1982 Inductees
Lewis “Boots” Botti
Turtle Creek Union High School-
BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BOXING, AND GYMNASTICS
University of Pittsburgh: athletic scholarship
Boxing: Held AMA-
Wilkinsburg Turners: baseball
Minor League Baseball: Cumberland Colts
Football: Valley Scholastic, Pitcairn Mohawks
James Conroy
Braddock High School-
FOOTBALL-
BASKETBALL-
Waynesburg College-
Coaching Career: Braddock High School Head Football and Basketball 1936-
Induction: Waynesburg College Hall of Fame
Stephen “Willie” Cvercko
Tri-
Softball
Pitched for Solomans, Baker Hill, Papales, Hunzekers and Cleveland and Chicago teams. Undefeated in five years pitching for the Solomans
Semi-
Elmer “Tuggles” Gross
Scott High – 1934 graduate
FOOTBALL
Slippery Rock College: Football
Coaching Career: Fooball at South Huntingdon, Scottdale, Dunbar and Oakmont High Schools; Oakmont record 75-
Inductions: Slippery Rock College Hall of Fame, Western PA. Coaches Hall of Fame, Western PA State Hall of Fame and A.K. Valley Hall of Fame
Thomas Hale
Braddock High School
BASKETBALL : 1931-
Massanutten Military Academy: Captained basketball team, first team South Atlantic States Tournament
Duquesne University: Basketball for Coach Chick Davies
Charles “Brute” Kramer
St. Vincent College-
Other: Contributed over 50 years as athlete, manager, coach, sports writer, editor, book publisher, college public relations and athletic administrator as well as General Manager of professional baseball and basketball teams and promoter of professional boxing.
John Krutulis
Scott High School:
BASKETBALL-
Villanova University: lettered three years, achieved scoring records
Coaching Career: Basketball at York, PA Central Catholic High School, won championships
Bernard Manson
Edgar Thompson Community Baseball Team-
Recognized as one of the best sandlot pitchers developed in the Pittsburg District; competed against such teams as the Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs and Pittsburgh Crawfords.; pitching record 1937: 25-
John Molnar
Duckpin bowling-
Carl Montalbano
Boxer-
Dorothy Peplowski
The All-
Track: AAU and field meet teams
Basketball: Westinghouse T&G and Westinghouse AA girls AMA-
Softball: Goldenson Vanities, won many championships
Joseph “Beanie” Ritter
Turtle Creek HS:
FOOTBALL: All District Back 1935-
Brown University: Freshman football team, transferred to Wichita University
Earnest Slessinger
Turtle Creek Union High School-
FOOTBALL
University of Pittsburgh: 1920 Football
Oberlin College: 1923-
Coaching Career: East Pittsburgh High School-
Other: Captain U.S. Army, Physical Re-
Inductions: Kutztown State Teachers College Sports Hall of Fame
Steve Vucic
Rankin High School:
FOOTBALL-
St. Vincent College: Football, guard, 1938-
Coaching Career: Rankin High School, 1950’s
Other: Rankin Athletic Director, 1950’s