Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

2016 Sam Bello

Sam Bello

2016 Sam Bello Lifetime Achievement Award Sam Bello was born in 1922 and at the age of he became afflicted wit Polio. That did not stop him from acquiring a love for sports. By the 1940’s he became an American Legion manager and also a manager in the Butler Cubs League. Later he became involed […]

2016 Megan Schnur

Megan Schnur

2016 Megan Schnur A 2003 Butler HS graduate who lettered four years in soccer. Over those four years she earned numerous awards and recognition. She was a WPIAL First Team four years, Post Gazette and Tribune Review First Team 2001& 2002. Also NSCAA High School All-State, Regional and National All-American. 2002 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of […]

2016 Darin Cunningham

Darin Cunningham

2016 Darin Cunningham A 1995 Knoch HS gradudate where he was a three year letterman in baseball. He was a two-time winner of the ACE Pitching Award, and pitched first shutout on Knoch baseball history in 1994. His batting average over three years was .339. He went on to Penn State – Beaver Campusfor two […]

2016 T. Michael Sheehy

T. Michael Sheehy

2016 T. Michael Sheehy A 1985 graduate of Mars HS where he lettered three years in basketball, and baseball. While at Marts he earned the Eythe Williams Award as the Outstanding Senior Athlete. He was named MVP in baseball and senior year. He also earned MVP status his senior year in basketball and football. He […]

2016 Steve Procopchak

Steve Procopchak

2016 Steve Procopchak A 1952 Butler HS Graduate where he lettered 3 years in basketball, and golf. He also lettered one year in football. He was awarded B Certified in 1950-51 & 52. He went on Westminster College after graduation where he lettered four years in baseball. He also played basketball for four years. He […]

2016 Gary Warman

Gary Warman

2016 Gary Warman A 1978 Mars HS graduate where he lettered 3 years in football and track. He was named the Warrendale Player of the Week and the Mars Quarterback Club player of the Week several times. He went on to play and letter four years in football at Geneva College. He was named first […]

2016 Nick Russin

Nick Russin

2016 Nick Russin Nick Attended Butler HS from 1936-1939. From 1940-1943 he attended Washington & Jefferson College with honors and then earned his Masters and Doctorate from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He then attended UCLA in 1944 to learn weather conditions for the US Navy. He lettered in baseball at W&J in 1942 & […]