1969 Ira “Pete” McKee
1969 Ira “Pete” McKee Butler HS & US Naval Academy graduate in the 1920’s. He excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. He won the Sword Award while at the Naval Academy.
1969 Howard “Tip” Downing
1969 Howard “Tip” Downing Butler HS graduate where he played and earned All-Conference honors in basketball & football. He went on to play basketball & football at Western Kentucky. He later became a high and college coach.
1969 William “Mose” Campbell
1969 William “Mose” Campbell Butler HS graduate. He was an MVP basketball player holding scoring records in the early 1900’s.
1969 Gordon Hutchison
1969 Gordon Hutchison Gordon Hutchison -First in back row. Mid-Atlantic League – Butler Yankees He was a promoter of the Mid-Atlantic Baseball League and sponsor of several local baseball teams.
1969 Paul Red Uram
1969 Paul Red Uram A Butler HS and Slippery Rock University graduate where he excelled in football & track.He was also an outstanding gymnast and went to coach National Championship Gymnastics Teams. He later worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers as their flexibility and strength conditioning coach.
1969 Tom Brown
1969 Tom Brown Butler HS graduate who played baseball, basketball, and football. He also played in independent sandlot leagues and became a PIAA Official.
1969 Frank “Skip” LeFevre
1969 Frank “Skip” LeFreve Frank ” Skip” LeFevre: Butler HS graduate who played baseball, basketball, and football. He also played in independent sandlot leagues and became a PIAA Official.
1969 Bill Younkins
1969 Bill Younkins A Butler HS and Washington & Jefferson College where he was an basketball and football player in the early 1900’s. He also coached football at Butler & Vandergrift high schools.
1968 Walter Johnstone
1968 Walter Johnstone Walter was a professional who played on the PGA tour in the late 1920’s and 1930’s. He also was a Professional tutor at the Butler Country Club.
1968 Billy Kummer
1968 Billy Kummer An early 1900’s outstanding basketball player in high school and college, earning several MVP Awards.
1968 Harry Holiday
1968 Harry Holiday A 1940’s All American Swimmer at the University of Michigan.
1968 Bill Saul
1968 Bill Saul Butler HS graduate where he was a three sport letterman. He set records in all three sports – basketball, football, and track. He went on to play football at Penn State University as an outstanding linebacker. After PSU he played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. Bill […]
1968 Fran Webster
1968 Fran Webster Butler HS and Slippery Rock University graduate from the 1930’s – 40’s era earning MVP honors in basketball. He also became a coach at Westminster College.
1968 Jack “JJ” Dunlevey
1968 Jack “JJ” Dunlevey Prime mover and promoter of the Atlantic Baseball League in the 1940’s.
1968 Jim McDowell
1968 Jim McDowell Butler HS graduate where he played football and coached. He became the namesake for Butler HS Football MVP’s annual award.
1968 John Gazetos
1968 John Gazetos Butler HS and Thiel College football and track player. He also played and coached the Butler Cubs football team in the 1940’s.
1968 Bill Bernlohr
1968 Bill Bernlohr Butler HS graduate who played basketball and track. He went on to play basketball, football, and track at Capital University. He became a coach at Capital University and Athletic Director.
1968 George Bernlohr
1968 George Bernlohr 1920’s era Butler HS graduate where he played baseball, and basketball. He went on to play basketball, football, and track at Capital University. He later became the City Recreation Director.
1967 Brownie Douthett
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
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
1967 Thomas Nicholson Played sandlot baseball, and was a marathon runner. He also was a sports promoter and Pullman Park Official.
1967 John Salem
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
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
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.
1966 Edward Vargo
1966 Edward Vargo Butler HS graduate. He played basketball and football. He also played football for the Butler Cubs football team. Eddie played baseball for local sandlot teams and worked as an umpire. He worked his way up through the ranks of umpiring and ended up becoming an outstanding Major League baseball umpire for 23 […]