Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

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.

1979 Larry Monsilovich

Larry Monsilovich

1979 Larry Monsilovich An outstanding football player for Butler HS and Indiana University of PA. He was named Associated Press NAIA First Team in football.

1979 Milt Graff

Milt Graff

1979 Milt Graff A native of Saxonburg who was an outstanding baseball player. He played for the Kansas City A’s and the Pittsburgh Pirates, before taking a position with the Pirates in their business offices and then with Houston. He worked his way up through the minor leagues before making the big leagues with Hutchison, […]

1979 Art Bernardi

Art Bernardi

1979 Art Bernardi A native of Clairton who went on to play football at Thiel College before coaching a very successful Butler High School Football with a 136-85-21 record , and also program was the Athletic Director. Art was a long time member of the Butler County Sports HOF as a Director.

1978 ​Ronald Stutz

Ronnie Stutz

1978 ​Ronald Stutz </h2 > A 1952 Butler HS graduate. He lettered 4 years in basketball. he also played football. He was voted Most Athletic by his class in 1952. He was a starter at Indiana University of PA when he was drafted, and continued to play basketball while serving in the US Army being […]

1978 ​Rich Kramer

butler county sports hall of fame

1978 ​Rich Kramer A 1935 – 1939 Butler HS graduate who lettered in basketball, football, and track. He went on to play football at Rochester University where he lettered three seasons, and was captain of the 1938 team. He later became football official in the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Assn.

1978 ​Frank Druda

butler county sports hall of fame

1978 ​Frank Druda 1940 Butler HS graduate who lettered in football and track. He also played for the Butler Cubs and the University of Pittsburgh.

1978 Cliff Nevins

butler county sports hall of fame

1978 Cliff Nevins A Butler HS graduate who earned 10 letters at Butler in basketball, football, and track. He went on to play football at Geneva College.