INDUCTEE Played with a lot of the best teams in Mount Carmel and in the area and finished up playing softball with Pachutea’s Druggists (city champs three times) and Langis Candy Shop two years (one year champ.) As Manager of the Anthracite Fire Company Little League baseball team for 25 years, his record stands as 849 wins, 292 losses and 43 years. The team played in 10 World Series Games, winning 7 and losing 3. They also finished 2nd in the Division 10 other times. “Ducky” received the following awards: Man of the year by the Mount Carmel Playground 1953; Reward by Little League for 25 years of service 1972; Sportsman of the year by Mount Carmel Legion 1973; Citation by Mayor Frank Cimino 1976; Award for service and management by Mount Carmel Rotary 1976.

INDUCTEE Played and coached Beaverdale A.C. and Atlas Yanks in the Mount Carmel inter city for 10 years. Also coached Atlas Fire Co. M-M pool Room for 12 years. He then went into the Mount Carmel Junior League for 20 years; winning 16 pennants and 9 series titles.

INDUCTEE Coach of the Star Lane team from 1939-1970. Director of Little league Champs 1941. Little League Champs 1949,’51,’52,’58,’63. Senior League Champs 1951, ’52,’54,’60. President of the Playground Association 1950-1960 President of Senior League 1950-1960. Legion Sportsman of the Year 1969. Mount Carmel Rotary Club Award 1965. Playground Award 1951.

INDUCTEE His contribution to sports including umpiring and helping in organizing the Little League. He was a P.I.A.A. baseball umpire. He played semi-pro baseball from 1934 to 1954 and was president and interpreter of the Baseball Umpire’s Association. His special project was the sponsorship of Maurer’s Diary Little League team which is one of the few teams associated with the league since its forming in 1948.

INDUCTEE Was born and raised in Kulpmont. Left in his teens, later to become the #1 ranked in heavyweight contender n the world during the mid 1940’s. In 1945 he was next in line for a title shot with then champion Joe Lewis, but was upset in his lat tune up bout while in Europe. Considered at the time to be America’s “Great White Hope”, he fought such notables as Ezzra Charles and Jersey Joe Wolcott during a career that spanned 14 years. He retired with a record of 59 wins, 9 losses, and 4 draws.

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 Villanova University where he played halfback under the tutelage of Harry A. Stuhldreher, quarterback of the immortal ‘Four Horseman’ of Notre Dame. George maintains his greatest achievement was the fact that he was only football player to run on Villanova’s one mile relay team for four consecutive years. He is extremely proud of the fact that Jumbo Kim Elliot (presently coach of the Villanova track team) was a teammate of his on one of those sinning one mile relay teams. After graduation from Villanova, George worked in Kulpmont and Mount Carmel High School as a teacher and assistant football coach for a period of 39 years under Coaches Mike Terry and Joe Diminick.

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 to 3rd team on All-State basketball in 1957 after leading Coal to quarter finals of state playoffs. After being offered over 100 scholarships, Billy chose Villanova where he starred for three years at fullback. A serious knee injury ended his athletic career at this point.

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 Football, Baseball, Basketball and Track. His reasons for getting interested were that the little boys of the community didn’t have anything to do, so he started coaching them. He started by coaching the Kulpmont Dragons back in the late 30’s and this was his first football team, after this he started having meetings with boys from St. Mary’s 6-7-8, Wilson 6-7-8 to start a baseball league. He canvassed the community along with other members of the Kulpmont Anthracite Club to get baseball suits for each team. The people of Kulpmont were very generous and co-operative in helping. He also coached basketball in the same category and also coached softball and some baseball teams and basketball in Kulpmont. He coached Jr. Varsity basketball for Kulpmont High School. His teams went to the Junior Olympics in Philadelphia for a few years and one year in the Olympics they came home with 14 gold medals and 13 silver medals. Ralph spent 32 years coaching baseball, basketball, and football. To help some boys make good when he went to high school Ralph made sure he knew the fundamentals of the sport he participated in.

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 most outstanding opponent by Notre Dame in 1954. Ranked fifth in nation in punting his senior year. Later played football with Air Force teams and was named to several All Service teams.

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. Mr. Grossman’s interest in sporting activities continued after his graduation from school. He was a staunch supporter of all Mount Carmel Area High School sports programs and in 1932 was a member of the Committee of 14 that built the football stadium on West Third Street. An avid golfer, he was twice Class A finalist at the Fountain Springs Country Club and was a member of the former Maysville Tennis Club. He played semi-pro basketball with the Centralia KK’s and Locust Gap Celtics, and at one time sponsored a semi-pro football team, the Green Wave. Mr. Grossman organized the Tornado Club Boosters of Mount Carmel High and helped to form the Mount Carmel Playground Association.