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University of Pittsburgh Panthers Football All-Americans
Ernest J. Borghetti (Born 1941, Youngstown, Ohio) was a former American Football player who became a 1963 All-American Tackle for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Early Life
Borghetti attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio. His stellar play for the Tom Carey's Fighting Irish led to an All-City nomination during his senior year. Upon his graduation in 1958, he chose to attend Pitt as a lineman.

Pitt
After a year on the Freshman team in 1959, he took a redshirt year for John Michelosen in 1960, observing impactful play along the line from eventual All-American, Mike Ditka.

He finally saw game action as a redshirt Sophomore in 1961, lettering for the first time. As a redshirt Junior, he seized a starting spot from 1962 Co-captain (and future NFL draft pick) Gary Kaltenbach, lettering for the second consecutive year. A signature game against Syracuse in 1962 saw him secure a fumble and score a touchdown in a Panthers victory.

1963 brought Borghetti and the Panthers immense success. Individually, he was named All-East and All-American at Tackle. The team, in large part to the leadership of seniors like Borghetti, finished with a 9-1 record, the lone loss coming in Annapolis to a Navy squad led by that year's eventual Heisman winner, Roger Staubach. They were the first Pitt team to open 4-0 since the 1938 Panthers of Jock Sutherland. Of their 9 wins, 6 were of the comeback variety. In Borghetti and his teammate, Paul Martha, Pitt had two All-American nominations for the first time in over a decade.

Though they earned a Sun Bowl bid, they declined it outright, becoming known in the Pitt annals as the infamous 'No Bowl' team. With the Panthers having black players, most of the bowls being in the south, and President Kennedy's assasination postponing the season's conclusion - it was a tumultous time for both teams and bowl selection committees. Amongst many at Pitt, there was disastisfaction, feeling a Sugar Bowl or Gator Bowl nod to be more appropriate for the team's success to that point in light of the fact that they defeated that year's eventual Rose Bowl champion, Washington Huskies during the regular season.

Professional Life
With his athletic elgibility expired at the collegiate level, Borghetti had many choices to weigh. A student in Pitt's school of dentistry, he was in the midst of completing that academic program when he was selected by two seperate professional football teams. The Cleveland Browns selected in him in the 6th round of the 1963 NFL Draft, while the Dallas Texans selected him in the 21st round of the AFL draft. After taking a year away from football to focus on his dental studies, he decided to sign with the Texans, in their own period of transition relocating from Dallas to Kansas City. The decision was somewhat of a surprise, given Borghetti's Ohio roots, but it turned out to be a shrewd move.

A knee injury brought about an end to his football career. Fortunately, stipulations of his contract with the Chiefs ensured the remainder of his school work in dentistry would be paid for and he was among 33 Panthers from that 1963 club to earn advanced degrees. Upon completion of his school work, he returned to Ohio to become a dentist in the area of his youth.

Honors
In addition to this 1963 All-American honors. He was also a 1998 inductee of the National Italian Sports Hall Of Fame.

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Jesse Quatse

'A New Meaning For Air Coach' by Jack Sell, PPG, 9/16/55 (include 2(!) pictures of quatse)


 * Describes a 1949 plane ride to Evanston (Chicago in the article) to play Northwestern
 * Dr. Jesse Quatse
 * Line coach for Mike Milligan in 1949
 * Carnegie Tech coach in 1955
 * Quatse's first plane ride in 1949


 * A-A in 1931
 * Pro for Green Bay, Steelers, Giants
 * Pitt beat Northwestern 16-7 on that 1949 day
 * Did advanced dental studies at Penn!
 * Opened a dental office in oakland after his time at Penn


 * Took flying lessons at Mayer Field near Bridgeville, PA
 * Bought a Taylorcraft plane

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19550916&id=6H5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,4821264

'1930 Notre Dame Gridders Best, Jess Quatse Says' by Les Biederman, PGH Press, 5/18/47


 * Biggest disappointment was Rose Bowl loss to USC
 * Played 29, 30, and 31 (A-A season)
 * Lost 40 pounds (250 to 210)
 * Was in the Navy
 * Played at Greensburg High


