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• Swoyersville High School-All-State football
• Washington and Lee University-All-American, played in Gator Bowl
• 1951 second round draft pick of NFL’s Cleveland Browns
• In 10 year career, won 5 division titles and 2 National championships
• Four-time All-Pro linebacker
• Head coach of USFL New Jersey Generals 2 years
• Head coach of NFL’s New York Jets 7 years
• Also coached Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders and a Super Bowl
• Inducted into PA Sports Hall of Fame in 1986

Walt began his football career at Swoyersville. From there he went on to star at Washington and Lee University. He went on to play for the Cleveland Browns where he helped to win five division titles and two national championships. The Browns selected Walt in the seventh round of the 1951 NFL draft where he became a four time all pro linebacker. He was voted into the Wyoming Valley Hall of Fame and was Head Coach of the USFL New Jersey Generals.

Joe stellar play at fullback and linebacker at VMI earned him All-American honors and the Eagles number one draft choice and second overall pick in the 1943 NFL draft. His entry into the NFL was delayed while he served with the U.S. Marine Corps Fifth Division as a First Lieutenant fighting at Iwo Jima, receiving a battlefield promotion, and assignment to the occupying forces in Japan. Returning to the NFL, he was known as “Joltin Joe” because of the impact of his blocks. As a wide-ranging linebacker and the lead blocker for Steve Van Buren and Josh Pritchard, he was often the forgotten man in the Eagles backfield yet was All-Pro in 1948. When they went to two platoon football in 1950 he was again All-Pro in “50 as a linebacker. He could easily have been the Eagles first “60 Minute Man” as he was often call on to do the punting and place kicking. He held the record as the Eagles all-time leader in punting average until 2013. The post-World War Eagles were a powerful amalgam of talent and the team most often looked to Joe Muha for inspiration and guidance. He was the unspoken pillar of strength for the squad that played for each other with an unsurpassed team loyalty. He designed the rings for their two consecutive NFL titles. When new ownership failed to deliver, Joe walked away on his own accord after the 1950 season. He returned to USC to pursue an advance degree and worked as an assistant at USC and later spent a year coaching the Chicago Cardinals. He made a full- time commitment to be a college professor and spent 15 years as an on-field official in the NFL.

Joe Paparella worked minor league baseball from 1933 to 1945. In 1946 he got the call to move up
to Major League Baseball’s American League. He worked in the American League from 1946 to 1965
and during his twenty-year career worked 3,142 games, four World Series and four All-Star games.

Sawyer was a minor league outfielder in his playing days and a rarity among baseball people of his era. Eddie had earned an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College and a master’s degree in biology and physiology from Cornell. He later taught biology in the off-season. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and worked his way up to a player-manager position with the Amsterdam Rugmakers in the Class C Canadian-American League. Sawyer led the Rugmakers to a first- place finish and batted .369 with 103 runs batted in. In 1944 he left the Yankees for the Phillies and in 1948, while managing their top farm club the Toronto Maple Leafs, he got promoted to replace Philadelphia’s manager Ben Chapman. Concurrently, the Phillies were being transfused with young blood and Sawyer was an ideal choice to blend the youngsters with the veterans into a cohesive unit. In 1949, the Phillies enjoyed their first winning season since 1932. The rejuvenated Phillies charged into 1950 and didn’t stop until they won the National league pennant, their first since 1915. However, they were no match for the Yankees in the 1950 World Series. 1950 was Sawyer’s last winning season and after several hires and fires he resigned at the start of the 1960 season and remained in the game as a scout. His final record was 390 wins and 423 Losses.

Jack played tackle at Waynesburg College and appeared in the first televised game in U. S. history against Fordham at Randall’s Island, New York. He took a break from football, after graduation,
to serve in the Army during World War II, rising to the rank of captain. He came home from the services to play football for the Pittsburgh Steelers and coaches Jock Sutherland and John Michelosen from 1946 to 1950.
He left the Steelers in 1951 to take the head coaching job at his alma mater Waynesburg College (now Waynesburg University). After a four-year record of 22-9-1 at Waynesburg he left to become an assistant at Pitt, where he is credited with his two star recruits Mike Ditka and Marty Schottenheimer. He left coaching in 1961 to take a sales position.

Twenty-five (25) years as Major League Umpire. supervisor of American League Umpires. Worked 3
League Championships, 5 World Series, and 4 All-Star games. Tabbed "Umpires umpire" by co-workers.
Began umpiring in 1947 Pony League and advanced through Canadian-American, Eastern, international, and Majors in 1954. Well-known popular speaker on nationwide banquet circuit.

