Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

1980 Robert Marsch

Robert Marsch

1980 Robert Marsch He was an organizer, and promoter, of the Butler Area Baseball. Assn., Prep & PONY Leagues, a 27 year veteran of the Pullman Park Trust and much more.

1980 George “Red” Slater

George "Red" Slater

1980 George “Red” Slater  Longtime (62 years) Red coached baseball, and football at Moniteau HS, and local Butler Youth baseball and football leagues.

1980 Donald Sherman

Donald Sherman

1980 Donald Sherman A Mid 1930’s era Butler HS graduate where he excelled in basketball, football, and track.

1980 Donald Brown

Donald Brown

1980 Donald Brown Outstanding football player at Butler HS as a three year letterman. and team MVP his senior year. and then went on to continue his football career at Wake Forest University being named and MVP Player his senior season and co-captain in 1972. , and the James McDowell Award. He then became an […]

1980 Gene “Bud” McIndoe

1980 Gene “Bud” McIndoe Butler HS graduate who lettered in basketball. He went on to play basketball at Allegheny College, and was named a Littler All-American, and All-State small college player of the year.

1980 Gene Evans

Gene Evans

1980 Gene Evans 1920’s era semi-pro baseball player – as a top pitcher . His career began at age 16 playing at Jahnig Field against the Homestead Grays. He joined the Bruin Oils later and pitched against several pro teams including the Erie Sailors, one of several pro teams that offered him a pro contract. […]

1979 ​Sam Walker

Sam Walker

1979 ​Sam Walker An 1893 Butler HS graduate. Organized sports were not available at Butler during his time. He went on to play football at Penn State from 1894 – 1896 He then moved on to coach football at VMI. One of his players at VMI was General George C.Marshall. Marshall gave credit to Sam […]

1979 ​Jack Virgilli

Jack Virgilli

1979 ​Jack Virgilli A 1930’s era Golden Gloves and Diamond Belt boxing champion. He competed in 1935 at Natrona, then moved to middle-weight fighting in the Diamond Belt championships in Detroit, and Cleveland in 1937.

1979 ​John Ifft

​John Ifft

1979 ​John Ifft A graduate of Zelienople HS where he played basketball, football, and track. He went on to play basketball at Geneva College. He was the Butler HS basketball coach for sixteen years.

1979 Bill Beneigh

Bill Beneigh

1979 Bill Beneigh He was an All-Conference football player for the Butler Cubs in the 1940’s. He also played for US Navy teams.