 * All WPIAL & All-State at Greensburg High
 * Merely 170 pounds upon entering Pitt
 * lost only three games in his time at Pitt
 * throttled 47-14 by usc in 1929 rose bowl (allusion to 'biggest disappointment')
 * Pitt was undefeated until that game


 * Beat Navy in 1931
 * acted in a 1932 football film, got to live in holloywood for nearly a month
 * Dental officer in the Navy for three years
 * Spent some time serving in D.C.
 * One of three Quatse's to serve during WWII

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19470518&id=WVMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4111,853992

'Jesse Quatse Dies at 68', PPG, 12/27/77

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19771227&id=sZ9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,4009159
 * Native of Jeanette
 * Died in Lakeland Memorial Hospital (Florida)
 * Moved to Coca Beach after retiring in 1971 from his dentistry work in oakland
 * Graduated from Pitt's Dental school

'Jesse Quatse Named Grid Aide at Pitt' by Jack Sell, PPG, 9/3/48 (includes small picture)

edmund shedlosky, and johnny kosh) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19480903&id=BH1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3830,6721257
 * one of 7 assistant coaches for Pitt in 1948
 * other coaches (hc - milligan, josh williams, bob timmons (future bball coach), dick cassiano, ted schmitt,
 * HC of the Pittsburgh Amerks of the defunct American Pro League for one year
 * Also coached the Pitt freshman while completing his final two years of dental studies

'New York Giants Get Jesse Quatse' The Milwaukee Journal, 6/19/35

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19350619&id=nhUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8CEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5458,2315503
 * Traded to giants in three way deal with Pittsburgh & Philadelphia

'Rice Selects Jesse Quatse On All-America Grid Team' PGH Press, 12/17/31

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ksbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2336%2C6441455
 * grantland rice picked him for his all-american team
 * joined by schwegler of washington as the other tackle selected by rice

'College Stars Play Sunday' by Paul A.R. Kurtz, PGH Press, 12/17/31


 * Played in a charity game benefiting the Press Need Family Fund
 * Played for the James P. Rooneys club
 * Joined on the team by teammate 'rip' collins

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ksbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2685%2C6442379

'80 Years Ago, Greensburg Salem Won First Title' by Paul Schofield, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 9/7/07


 * greensburg salem high wpial champions in 1927, only wpial championship
 * mentions wpial 1st team selection
 * went 10-0, first team from westmoreland county to claim wpial title

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/highschool/s_526213.html


 * picture

http://www.cmoa.org/searchcollections/details.aspx?item=2520

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Ray Montgomery

'Pitt Gridders In Scrimmage' PGH Press, 4/7/29

- from wheeling, wv - played guard

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19290407&id=kAodAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-UoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5966,2373026

'Grantland Rice's All-American Team', The Owosso Argus-Press, 12/21/29


 * One of 2 Panthers on Rice's team (Donchess the other)
 * Chosen as one of three guards (the others being Ticknor of Harvard and Cannon of Notre Dame)
 * finished with a 96.2 rating by Rice, largely lowered by their view of his team's scheduling

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19291221&id=rmsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qq8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4980,4148951

'Pitt Panthers Outstanding Eastern Team', The Miami News, 12/5/29


 * Described by Sutherland as 'the perfect guard'
 * sophomore 'regular' during rose bowl loss to stanford his sophomore year

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19291205&id=q7cuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6tcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5147,6714853

'Ex-Pitt Guard Montgomery Dies' PGH Press, 5/26/66


 * all-american in 1929
 * died in north hollywood, calfornia on may 26th, 1966
 * won letters in football, basketball, and track
 * from west virginia


 * was in the automobile business in north hollywood
 * 29 club was undefeated until rose bowl loss to usc

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19660526&id=Jr0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,4307272

'Pitt Athletes Prepare For Floor And Grid', PPG, 12/6/32


 * Assistant coach under Sutherland in 32

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19321206&id=I7ZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5121,4923276

'All-American Grid Stars In Warner Film' by Louella O. Parsons, PPG, 4/16/30


 * got acting role in film 'maybe it's love'
 * only panther to appear in the film

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19300416&id=UKBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lmgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1877,4857235

