Inductees

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.

A native of Pittsburgh, Joe played at Brentwood High School and the University of Pittsburgh where he captained the 6-3 1952 team. As a senior he was selected a first team All-American and played in the Senior Bowl. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions and joined the 1952 NFL Champions league best scoring defense.
He appeared in all 12 regular season games and help lead the Lions to the 1953 Championship and 2nd best scoring defense. In 1954, Schmidt was selected All-Pro and a spot in the Pro Bowl the first of 10 consecutive Pro Bowls in his career. In 1956, he was elected team captain, called defensive signals and was the Lions player representative. He had perhaps his best season in 1957 as the Lions won their third Championship in six years. He was selected first team All-Pro and was named the NFL Lineman of the year.

Joe Scott was a Philadelphia businessman and Founding partner of the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers won two Stanley Cups with Scott as President in 1974-1975.

Frank Thomas was born June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended high school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel secondary school. As a teenager he attended a seminary in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and studied for the Roman Catholic priesthood for five years before entering pro baseball. Thomas signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947. He debuted with the Pirates in 1951 and was adept at playing first, and third and left field. With the Pirates, he made three All-Star games (1954,55,58). In 1958Thomas finished fourth in the voting for Most Valuable Player, when he batted .281, finished second in the National League to Ernie Banks with 35 home runs, and had 109 RBIs. Thomas appeared on the cover of the July 28, 1958 issue of Sports Illustrated. He also won his only NL Player of the Month award in June, batting .275, with 9 HR, and 29 RBI. On August 16, 1958, Thomas hit three home runs in a 13-4 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. In 1959 Thomas was traded to Cincinnati and continued in big-league baseball with various teams until 1966. In a 16-season career, Thomas posted a .266 batting average with 286 home runs and 962 RBIs in 1,766 games. He was larger than the average player of his time, and known for his opinionated nature. One of his nicknames as a player was "The Big Donkey." In retirement Thomas was active in supporting charities especially “Kids with Cancer.” Because of the other famous Frank Thomas who was inducted into the Cooperstown Hall of Fame in 2014, he would tell all he was the “original one.”

Roberto Clemente (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican right-fielder who played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Fame in 1973, becoming both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year waiting period, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for Hall of Fame induction. Clemente was a 13-time All Star and was the 1966 National League Most Valuable Player. He won NL batting titles in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967 and was a Gold Glove Award winner for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. Clemente batted .300 13 times and achieved 3000 hits during his career. He was a two-time World Series champion and World Series MVP in 1971, when he batted .414 for the Series. Clemente was involved in charity work during the off-seasons, delivering baseball equipment, food, and supplies to those in need. He died tragically in a plane crash on one of these humanitarian missions, delivering aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims on New Year’s Eve 1972. The following season the Pirates retired Clemente’s number, and MLB renamed its annual Commissioner’s Award in his honor. Now known as the Roberto Clemente Award, the honor is given to the player who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement, and the individual’s contribution to his team.”

Harry Dayhoff won 12 varsity letters in football, basketball, and track and field at Bucknell, and he later became one of the outstanding collegiate football officials in the country. A standout athlete at Steelton (Pa.) High School, Dayhoff came to Bucknell after two years in the U.S. Navy. He was an All-Pennsylvania quarterback in football and set a school record in the 220-yard low hurdles in track. At the conclusion of his undergraduate career, he played professional football for three years with the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Pottsville Maroons before an injury cut short his career. Dayhoff turned to officiating in 1926, and in a 30-year career worked games for almost all of the top Eastern colleges. A highlight of his career was serving as the referee for the 1945 Army-Navy game, Active in civic and professional affairs and an enthusiastic Bucknell alumnus, Dayoff was made a life member of the Intercollegiate Football Officials, was recipient in 1957 of Bucknell's Alumni Chair for Loyalty to the University. Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 1981.

Dave played football and graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School and Villanova University. After Serving in the U.S. Army, he played one year with the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive guard in 1946.

Although most notably a football player he also played basketball and baseball in high school and at Muhlenberg College. At Muhlenberg he was the football captain in 1936 and was named the teams most valuable player. Ed played in the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Star Game in 1937.
He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. He was the NFLs second leading rusher in the 1939 season. While in the service in 1942, Ed played U.S. Army Eastern All-Star.

Rick is a diver and coach who competed in the 1968 Olympics Born in Lancaster, PA he won two World University (FISU) Games Gold Medals, was Silver Medalist on 3 meter in the Pan American Games and amassed five Big Ten and seven National Titles while at Indiana University. He was a six -time NCAA All-American and four-time AAU All-American and one NCAA and six national AAU titles. Rick was on the 1968United States Olympic Team that competed in Mexico City. After Mexico City he became coach of diving at Cornell University where he coached for 39 years until his retirement in 2007. Gilbert was named Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Women’s Diving Coach of the Year in 1991, 1992, 1993 and Men’s Diving Coach in 1984. He was Chairman of the NCAA Diving Rules Sub-Committee from 1976-1980.

