High School leading the team to championships in 1935 and 1936. He was voted 1st Team Scholastic his senior year. He moved on to the University of Pennsylvania where he was an outstanding running back in Coach George Munger first three years at Penn. He scored 103 points as a senior, including a great individual performance against Princeton; rushing for 200 yards, scoring five touchdowns and 31 points. Reagan was named a 1st Team
All-American back for 1940. A captain of both the football and baseball teams. He was awarded the “Class of 1915 Award” He was a second- round pick of the New York Giants leading the NFL in interceptions in 1947. He was traded to the Eagles in 1948 and helped the Eagles repeat as NFL Champions in 1949. During his career Reagan averaged 40.9 yards on 224 punts. Upon retirement, he became head coach at Villanova, (1954 – 1959) and Athletic Director until 1961.

Vic graduated from William Penn Charter School where he was a tennis star. He took his racket to North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He was 63-3 at UNC, won the Southern Conference singles championship in 1948 and the doubles in 1949 and was an All-American. UNC awarded him the
Patterson Medal, the school’s top medal in athletics. He served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in World War II for three years, which interrupted his tennis career. Vic was ranked in the ”Top Ten” thirteen time in the US between 1942 and 1956. He was ranked No. 4 in the World while he was No. 1 in US ranking. In his career he won 15 Major championships. He won Wimbledon, US Open,
Australian Open and French Open (2x) singles and the US Open twice in doubles. The French Open, Wimbledon (4x) and the US Open (3x) in mixed doubles. Seixas was inducted into the International Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame and the Southern Conference Hall of Fame.

At Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse High School, he twice won All- City basketball honors. He went to Duquesne
University where he was an All- American and played on two NIT teams and was the Dukes’ captain
his senior year.
On April 25, 1950, Chuck Cooper made history when he became the first Afro-American to be drafted by an NBA team. The Boston Celtics selected Cooper with the 13th overall pick in the second round. He also played for the Harlem Globe Trotters, Celtics, Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks and The Fort Wayne Pistons.

Chuck attended Temple University and played seven seasons In the NFL. He made his debut in the NFL in 1942 with the Chicago Bears, but spent the next two-and-one-half-seasons in military service during World War II. He returned to the Bears in 1945 and played there until 1949. He spent his final season with the Green Bay Packers in 1949.
Drulis went on to spend many years as a defensive assistant. Most of these as a secondary coach with the St. Louis Cardinals. His wife, Dale Drulis was an artist who was commissioned to create the artwork at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. The hammered copper figures over the entry were her creation.

Earle was a native of Greensburg, PA and played football at Penn State. He became an assistant football coach at his alma mater (1936-1948) and at Michigan State (1949-1953). Earle became the head football coach at North Carolina State in 1954 and serve the Wolfpack until 1970. He compiled a record of 77-88-8 and is the longest tenured coach in NC State Wolfpack football history and holds the program records for games coached, wins, and losses. His teams won five Atlantic Coast Conference titles and made two Liberty Bowl appearances. He was named the ACC Coach of the Year.

Glen Horst was one of the greatest all-around athletes in Franklin & Marshall history. He was quarterback of the football team, an All-Conference forward on the basketball team and a pitcher on the baseball team. He also received varsity letters in track and golf. In all he earned 11 varsity letters. Horst once pitched a five hit 1-0 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. He later coached baseball and basketball at F&M.

William began playing soccer at an early age in Scotland, but suffered a career ending injury. His mother sent him to live with an uncle in the United States. He began working in a railroad shop and was soon managing the company team. In 1925, his team played an exhibition game at Penn State University. This resulted in an offer to coach the men’s soccer team, a position he held for 27 years. Beginning in 1932 the Nittany Lions would go on a 65 game-winning streak which ended in November, 1941. The United States Soccer Football Federation selected Jeffrey to coach the United States men’s national soccer team. He led them to its historic 1-0 win over England in the 1950 World Cup, considered one of the greatest Upsets in soccer history. The Penn State Soccer Stadium was named Jeffrey Stadium and and the NCAA awards the annual Bill Jeffrey Award to college coaches.

A true gentleman, Harry Litwack’s flawless character, distinguished coaching ability and outstanding sportsmanship made him a legendary figure in Philadelphia sporting annals. Nicknamed “The Chief” after the catch phrase he used when meeting new people. Litwack is credited with developing the box- and- one defense. He played seven seasons with the Philadelphia SPHA’s (1930-’31), helping them capture championships in both the Eastern and American Basketball Leagues. With a strong playing background, Litwack then coached the Temple’s Freshman team to a 181-32 record from 1931to 1951. The Chief Became Temple’s varsity head coach in 1952 and compiled a 373-193 Record. He only suffered one losing season in 21 years, directed the Owls to 13 postseason tournaments, including the 1969 NIT championship and two NCAA Final Fours. He enjoyed eight 20- win seasons and six trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Unlike most major leagers at the time, Danny graduated from college (Bloomsburg State Teacher’s College) in 1938. The baseball facility at Bloomsburg is named Danny Litwhiler Field. Danny was a major league outfielder from 1940 to 1951. He played for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinal, Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. In 1942 he was the first regular Major Leaguer to have an errorless season. Also, that year he was the first outfielder to wear a glove with the fingers stitched together. He batted .305 in 1941 and was named to the 1942 All-Star Game. In 1942 he had 308 putouts and 9 assist without making an error. He had an errorless streak of 187 before making an error on May 20, 1943, his only error that season for a .996 fielding percentage. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1943 and was a key player in the 1944 World Series against the St. Louis Browns Litwhiler coached at Florida State University from 1955 to 1963, and led them to three college World Series appearances. He then coached at Michigan State University from 1964 to 1982.

Anthony Margio was involved in the design and building of superior motor speed boats.
He would then race these boats both domestically and internationally. He was recognized as one of the world’s great speed boat drivers.

Robert Peck was an outstanding center for Pop Warner at the University of Pittsburgh gardnering three All-American honors. At Pitt, Peck won back-to-back national championships in 1915 and 1916. In 1917 he played in the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the modern National Football league for the Youngstown Patricians and the Massilion Tigers. That season he earned All-Pro honors.
Following his time at Pitt, he served as Athletic Director at Culver Military Academyuntil his unexpected death in 1932.