'3 Line-Ups Go Through Hard Drills', PGH Press, 9/2/30


 * first year as an assistant coach
 * coached guards, which he was at pitt
 * bill kern coached the tackles
 * assistant under sutherland

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B44cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6546%2C5276988

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JOHN GUZIK

'Jumbo John Is 'Little John' At Home' by Myron Cope, PPG, 10/15/58


 * from Cecil Township
 * 230 pound guard
 * younger brother, bob, also played guard at pitt
 * also played linebacker
 * 4th round pick of the la rams
 * played under val rizzo at cecil township high

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19581015&id=3tFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4msDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630,2379910

'Lineman Of The Week Calls Himself Lucky' by George Esper, Ocala Star-Banner, 10/30/58


 * named AP national lineman of the week for his play against army
 * played under michelosen
 * michelosen said he "was a high class kid" & that he was "very proficient at diagonsing plays"
 * was a student in the college of business administration

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19581030&id=64FPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_gQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2881,4930665

'Cries Blues Before Fan Club', PPG, 9/16/57


 * broke an arm in a game against west virginia the year prior

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yLtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2WoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6660%2C2726264

'Lineman Vote Goes to Pitt's John Guzik' by AP, Eugene Register Guard, 10/29/58


 * further detail on the lineman of the week award peformance
 * got it against army, army was #1 in the country at the time
 * the army ended in a 14-14 tie
 * claims he's from lawrence, pa
 * had an INT & a key 4th down run stuffing
 * broken arm against wvu was in 56

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19581029&id=qPRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6683,5453810

http://thevarsityletters.blogspot.com/2010/10/legends-of-fall-chapter-7.html
 * attended cecil township high

- one of four pitt all-americans in the 1950's


 * only pitt all-american of 1958


 * played pro for the la rams and houston oilers

- won an afl title in houston

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Ezekial 'Zeke' GADSON

'Pitt Defeats West Virginia', AP, Herald Journal, 9/27/87


 * had a fumble recovery & sack in a 6-3 win over the mountaineers

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19870927&id=06ceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aM4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1853,4397425

'Opening Night A Bust In Provo' by Doug Robinson, The Deseret News, 9/3/87


 * 27-17 road win for Pitt over BYU
 * Pitt had 10 sacks in this game, Gadson had 4 of them
 * 210 pound, senior linebacker

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NecOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FoQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5783%2C923479

'BC 'jumps naked' over Pittsburgh 13-10' by Andrea Munster, The Heights, 10/5/87


 * Gadson had 11 tackles, 5.5 sacks vs. BC QB Mike Power

http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights19871005.2.43#


 * assistant principal at lindenwold middle school in n.j.

http://ms.lindenwold.k12.nj.us/apps/staff/

http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1234509016149110.xml&coll=8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindenwold_Public_Schools


 * 24.5 sacks (unofficial, suggs 24 ncaa record) & a-a in 1987

- eclipsed the school record of randy holloway

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/pitt/print_580533.html


 * 18 breaking the single season pitt record (?)

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/01/sports/syracuse-wins-no-8.html


 * member of track team, frogmore, south caro (good stuff)

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-11-13/sports/0160120294_1_gadson-ken-norton-college-football


 * 1983 all south carolina high school team

http://www.shrine-bowl.com/SC%20Players/All%20SC%20Teams.htm


 * selected by the buffalo bills in the 5th round, 123 overall

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player?id=20463&_slug_=ezekial-gadson&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fdraft%2fplayer%3fid%3d20463%26_slug_%3dezekial-gadson http://www.nfl.com/players/zekegadson/profile?id=GAD734284

played in the east west shrine game

started on offense (heyward era)

26.5 career sacks - 4th in program history

137 tackles to go with 24.5 sacks in 1987

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BERNIE BARKOUSKIE


 * recap of high school & college achievements, projects what pro career could like with the steelers (includes excellent picture at the bottom)

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19491103&id=E9cNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3710,692725)
 * recap of a panther defining moment - his defensive block decisive in clinching a 1 point victory of penn


 * life summary - http://articles.mcall.com/1998-05-11/news/3200026_1_american-legion-post-korean-war-four-children


