1997 Inductees
Lou Abel
St. Anselm’s High School: 1965 graduate
BASKETABALL: played four years
BASEBALL: played four years
Service: US Army/Vietnam
Point Park College: recruited by Frank Gustine to play baseball, Point Park’s first All-
Professional Softball: two World Championship teams, hit over .500, five time All World player, Pittsburgh Gold over 50 team and Mifflin Club
Larry “Corky” Brammell
Softball: Bell Telephone and Community Methodist Church 1953, Penn Hills Senior Leagues for Murrysville team, Penn Trafford, Penn Hills traveling team, Softball World Series in Atlanta, Georgia, Houston, Texas, Orlando, Florida and Palm Springs, CA; Total Bases Series Avenue winner (.958) Atlanta; Detroit tournament had .700 batting average and on-
Wrestling: Worked Penn Trafford Junior Wrestling Program 26 years, in charge 20 years; Vice Chairman of Area 111 District Wrestling, Board for State Tournaments, award given yearly to senior wrestlers in his name, for dedicating a quarter of a century to help young men in wrestling
Dan Brown
Swissvale High School:
BASEBALL: three year starter
FOOTBALL: two year starter, Captain senior year
Kiski Prep: fullback 1952-
Waynesburg College: linebacker/offensive guard for Coach Jack Wiley, four year starter, Captain senior year, Pennsylvania All-
Simon “Cy” Brown
Entered sports world after WW: Participate in football, track and field, boxing, wrestling and coaching in Pittsburg area for decades
Amateur Sports: track, boxing, and wrestling teams sponsored by Carnegie Steel Corporation; regular in Westinghouse Club, won several YMCA tourneys, MU meets, sponsored by Carnegie Steel and sent to Olympic tryouts, qualified as wrestler in lightweight Class for 1924 Paris, France Olympics – won event
Cal Dilworth
Rankin High School:
FOOTBALL
BASKETBALL
Heidelberg College, Ohio
Masters Basketball Association in Detroit: formed with friend, Al Hoffman, 1977; for people age 40+, evolved to hundreds of teams and thousands of players; participated in many tournaments: 1st World Masters Games Toronto 1985, World Masters Games Abrus, Denmark player/coach 1989 (gold medal), 1st Maxi Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1990 (gold medal/MVP), 1st Maxi Games Las Vegas, Nevada 1993 ( gold medal), World Masters Games Brisbane, Australia 1994 (gold medal); Scarborough Masters Bob Pickell Award 1992 (only American To receive award) , Masters MU John Dougherty Award 1992
Inductions: Detroit Old Timers Hall of Fame
John Galagaza
Wilmerding High School: 1942 graduate
BASKETBALL: Senior year: Captain and high scorer, Section Championship, WPIAL playoffs
Basketball: Wilmerding YMCA, won YMCA State Championship 1948-
Geneva College: basketball, one of leading scorers, led Geneva to 80-
Weightlifting: won Heavyweight Class Allegheny Mountain Association of AAU senior weightlifting Championship
Coaching Career: Pitcairn High School Assistant football coach under Chuck Klausing and Pete Antimarino; Pitairn basketball 1953-
John became ill and passed away at age of 37, upon his death, Gateway Education Association instituted a scholarship fun in his memory which awards yearly scholarship gifts to worthy Gateway graduates
Joe Mehalic
Braddock High School:
FOOTBALL: wide receiver, defensive back, punter; team undefeated junior and senior year; five interceptions in New Brighton game senior year, record that lasted 40 years
BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates: Offered and declined minor league contract
John Pogue
Pitcairn High School: 1948 graduate
BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
Baseball: Pitcairn American Legion, 1948 Championship game at Shibe park, 2nd Annual American Legion Baseball All-
Service: US Air Force, baseball Hickam Flyers, won Air Force Pacific Coast Conference 1954, highest league batting average and World Wide Air Force All-
Westminster College: baseball, highest team average three years, NAIA District 30 Championship 1958
Coaching Career: Assistant baseball coach CCAC Boyce Campus 1985, Head Coach ten years, Plaque of Appreciation form Athletic Department of CCAC-
Joe Stepusin Jr
Rankin High School: 1952 graduate
BASKETBALL: four years, leading scorer senior year, Section 7 1st team, 2nd team WPIAL and State Honorable Mention
Baseball: Swissvale American Legion, Legion All-
Coffeyville Junior College: basketball, All-
Wake Forest: basketball, lettered three years, 1957 graduate
Coaching Career: Boys basketball North Caroline 30 years, record 403-
August “Augie” Tammariello
Swissvale High School:
BASEBALL: lettered
BASKETBALL: lettered
FOOTBALL: lettered
Earned eight out of possible nine letters
University of Denver: football scholarship, three year letterman, played offense and defense, senior year Conference and All-
Penn State University: Football Graduate Assistantship one year, went with PSU to Gator Bowl 1961
Coaching Career: Offensive Line Coach William & Mary, under leadership of Marv Levy, worked with Lou Holtz, Bobby Ross, Dan Herring; Offensive Line Colorado under Eddy Crowder 1968, six bowl games, developed two All-
Ralph Ventresco
Pitcairn High School: 1933 graduate
FOOTBALL: lettered four years
BASKETBALL: lettered four years
TRACK: lettered three years
BASEBALL: lettered one year
Penn State University: lettered in football, Captain of freshman team
Coaching Career: football, Morris Township High School Clearfield County 20 years, won Moshannon Valley League Championship four times, runners up twice; basketball four or five years, made district playoffs
Inductions: Clearfield Chapter Hall of Fame