William “Judge” Derrick

  • December 15, 2023
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INDUCTEE Judge graduated from Trevorton High School in 1944. In 1950 he graduated from Gettysburg College with a BA Degree and from Bucknell University in 1960 with an MA Degree. As an athlete and coach, Judge competed in basketball at Trevorton High School, where he coached basketball from 1951 to 1958. He coached football at […]

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Danny Venn

  • December 15, 2023
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​ SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Danny Venn is an achiever. At Coal Township High School he was an outstanding three sport athlete. He never lost a match as a member of Coal’s boxing team. After graduation he was a member of an undefeated college football team; and late on compiled a record of 22 wins and 1 […]

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Terry Faust

  • December 15, 2023
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Terry Faust is another person whom the competitive fires just never went out. After a High School Career in Township to the 1962 Southern Division Championship and played as a guard on the 1962 District 4 Basketball Championship team, Terry played softball and turned to coaching midget football in order to stay active. […]

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Bob Greco

  • December 15, 2023
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Bob Greco is another of those unsung people who have had tremendous positive effect on the athletic lives of our kids. Like others before him, Bob finished his High School Basketball career still needing an outlet for his competitive drive. He played on several semi-pro teams including the Locust Gap Apollos for a […]

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The Atlas Fire Company

  • December 15, 2023
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Interest in sports is part of the structure of all organizations in the Coal Region. And they are to a large degree responsible for the Region’s success in athletics. No period with as much success as the Atlas Fire Company. The “Hosey” seems to reflect the competitive nature of the people of the […]

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Eugene Mattucci

  • December 15, 2023
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Gene Mattucci loves sports. He also loves kids and cooking. We all know how successful his restaurant is-that’s testimony o how well he cooks. Not so many know how he satisfies that love for kids and sports, however. For openers, Gene has given away more than 300 pizzas a year for more than […]

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Maria Fantanarosa

  • December 15, 2023
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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT If your recollection of Girl’s Basketball is two bounces and stop; and fouls called for “over guarding” you’ve been away a long time. Today’s girls game has pressure defense, the fast break and pretty girls who dribble and shoot just like the boys do…and sometimes better. Nobody combined the above attributes more than […]

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John “Witt” Gilchrist

  • December 15, 2023
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INDUCTEE John “Witt” Gilchrist was one of the greatest football players ever produced in Trevorton and an outstanding baseball star. He was once described as an athlete who could provide any coach or player with good sound advice. He participated in games against some of the best gridiron aggregations in the state, among teams on […]

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Roger Red Barnhrt

  • December 15, 2023
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INDUCTEE Roger “Red” Barnhart started playing baseball at the age of ten. From 1930 to 1936 he was a member of Kurt Shaffer’s Indians. He played for Trevorton form 1936 to 1941. In 1941 he went to Trenton, New Jersey, where he played until 1943. During that time he was nominated to the All State […]

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Attorney Charles Ambrose

  • December 15, 2023
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INDUCTEE Attorney Charles Ambrose was a graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School, Conway Hall Prep School in Carlisle, and Dickinson Law school. He was a 3 sport athlete both in High School and Prep School. He once competed against the legendary Jim Thorpe in a meet between Conway Hall and the Carlisle Indian School. […]

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