 * recruited out of kulpmont high school (no longer exists?/northumberland county)

- relation note (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19521114&id=VNIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6669,6107922) - PA HOF (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=20010316&id=ufkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-qIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4189,826045) - Captain (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19511121&id=KF5gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K3INAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642,3255244)
 * brother ray attended nc state, was a pa hall of famer, captain during nc state's 1952 season


 * navy pilot during the korean war


 * salesman post football & military career at englehard corporation


 * held to catholic belief - http://www.churchofndbeth.org/NotreDameChurch/Topic_weekly_bulletin_files/pdf_files/2009/20091122.pdf

http://www.fhs78.org/FHS78.org/Directory_files/Directory_1.pdf
 * married to martha for over 40 years


 * awesome picture - http://www.fanbase.com/Bernard-Barkouskie

WARREN HELLER


 * one of 7 panther backs with over 200 rush yards in one game (heller, tony dorsett (multiple times), curvin richards (mutiple times - had 3 in his first season alone!), kevan barlow (272 against wvu), larod stephens-howling (221 @ syracuse), dion lewis (@ cincinnati), ray graham (277 vs. florida international)

- career highlight: 200 yards, TD runs of 35 & 80 yards in a one touchdown win over penn state


 * obit (with picture from pitt playing career!) - http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-0scAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E2EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7083%2C8240770

- lived in oakmont - buried in penn hills (mount hope cemetery) - taught & coached at east deer high school - taught other high schools in oakmont, johnstown, and smethport in mckean county (which ones) - mentioned a title won coaching (east deer? 1960? elsewhere?)


 * graduated from steelton highspire in 1927

(http://www.shsd.k12.pa.us/Page/2020)
 * one of 11 steelton highspire rollers to become all-americans at the collegiate level


 * member of national education association (hyperlink?)


 * member of phi delta theta while attending pitt

(http://www.akvalleysportshalloffame.com/inductees.html)
 * inductee to the pennsylvania hall of fame & allegheny-kiski hall of fame

- the duo hooked up for two TD'S in a 19-13 win over army at west point - also played charity baseball together in beaver, pa (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1996&dat=19320627&id=v58iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c68FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621,1148508
 * one of two pitt all-americans in 32, skladany being the other

(http://www.steel-high.com/football/Pro%20Football%20Rollers.pdf)
 * nickname "fats"

- 1949 career rush yards - led pitt in passing & rushing for three straight years - nfl running back for three years (pittsburgh pirates) (http://www.shsd.k12.pa.us/Page/2021) - left halfback for the pirates (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19350904&id=tY9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2934,556870)

- highlighted in a notre dame game preview as a sophomore
 * played under former pitt all-americans jock sutherland (part of the sutherland scythe) & bill kern

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19331122&id=PmYhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5747,5073095)
 * charity high school alumni game

 WILLIAM GLASSFORD (page exists)


 * nicknamed biff

(http://www.huskermax.com/interviews/Bill_Glassford.html)
 * awesome interview, details black players on his roster, recruiting tom osborne, couple mentions of pitt

(http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/william.wolfrum/2006/06/21/a_land_without_golf_carts_is_not_a_land)
 * random story about cops harrasing him in colorado for using a golf cart on a road


 * a major candidate for the pitt head coaching job after mike milligan's departure following the 49 season

- along with former panthers players: eddie baker (carnegie tech coach), john michelson (steelers coach), howard 'howdy' o'dell (washington state), andy gustafson (miami, fl), and harvey harman (rutgers) - was at nebraska during the coaching search that ended with len casanova being hired - sugessted that he could've had the job that was given to casanova if he wanted it (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19500212&id=c1wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6479,4376097) - milligan left because of dissatisfaction with a year-to-year contract (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19500128&id=sdgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5029,6002863)

(https://www.alumni.unh.edu/connection/archives/10_16_09.html) (http://www.izaak.unh.edu/archives/history/theway/athletics/football.shtml)
 * antidotes from his coaching days at new hampshire

- new hampshire would not attend another for 28 years after glassford led glass bowl team - new hampshire member of the yankee conference

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19490131&id=8LArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dP4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4566,3209653)
 * glassford led unh to three straight yankee conference titles (46, 47, 48)

