INDUCTEE The athletic career of George Wrona began in 1927 when he entered Mount Carmel High School While in high school, George played three years of varsity football under Coach Ray Singley. In addition to football, George also participated in track and field competition under Coach Raymond W. Klinedinst. After graduation from school, George attended […]

INDUCTEE Graduated in 1957 from Coal Township where he starred in football, basketball, baseball and track. He led the Demons to the Eastern Conference in 1955. That year he was named to AP and UPI first teams, Big 33 first team and was listed on a number of high school All-American teams. He was named […]

INDUCTEE In 1958 when he was over age to play football, he took over the job of being trainer for Kulpmont High School and was the trainer until the jointure with Mount Carmel. He was the founder of the Kulpmont Athletic Club which sponsored Junior Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Track and started to coach Junior […]

INDUCTEE 1951 graduate of Mount Carmel High. Participated in football, baseball and track for three years. Played football and baseball for three years at University of Pennsylvania. Led Ivy League in punting his senior year with 41.3 yd. average. Named to All Pennsylvania football squad and honorable mention on All-East. He was recognized as the […]

INDUCTEE Born in Mount Carmel, March 12, 1906, Harold Maxwell Grossman, was a son of the late Henry Joseph and Rose (Lowly) Grossman. He was a graduate of Mount Carmel High School in 1923 and Pierce Business College, Philadelphia. In high school, Mr. Grossman was active in sports and participated in football, basketball, and track. […]

INDUCTEE The “Giant Killer” and brother of Hall of Famer Stanley Coveleskie. His greatest achievement came when he was called up from the minors, and never before in the big league, proceeded to beat John McGraw’s Giants in five days, 7-0, 6-3 and 3-2 and dashing all hopes of the Giants winning the pennant. Adding […]

INDUCTEE Graduate of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in 1939 where he quarterbacked the Blue and White Wildcats to an undefeated season and the Eastern Conference Championship in 1938. He played an important role when Kulpmont soundly trounced the Ferndale Yellow Jackets by a score of 50 to 19 to win the Pennsylvania State Championship […]

INDUCTEE Playing days were rich in success. Ed became an outstanding outside runner for Coal Township after a strategic switch from quarterback by Coach Walt (Babe) Marshall, leading area schools during the 1949 season by scoring 16 touchdowns. He later quarterbacked and punted for the University of Pennsylvania, under Coach George Munger. The school, at that […]

FEMALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE Carole Marie DiFrancesco and Ed Diminick have been chosen as winners of the 1980 Scholar-Athlete Awards as presented by the Ed Romance Lower Anthracite Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Carole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Difrancesco, 109 S. Walnut Street, Mount Carmel played basketball and softball at Our […]

MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE Ed Diminick-son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diminick, 335 W. avenue, Mount Carmel was an outstanding student-athlete at Mount Carmel Area High School. Academically, he ranked 5th in his class, belonged to the National Honor Society, was president of the National Athletic Honor Society, member of the Spanish Club, participated in the […]