Stanley Hitz was a young AAU National Hand Ball Champion, the 26-year-old national Y.M.C.A. titleholder from Harrisburg, Pa., continued his advance tonight as the "dark horse" of the national A.A.U. handball tournament by eliminating Earl Srenco of St. Louis, seeded seventh, 21 -- 17, 21 -- 14

A graduate and former basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, he took over the Saint Francis College men’s basketball team in 1945-46 and elevated the program to unprecedented heights. During a career that spanned more than 20 seasons, he posted a record of 293-206-1 and won 20-or-more games in a season five times.
His greatest accomplishment may have been his recruitment of the late and legendary Maurice Stokes from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh. Together, the pair led Saint Francis to a four-year record of 79-30 from 1951-55, which included two prestigious National Invitational Tournament (NIT) bids. In the 1955 NIT, Saint Francis achieved national recognition by finishing fourth. He led the team to another NIT berth in 1958.
An avid golfer and tennis player until he death in February 1991, William “Skip” Hughes, a native of nearby Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania is a member of the Pennsylvania, Blair County and St. Francis University Halls of Fame

Miller debuted with the Washington Senators in 1921, but in 1922 he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics. Miller was the starting right fielder for the Athletics during their three consecutive American League championships. In 1929, he hit for a .331 batting average with 93 runs batted in. Bing was one of six Athletics players to post batting averages above .310 during the 1929 seasons. In the 1929 World Series he batted .368 and had a walk- off double in the ninth to clinch the World Series Championship for the Athletics. He was released by the Athletics in 1935 and signed with the Red Sox. Bing Miller retired in 1936 at the age of 42.

Jack Ogden and his brothers Tim and Curly all played football, basketball and baseball at Chester High School and Swarthmore College. John McGraw of the New York Giants signed Jack and took him straight to the majors. After four short outings he was shipped to Newark in the International league (IL). He would end up with the Baltimore Orioles (IL) and pitched eight seasons with a record of 213-103 and a 3.36 ERA. Ogden finally made the majors in1928 with the St. Louis Browns and ended his baseball career in 1932 with 2 years in Cincinnati and a record of 25 wins and 34 losses .

Gil transferred to Kansas University (KU) from West Point. At KU, he earned all-conference and All-American honors as a defensive back. He often traded off with QB Jerry Robertson and had 428 yards in total offense with 5 TD passes. He also returned punts for an average of 17.2 yards on 19 returns. Gil was drafted by the Green Bay Packers but did not play in the NFL. Gil was also a starter on the KU basketball team under Phog Allen. He averaged 8.0 points per game as the team posted a 19-6 record, won the Big Seven regular season title and was the 1952-53 NCAA runner-up. His football and basketball activity only lasted one year. He graduated with an engineering degree in 1954 and spent two years as an officer in the United States Air Force.

"Rip" Sewell (May 11, 1907 – September 3, 1989) was a right-handed starting pitcher for 13 years in the majors with the Detroit Tigers (1932) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1949). Sewell was selected four times to the National League All-Star team (1943–1946) and is credited with inventing the "Eephus pitch," a very high-arching off-speed pitch. The delivery from the pitcher has very low velocity and usually catches the hitter off-guard. With a high-arching trajectory, it resembles a slow-pitch softball delivery than to a traditional baseball pitch. In 1937, the Pittsburgh Pirates bought Sewell's contract from the minor league Buffalo Bisons. In 1940, Sewell worked his way into the Pirates' starting rotation and went 16–5 in 33 games with a 2.80 ERA. His .762 winning percentage was third best in the NL, and he finished #25 in the 1940 NL MVP voting. In 1941, Sewell's record fell to 14–17, and his ERA rose to 3.72. Using the blooper pitch, Sewell became one of the best pitchers in baseball. He won 17 games in 1942 and followed with 21-win seasons in both 1943 and 1944. His best season was 1943, when he led the major leagues with 21 wins and 23 complete games. His record was 21–9 (.700 winning percentage) with a career-low 2.54 ERA (4th in the NL). Sewell was a critic of the American Baseball Guild, the players' union that attempted to organize after World War II. In June 1946, he led Pirate players against the union, and was reported as saying that he was "glad the owners had finally told these ungrateful players where to get off. First, they wanted the hamburger, then filet mignon, eventually the cow and the entire pasture." In a 13-year major league career, in 390 games and 243 games started, Sewell compiled a 143–97 won-loss record, a .596 winning percentage with a 3.48 ERA. In 21191⁄3 innings pitched, he recorded 636 strikeouts. A good hitting pitcher in his career, he recorded a .203 batting average (152-for-750) with 81 runs, 6 home runs, 59 RBI and 37 bases on balls. In 1943 and '44, he had 17 and 12 RBI respectively. In 1943 and '45, he hit .286 and .313.

Frank was a center and linebacker at Steelton High School and Duke University. He played these
positions in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 to 1952. He officiated in the NFL for 26 seasons as an umpire and worked Super Bowl XV.