Over 50 years at Villanova. During 25 years varsity basketball coach, won 405, lost 189, 2 of his teams
made NIT, 4 made NCAA play-offs. Coached Paul Arizin, Larry Hennessy, George Raveling and Bob
Shafer. Helms Foundation, Villanova Hall of Fame, Delaware County Chapter Pa. Sports Hall of Fame.

Ursinus College, played all sports, All-American football tackle. Slippery Rock University 1920-1980,
"Knute Rockne" of small college football. Coaching record: 4 undefeated seasons-1924, 1933, 1939,
1945; 126 wins, 58 losses, 11 ties. Coached basketball and baseball, served on Board of Trustees. N. Kerr Thompson Memorial Endowment Fund of $100,000 established in 1969, perpetual existence.

Lettered 3 years at Scott High School. University of Maryland 1950-53. All-American Quarterback,
All-American Academic, National Championship and Orange Bowl in 1953. Sugar Bowl 1952. First draft
choice of 49'ers, 12 years pro football Canadian League; Edmonton, won Grey Cup 1954, Hamilton
1957, won Grey Cub 1957, 61, and 63, Montreal 1965-66, Columbia Lions 1967. Statistics: 1493
completed passes, 2876 attempts, 153 touchdowns, 23,264 years.

Starred at quarterback Wilkinsburg High School. Manhattan College outstanding running back, AII-
American recognition. Backfield coach Brown University 1951-54, University of Pittsburgh 1955-60, Head Coach University of Massachusetts 1961-70. Record: 59-27-1; 47-7-1 Conference, teams won 5 Yankee Conference titles-undefeated team 1963, Tangerine Bowl 1964, UPI Coach of the Year 1965, New England Coach of the Year 1964.

Ten varsity letters Turtle Creek H.S. 1943-46. Offensive and defensive end Notre Dame 1946-49, team
undefeated 4 years, co-captain 1949, All-American 1947-48-49, AP Athlete of the Year 1949, Heisman
Trophy 1949, Maxwell Trophy 1949, All-Pro offense and defense Detroit Lions 1951, National Football Hall of Fame 1973.

A native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Hunter was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952 after leading the Texas league in fielding and stolen bases. He was the last shortstop for the Browns and the first shortstop for the modern Baltimore Orioles when the Brownies moved in 1954. However, he was a reserve infielder for the remainder of his career for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians. In his six-year major league career, he batted .219, with 16 home runs and 144 RBI’s in 630 games When Hunter’s playing career was over he scouted for a few years and then became the third base coach for the Orioles for almost 14 seasons; four American League Championships and two World Series. He ended his baseball career as manager of the Texas Rangers

Pittsburgh Pirate second baseman from 1956-1972. Had over 2,000 major league hits, established records, Major League Player of the Year 1960, won 1960 World Series with dramatic home run, named to All-star game 6 years, 7 years top fielder in National League.

Professional football, high school and college wrestling. Two PIAA Heavyweight Championships 1960-61, Indiana High School. Two Unlimited Titles, Syracuse University 1962-63. Played on 4 football teams in 3 leagues; American, National, and World. Gained 7,000 yards, averaged better than 4 yards per carry in 10 year career. AFL Most Valuable Player 1966, 3rd Rushing World Football League 1974, 4th 1975. Inductee Indiana County Chapter 1984.

First team All-American, College Player of the Year at University of Maryland 1955, 1954-55 All-Atlantic
Coast Conference Team, 1953, 55 Orange Bowl, 1956 Outstanding Player of College All-Star game.
Philadelphia Eagles 1st draft choice 1956, starred at linebacker, including 1960 World Champions, com-
pleted NFL career with Redskins, linebacker coach of Miami Dolphins 1966-68.

Major League baseball announcer since 1948, over 6,000 games - 5 World Series, 3 All-Star, and 4 Bowl
games. Founder and Director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Foundation and Bob Prince Golf Classic which
has raised over $100 million for cancer and retarded children. Has announced football, golf and hockey.
Called "Mr. Pittsburgh".

Jim Schrader was a graduate of Scott Township High School in Carnegie, PA and the University of Notre Dame. An offensive linemen, “Big Jim” helped lead the way for Heisman Trophy winning running back Johnny Lattner. In 1953 Notre Dame finished the season 9-1 and had an unprecedented 12 players drafted to the ’54 NFL. Jim went in the 2nd round to the Washington Redskins. He played in 116 NFL games, starting 48 of them. During his 10-year career he played for the Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles and never played on a team with a winning record. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1958, 1959 and 1961.

A football player, Clyde graduated from Carlisle,PA High School and Purdue University. A cornerback, Washington was drafted in the 10th round by the Cleveland Browns. He chose the AFL over the NFL and signed with the Boston Patriots (1960-1961) and played for the New York Jets (1963-1965). In five seasons, he played in 63 games and had nine interceptions.

