Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

2003 Ronald Laconi

butler county sports hall of fame

2003 Ronald Laconi A Butler HS graduate who played basketball and football. He was named to the All MAC conference team in football. He went on to play football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

2003 Mitch Ufner

butler county sports hall of fame

2003 Mitch Ufner He was a Butler HS graduate who played football and swimming. He won WPIAL and PIAA honors. He went on to swim for the University of Pittsburgh. He also was a boxer while serving in the US Military.

2003 John Gracik

John Gracik

2003 John Gracik A Butler HS graduate who excelled as a gymnast earning WPIAL and PIAA honors. He went on to continue his athletic career in gymnastics at Georgia Southern University, as an NCAA and International Champion.

2003 Lou Skurcenski

Lou Skurcenski

2003 Lou Skurcenski A 1960 Zelienople HS graduate where he was a three sport athlete in basketball, football, and track. He went on to an outstanding basketball career at Westminster College from 1960 – 1964 which included the 1962 team that was voted the No. 1 small college team in America, earning All-American status, and […]

2002 Sandie (Starr) Everhart

Sandie (Starr) Everhart

2002 Sandie (Starr) Everhart A Mars HS graduate where she played basketball and track earning All-State honors. She went to play basketball at Allegheny College earning All-American honors.She then became a high school coach.  

2002 Joseph Gracik

butler county sports hall of fame

2002 Joseph Gracik A Butler HS graduate who excelled as a gymnast,winning WPIAL and PIAA honors. He went on to be an All-American gymnast at the University of Pittsburgh.

2002 Robert Despirito

Robert Despirito

2002 Robert Despirito He played football and lettered at the University of Rhode Island in 1950. He served as the head football coach at the University of Bridgeport from 1960 – 1964. For the next three years he served as an assistant coach at Bucknell University. He then became the head coach at Slippery Rock […]

2002 Mark Harvey

butler county sports hall of fame

2002 Mark Harvey The Butler HS graduate was a PIAA Track Champion, and went on to earn All-American status as a sprinter at Slippery Rock University as a PSAC Champion Sprinter.

2002 Larry Thompson

butler county sports hall of fame

2002 Larry Thompson A Butler HS graduate who played baseball and basketball and then went on to play basketball at Slippery Rock University setting the assist record at SRU. He went on to coach baseball, basketball, and track at York HS.

2002 Laverne Kline

butler county sports hall of fame

2002 Laverne Kline A Butler HS graduate who played football and track. He went to play football at Thiel College earning All-Conference MVP honors. He became a baseball and football coach at Wilmington HS after college.