(http://www.huskerlocker.com/blogs/most-viewed/page22)
 * three winning seasons in seven years at nebraska-lincoln

- big seven conference


 * players resented his grueling practice sessions

- tried many times to get him ousted (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HAMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6251%2C1533578) (http://www.huskermax.com/coaches/glassford/) (http://www.helmethut.com/College/Nebraska/NU5356.html) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GgMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878,56589&hl=en) (http://cjonline.com/stories/011998/ope_snider.html)

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19420615&id=hcRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4164,1081775)
 * assistant coach at yale

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19500201&id=pQgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4009,184698)
 * first job at manhattan college

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19471125&id=Sc8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6220,4785167
 * coached the naval air base team while serving the navy in miami, florida

- enjoyed great local support from his hometown during a glass bowl run while hc at new hampshire -


 * one of two all-americans in 1936 - ave daniell being the other

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19511209&id=QBQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=144EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6249,4092526)
 * candidate once more after casanova's 1 year stay & hamilton's 1 year dual ad/hc role with picture! (pitt's 6th coach in 7 years! and i thought now was bad!)

(http://www.lhs59.org/HallFameALL.htm)
 * member of lancaster high school's distinguished alumni hall of fame, class of 1932

- other college football all-americans (hack abbot of syracuse, rex kern of ohio state, olympic silver medalist (gene cole 1952 games in track), ceo of mastercard (alex hart), designer of 50 star american flag, congressman

- second of three college football all-american to be produced at lancaster high school (lafayette "hack" abbott of syracuse being the 1st, rex kern of ohio state being the most recent)

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19341030&id=KCIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3870,3809625)
 * senior year of high school team was unbeaten, played fullback, converted once he arrived at pitt, includes cool picture & quote from glassford

(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080852/2/index.htm)
 * played in the scoreless ties against fordham's seven blocks of granite

RALPH CHASE


 * nicknamed "horse"

(http://tiptop25.com/champ1925.html) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19291220&id=8otRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3494,2240102)
 * only all-american on 1925 team


 * coached at drexel

- held position of line coach (Tackle at Pitt) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19380628&id=CrQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6psFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3999,5492674)

- then became head coach in 1946 (first game as hc vs. ccny) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2293&dat=19461006&id=FBVKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QSANAAAAIBAJ&pg=5040,3436680)

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19310628&id=A3AbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4345,4880572) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19310607&id=cCQeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Y4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4378,3166116) contains awesome photo
 * coached football & track(!) at ursinus college (philadelphia)

- assistant coach in football - head coach in track - mentions he coached on the pacific coast(?)\

(http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChasRa20.htm) (http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1926-ham) hammond
 * played pro football for the akron indians & hammond pros in 1926

- died in gillette, pa, bradford county, pa


 * coached at muhlenberg college

- 1944, assistant under doggie julian


 * coached at bernardsville high school in new jersey

- went 13-2-1 in a two year stint (http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/coaches.aspx?gendersport=boys,football&schoolid=d6917bc2-9512-4169-b483-ed33f5ea864d)


 * coached at mckeesport high school

ELDRED KRAEMER

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19521202&id=w0gbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rE0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2949,595705) with pic! - first since 1918 (tommy davies) to receive those honors as a sophomore - never played football, since the school wasn't big enough to field a team - attended saint cloud tech
 * all-american honored earned as a sophomore!

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19521027&id=L6IlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046,2864900
 * background on story on him arriving at pitt

- former player of captain hamilton's at navy, slade cutter, referred kraemer to pitt - kraemer and cutter met in a san diego naval submarine unit


 * football and wrestling while at pitt

- contemporary of ncaa champion and national wrestling hall of famer hugh peery while wrestling at pitt - recorded lone fall over unbeaten illinois squad in 1952, freshman year (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19520131&id=m2IeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V44EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3592,6077903) - 1953 third team all-american at heavyweight for pitt, sophomore year, finished behind gene hicks (oklahoma st.) & dan mcnair (auburn) (http://theguillotine.com/wp/?page_id=603) (http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/3841)


 * all-american the same year as nfl hall of famer joe schmidt

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19521002&id=r6JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5moDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4927,513277)
 * red dawson called eldred "the best tackle he ever handled"

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19541101&id=dyENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=42oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4142,266595)
 * article with a picture
 * served in the navy and was referred to pitt by a friend of a.d. lt. hamilton

(http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Repository/DCG/1953/11/20/036-DCG-1953-11-20-001-SINGLE.pdf) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19540213&id=YHxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=72oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258,4437906)
 * sustained shoulder injury in 1953 against uva, missed psu game, had to miss spring semester because of financial difficulties!