Peter Carlesimo was a football and basketball player In high school and college and coached football and basketball at Scranton University. However it was as an athletic administrator that he left his mark in sports.Beside coaching, he was the athletic director at ScrantonUniversity from 1953 to 1968 and Fordham University from 1968 to 1978.
As the AD at Fordham, Peter was on the committee that ran the annual National Invitation Basketball Tournament (NIT) at Madison Square Garden In New York City. An active committee member, he went on to become the first full-time Executive Director of the NIT from 1978 to 1988 He is a member of the University of Scranton. Fordham University And NCAA Athletic Director’s Halls of Fame.

In November 2008 Temple University officially named its Athletic Office “The Earnest C. Casale Intercollegiate Athletic Suite”. Casale served Temple University Athletics as Athletic Director from 1959 to 1982 and was regarded as one of the most influential athletic administrators in Philadelphia Sports.Ernest graduated from Germantown High School in 1935 and entered Temple University. He played three seasons of baseball for the Owls. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the military and
served his country during both World War II and the Korean War. After WW II he returned to Temple to teach mathematics and following his Korean tour he return as head baseball coach and guided the Owls to two NCAA Tournament appearances and first MAC Championship, while compiling a record of 85-48-3. Ernest retired from coaching to become Temples Athletic Director. Improving Temple’s athletic facilities and competitiveness and serving the NCAA Council and its committees.

Mike Holovak was born in Lansford, PA. He went to Boston College, where he was an All-American running back and placed 4th in the Heisman voting in 1942. He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the fifth round in 1943 then enlisted in the Navy. Mike officially signed with the Rams in 1944, but did not take the field until 1946, by which time the franchise had moved to Los Angeles. He was traded to the Chicago Bears in 1947 and led the pass- oriented Bears in rushing the next two- years. Mike retired in March, 1949 to become the freshman coach at Boston College. Undefeated for two seasons, Mike was named the head coach in December, 1950. After nine winning seasons and subject to constant verbal abuse from Eagles fans he was fired in December, 1959. Mike became an assistant and then head coach of the AFL Boston Patriots in 1960 to 1968. Then the coaching
merry-go-round began with various teams and various roles. Mike retired as a scout with the Tennessee Titans in 1999. He was elected to the National Football Foundation’s College Hall Of Fame In 1981,

Ted Kick was a Harrisburg Native and Wharton School graduate. He took over his father’s business, Harrisburg Paper, and sold it to Hammermill Corp in 1977, which he continued to manage.
His extensive community service included the Lady Keystone Open Golf Classic, the Arthritis Foundation and the Shippensburg University Board.
Lick was also a noted big-game hunter who traveled the world in search of prey and cultural experiences.

Roger has an unrivaled Record of wins at the Indianapolis 500 and a virtual presence In every major national series. A graduate of Lehigh University and founder and Chairmen Of Pienske Corporation, a closely held diversified on-highway transportation services company Including professional motor sports.

Born and raised in Jeannette, PA, Buster was a power hitting shortstop and third basemen in the Negro Leagues. Debuting in 1937, he terrorized pitching wherever he went, whether in the United States or Caribbean. He finished second to Josh Gibson in home runs inthe 1941 Mexican League. As Major League baseball turned to younger Negro League players, Clarkson headed north to Canada in 1948. There he blasted 31 home runs and batted .408 for St. Jean in the Provincial League. Despite these numbers he got no notice from major league organizations and returned to the Negro Leagues. By 1950 Major League baseball could not ignore Clarkson’s talent and he was signed by the Boston Braves and assigned to their Triple A farm club in Milwaukee. In 1951, Clarkson at 35, played a solid third base or shortstop leading his team to the Junior World Series Championship. T he 37 year old rookie was finally called up while hitting .382 in late 1952 and was used sparingly as a pinch hitter.

Tom Ferrick was a Major League Baseball pitcher (primarily relief), Pitching coach and scout. Pitching in the minor leagues he caught the eye of Connie Mack and he made his major league debut in1941 with the Philadelphia Athletics. Although getting off to a great start, he began to sputter toward seasons end and finished with an 8-10 record and 3.77 ERA in 36 games and was selected off of Waivers by the Cleveland Indians. He appeared in 31 games for the Indians and went 3-2 with a 1.99 ERA. That Christmas, he inlisted in the Navy and served and played baseball with the fifth fleet team. After the war, Tom pitched well for several losing ball clubs. At the 1950 trade deadline he was traded to the New York Yankees, he was with a winning ball club for the first time. With the help of stellar performances by Ferrick, out of the bullpen, the Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series. He became a coach in the minors and was named the pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds in 1953. and later served that role with the Phillies in 1959, Tigers in 1960-1963 and Athletics 1964 to 1965. He was a team scout for over twenty years before he retired.