Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

1967 Brownie Douthett

butler county sports hall of fame

1967 Brownie Douthett 1920’s era Butler HS graduate. He played baseball, football, earning outstanding MVP honors in all sports.

1967 Butler “Doggie” Cavalero

1967 Butler “Doggie” Cavalero Local sandlot basketball and baseball player. He worked for many years with the Butler Yankees professional baseball team at Pullman Park.

1967 Earl Zinn

Earl Zinn - seated 2nd in the first row

1967 Earl Zinn Earl Zinn – seated 2nd in the first row 1920’s era baseball pitcher and a basketball player. He played on local sandlot baseball teams and also managed in County Baseball Leagues.  

1967 Thomas Nicholson

butler county sports hall of fame

1967 Thomas Nicholson Played sandlot baseball, and was a marathon runner. He also was a sports promoter and Pullman Park Official.

1967 John Salem

butler county sports hall of fame

1967 John Salem Outstanding athlete in all sports – basketball, softball, track, and golf. He also coached YMCA National Championship basketball teams.

1967 Jim Holot

1967 Jim Holot Jim Holot: Jim was an outstanding baseball player, coach, and manager. He also was a Major League baseball scout for the Baltimore Orioles. 

1967 Merle “Buzz” Iannotti

butler county sports hall of fame

1967 Merle “Buzz” Iannotti He was a Butler HS graduate who was a four year starter on the basketball team. He also played football in high school, played in several sandlot sports in the 1940’s era.

1967 Rocco Iannotti

butler county sports hall of fame

1967 Rocco Iannotti Butler HS graduate. He played basketball, football, and track in the 1930’s and early 1940’s. After high school he played sandlot ball for many local teams.