ERNIE DAVIS BROWN – FOOTBALL

Played professionally for the Steelers and in the Canadian League as a nose and def. tackle

Played football (2 yrs.) and basketball (4 yrs,) at North Catholic High School

Was a 3 year starter @ Syracuse U., 2 time All Big East selection

Had 95 career tackles and 11.5 sacks

Played in the ’90 Aloha Bowl, ’92 Hall of Fame Bowl and the ’93 Fiesta Bowl

His senior year he was chosen for the Blue-Gray and College All Star games

KEVIN COLBERT – FOOTBALL

Served 21 years as the Steelers General Manager

A graduate of North Catholic H.S. and Robert Morris University

His career in athletics included coaching college basketball, baseball and football

Was an NFL scout for the Dolphins and Lions before joining the Steelers in 2000

Helped assemble the Steeler squads that made 3 Super Bowl appearances, winning 2 titles

RICK RAZZANO – FOOTBALL

Played for the Cincinnati Bengals (1980-1984)

Earned 7 varsity letters @ New Castle H.S. in 4 sports

Lead New Castle to the ’73 WPIAL Title as a fullback and linebacker

Still holds 9 Virginia Tech football records as a linebacker

Ranks 3rd. in NCAA history for career tackles

Inducted into the Virginia Tech and WPIAL Halls of Fame

NEIL WALKER – BASEBALL

Played for the Pirates, Mets, Yankees, Marlins and Phillies during his Major League career

Outstanding catcher and wide receiver at Pine-Richland High School

2004 High School All American, rated as the #1 catching prospect in the U.S.

Two-Time Post Gazette “Athlete of the Year”

First Round pick of the Pirates in the 2004 Major League draft

Had two 20 home run seasons, winning a “Silver Slugger” award in 2014

DWAYNE WOODRUFF – FOOTBALL

Lead the Steelers in interceptions 5 times, Steelers MVP in 1982

Drafted by the Steelers in 1979 out of Louisville University

Played his entire 12-year career with the Steelers, 157 games

Had 37 interceptions, returning 3 for touchdowns

Was a cornerback on the Steelers Super Bowl XIV Championship team, beating the Rams

Inducted into the Univ. of Louisville and Kentucky State Athletic Halls of Fame

CHAREL ALLEN – BASKETBALL

Earned 4 varsity letters at Notre Dame, was a 2-time captain

Named to the Big East All Freshman team, First Team Big East & HM All American

First player in ND history with 1500 pts., 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals

Scored over 3,000 points at Monessen High School

2-time Pennsylvania Class A “Player of the Year”, High School & AAU All American

Inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame

MEG BULGER – BASKETBALL

4-year starter and team captain at WVU

Named All Big East 4 times and twice Honorable Mention All American

First WVU hooper (male or female) to win the Big East scoring title

Won 3 WPIAL and 2 State Championships at Oakland Catholic High School

Had a high school record of 120 wins and 10 losses

Inducted into the WVU and WPIAL Halls of Fame

CARLITA JONES-EVANS – BASKETBALL

Set 21 Records at Clarion U., 1948 pts.,1258 rebounds, 258 blocks still stand

First team Division II All American in 1994 & 1995

PSAC West “Rookie of the Year”

2-time PSAC “Player of the Year”

1990 graduate of Peabody High School

Inducted into the Clarion U., City League & Pittsburgh Basketball Club Halls of Fame

DAN McCOY – SLED HOCKEY

Gold Medalist on the U.S. team at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia

“Player of the Game” in 6-2 victory over Russia in the 2016 World Sled Hockey Challenge

One of the original members of the “Mighty Penguins” sled hockey organization

Selected for the U.S. “Junior” Sled Hockey Team at age 14

Selected for the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team at 16 years old

Won World Championships with the U.S. team in 2012 & 2015

BENJI PRYOR – FOOTBALL

Earned 4 varsity letters in football at Pitt (1978-1981)

Named First Team All-Big East, Played in Hula Bowl & chosen to play in the Senior Bowl

Named All State in football and basketball at Valley High School

Adidas & Parade football All American in 1977

Played in the ’77 Big 33 football game v Ohio and the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic v U.S.

