1985 John McNanny
1985 John McNanny A Butler HS graduate of the early 1940’s where he was an outstanding football player. He also played for the semi-pro Butler Cubs football team.He earned Tri-State honors with Cubs in 1942. And returned to play for the Cubs after WW II. He was named the Cubs MVP in 1947 and co-captained […]
1985 Chester Marburger
1985 Chester Marburger He was an Evans City HS graduate where he played football, track. He was one of the original founders of American Legion baseball in Butler County back in the early 1950’s.
1984 Loyal Park
1984 Loyal Park Outstanding basketball and football, and track at Mars HS. He went on to play baseball, basketball and football at Edinboro University earning conference honors. He also spent a couple seasons with the Cincinnati Reds before he began a long coaching career. His first coaching job was basketball with Penn Twp. , then […]
1984 Lewis Hays
1984 Lewis Hays 1950’s and 60’s commissioner and founder of PONY baseball in 1951, and he was also an Olympic Commissioner.
1984 Thomas E. Jones
1984 Thomas E. Jones He began his career as a pistol shot in 1930 and continued for decades. He was a State Policeman champion for seven years. He was a member of the 1938 National winning team. He also earned recognition at the New York World Fair in 1939, and in 1950 he fired two […]
1984 John “Pump” McLaughlin
1984 John “Pump” McLaughlin He was the longtime Butler YMCA swim coach. He also coached the Butler HS swim team.
1984 Frank Herbenick
1984 Frank Herbenick Butler HS graduate who played football and track. He went o to play baseball where he named an MVP at Thiel College. After college he became the first football coach at Moniteau HS for five years. One of his teams went undefeated and won the Class B Crown. He also played football […]
1984 James “Casey” Russell
1984 James “Casey” Russell At Peddie Institute (High School) in 1931 he set state records in the long jump and shot put. Then a four year football and track athlete at Temple University. He went on to play two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He coached youth baseball and other sports for the Butler Cubs […]
1984 Vincent Seezox
1984 Vincent Seezox A Butler HS graduate who was part of the 1950 WPIAL football champions, and then went on to play for Clarion University lettering twice for the Golden Eagles. He later played football for the Butler Cubs, and a youth golf coach.
1983 Tom Erdos
1983 Tom Erdos A Butler HS graduate earning All-State honors in swimming. He went on to Slippery Rock University where he was named swimmer athlete of the year. He was named the Outstanding Senior Athlete at Slippery Rock College in 1968. He went on to coach the men and women’s swimming at Peters Township HS, […]