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, […]
1983 Frank Bell
1983 Frank Bell A Butler HS graduate and a three year starter on the football team. He was part of the 1950 WPIAL championship team. In 1953 he he earned a scholarship to play football at Arizona State University. He also played two years of semi-pro baseball in Tempe Arizona. He coached baseball at Perris […]
1983 Rev. Clair Dufford
1983 Rev. Clair Dufford A Thiel College graduate in the 1920’s who earned 10 letters in baseball, basketball, and football. He was captain of the 1923 Thiel football team that won the Tri-State Class B championship.
1983 Dr. George Klutinoty
1983 Dr. George Klutinoty A Butler HS graduate who earned honors in basketball, football, and track. He went on to attend the US Air Force Academy and Indiana University where he played football.