January 20, 2025 – On behalf of the Officers and Executive Board members of the Robert “Tick” Cloherty – Western Chapter (“TCWC”) of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, we encourage you join us as a new member ($10/year) and to visit our website (westernpasportshof.org) for additional information.

As a 501-c-3 non-profit organization in Western Pennsylvania, we sponsor and promote various inspirational programs for high school athletes and provide direct funding local sports-related foundations and scholarship awards for qualified high school student athletes.

Your annual dues in conjunction with direct donations from various individuals and businesses provide TCWC with the funding for our major annual program initiatives including:

1. Inspirational luncheons for high school athletes in conjunction with our Dan McCann Luncheon Series that we host in the fall each year (four luncheons). These luncheons provide a forum to address the challenges facing high school athletes and an opportunity to reinforce the life lessons learned through participation in high school sports.

2. Annual financial scholarships are awarded to qualified high school student athletes.

3. Financial contributions to local foundations that support programs for our most challenged young people in Western Pennsylvania (i.e., “Best of the Batch”, “Mel Blount Youth Home”, “Sean Casey’s Field of Dreams”)

4. Recognize our local sports heroes so that our high school student athletes can fully appreciate the commitment, work ethic and career accomplishments of outstanding athletes, coaches, and other sports personalities & contributors who have distinguished themselves through their individual performances and team successes in the Western Pennsylvania region.

5. During the past fifty+ years, we have inducted over 750 incredibly talented people into our Sports Hall of Fame. Highlights of the outstanding career accomplishments for our Western Chapter Inductees are available on our website. Our inductees represent many sports including baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, soccer, volleyball, swimming, tennis, boxing, wrestling, and others from the amateur, collegiate and professional sports world, including both male and female athletes. 

Our Mission Statement is simple: Promote exposure to the past successes of our sports teams, athletes and coaches in Western Pennsylvania as a blueprint for the future success of our student athletes.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

RACHEL CIPRIANI

SMOKIN’ JIM FRAZIER

DR. KAREN HALL

KEVIN MCGUIRE

MELANIE MILLER

JOHN “HOWDY” MYNAHAN

TOM NEE

GEORGE NOVAK

LEN SEMPLICE

GARY SIEGEL

BRUCE ATKINS

ADVISORY BOARD

DAN CARDONE

GIL D’AMICO

BILL HILLGROVE

BOB POMPEANI

PAUL PALMER

DR. ROGAL

ROBERT GUSTINE, ESQ.
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