Inducted into the Alle-Kiski and Pittsburgh Basketball Halls of Fame

NORB BASCHNAGEL – TENNIS – BASKETBALL COACH

Women’s tennis coach from ’82–’90, ass’t men’s basketball coach – 15 yrs., avg. 20 wins

Won 4 consecutive PSAC tennis titles ’86 – ’89 (team record 50-0)

PSAC tennis “Coach of the Year” in ’88 and ‘89

Clarion qualified for the NCAA or PSAC tennis tournaments for 7 consecutive years

Inducted into the Clarion Athletic Hall of Fame

Professor of Health & Physical Ed. @ Clarion U. for 39 years

RON FRANK – WRESTLING COACH

Head coach at Fox Chapel High School, 1980 – 2019

Ranks third in WPIAL wins and twenty first in Pennsylvania wins

Inducted into the Pa. Chapter of the National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame

Inducted into the Southwestern Pa. Wrestling Hall of Fame

Member of the Dapper Dan and Pa. Wrestling Coaches executive committees

Founded the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships

PAT MONROE – FOOTBALL COACH

1978 graduate of Duquesne H.S., where he was the WPIAL “A” Player of the Year

Head coach at Duquesne H.S. from ’92 – ’06, winning 2 WPIAL and 1 State Championship

Head coach at South Allegheny H.S. after Duquesne H.S. closed

Lead South Allegheny to their first WPIAL playoff appearance in 25 years

Selected as the head coach of the 2015 Pa. Big 33 team that defeated Maryland

Inducted into the Pa. High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2022

RICHARD SACCANI – TENNIS COACH

Coached Upper St. Clair H.S. tennis team from ’68 – ’91, 404 wins and 43 losses

Won 6 WPIAL titles, 5 undefeated seasons, 6 individual State Champions

Coached at Cal. U of Pa. – 50 match win streak from ’90 – ‘95

Named PSAC “Coach of the Year” in 1991 and 1992

The ’91 Cal team was ranked #1 in NCAA Division II

Inducted into the WPIAL and Upper St. Clair Halls of Fame

TERRY SMITH – FOOTBALL COACH

Player, coach, associate head coach at Penn State (2015-2026)

Head coach at Gateway High School for 11 seasons, 101 – 30 record

Won 7 Conference titles and advanced to 4 WPIAL title games

Assistant coach at Duquesne U. and Temple U.

Inducted into the Gateway, WPIAL and Pa. Football Coaches Halls of Fame

Outstanding wide receiver at Gateway H.S. and Penn State

JAY CAUFIELD – HOCKEY

Was a football player at U. of North Dakota, after playing football & hockey in high school

Signed by N.Y. Rangers after playing 1 college hockey game as an emergency substitute

Played in the NHL with the N.Y. Rangers, Minnesota and the Penguins

Won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in the ’91-’92 season

Was Mario Lemieux’s personal trainer during Mario’s comeback from cancer

Currently the Penguins’ studio analyst/TV broadcaster (1995-2026)

RACHAEL CIPRIANI – MARTIAL ARTS

33 years of Korean Martial Arts training

Founder & owner of Roaring Lion Martial Arts

Is an International Martial Artist instructor and coach

2-time Gold Medalist as a U.S. competitor

Has developed black belts, champions & Team U.S.A. competitors

Represented Team U.S.A. internationally and earned world-level honors

GREG DIULUS – SPORTS AGENT

A graduate of Central Catholic High School, U. of Pittsburgh and Pitt Law School

Worked for NFLPA agent Ralph Cindrich and Eddie DeBartolo

Negotiated contracts for some of the highest paid NFL players, including Travis Kelce

Worked with 25 NFL 1st round draft picks & 50 plus Pro Bowl players

Negotiated over $1billion in NFL contracts and endorsements

Milk & Honey Sports are on the cutting edge of NIL negotiations for H.S. & College players

COREY GRAVES – BROADCASTER

Former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion, an injury at Wrestlemania ended his career

Began broadcasting WWE wrestling under the guidance of Dusty Roades & Michael Cole

Works WWE, Smackdown, and Pay per View wrestling broadcasts

Professor of Broadcasting at Point Park College

Has done color commentary for the Pirates

Has been a special guest at Penguin and Steeler events

PAUL VARGO – OFFICIAL

Football official: OVAC, WVIAC, Southern Conference, Big East & ACC (1980-2024)

Basketball official for 20 years, Ohio Valley, Big East, Southern and Atlantic 10 conferences

Umpire of high school and NCAA Division I & II baseball for over 15 years

Officiated 3 Division II Championship games & 5 NCAA Division I Bowl games

In 2015 he officiated 5 of the top 10 teams in the country

Officiated the 2016 Army vs Navy game