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19530917&id=FA8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uZsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5199,6088698 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19530916&id=MHxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,4366145
 * leg infection in 1953

(http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KraeEl20.htm)
 * played pro for the 49'ers

(http://www.fanbase.com/Eldred-Kraemer)
 * fanbase account with two awesome photos

MIKE GETTO (page exists

http://www2.ljworld.com/obituaries/2011/dec/22/paul-getto/
 * parents michael and ernesta

- parents were from originally from piedmont region of northwest italy

http://tim-alan.tripod.com/
 * attended jeanette high school, played senior season under lloyd jordan

- graduated from jeanette in 1925


 * strong relationship with jock sutherland

- played for him - coach supported a day for him in jeannette http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19290114&id=9UobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9koEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5033,5279058 - left ku in 40 to be assisant under jock http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19400705&id=-CddAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2VoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4381,160000 - succeeded coach sutherland in 1943 for the dodgers http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19480825&id=91wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ik0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4101,3416536 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1970&dat=19420722&id=xjMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5eMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7070,1489136

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=20010405&id=MjYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5253,5039368
 * brother paul suggested mike brought the jayhawk to jeanette


 * jeanette's only college football all-american

TONY MATISI


 * anthony f. matisi - http://www.hickoksports.com/history/footall2.shtml

http://books.google.com/books?id=UzFHWAeBYeUC&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=tony+matisi,+pittsburgh&source=bl&ots=xoviOo6iK3&sig=Q3tAUoYPF4dMUG6TSjHiuaW82lE&hl=en&ei=7DJxTZStGcT6lwfVi_2VAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=tony%20matisi%2C%20pittsburgh&f=false
 * squared off against lombardi's fordham teams + quote -


 * AWESOME picture of him blocking for goldberg against washington -

http://framework.latimes.com/2010/12/30/pitt-panthers-win-1937-rose-bowl/


 * brother, john, played football - brother, joe, heavyweight boxer


 * john captain of duqesne football team in 1942 (?)


 * played pro football for brooklyn dodgers & buffalo bisons


 * john served in ww2 (did tony also?)


 * convinced brother joe to stop boxing

http://ring44.com/boxers/JoeMatisi.htm

http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-12-28/news/17672502_1_funeral-mass-dearly-beloved-wife-nieces-and-nephews
 * brother or relative:

TOBY UANSA


 * (1 of 4 1929 all-americans at Pitt)


 * 2 tds, 1 int vs. west virginia (in pgh) oct 12th 1930/31?

http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/West_Virginia_University_Monticola_Yearbook/1931/Page_180.html

http://www.archive.org/stream/monticola1931west/monticola1931west_djvu.txt


 * federal & general robinson - expo park

uansa (village) food pantry - community center, robb street, mckees rocks, 15136

or

building 7, martha street, mckees rocks, 15136

uansa census record address - 521 ridge avenue, mckees rockspa (4 miles, 11 minutes)

pg article mentioning 'uansa village' in mckees rocks -

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08353/935817-57.stm

mckees rocks genealogy website -

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mckeesrocks/files/files.htm

trib article'Uansa-Muha committee disbanded' in sto-rox -

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_694438.html


 * octavius "toby" uansa born in germany

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738136,00.html


 * dr. octavius uansa, died in 1945

http://books.google.com/books?id=NBvnKxWGeMQC&pg=PT185&lpg=PT185&dq=octavius+uansa&source=bl&ots=dbmhb3ukF8&sig=n-kscfx_dfM0s451VP9MqudDMpk&hl=en&ei=W_NtTKfdK4KClAf95NTHDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=octavius%20uansa&f=false


 * toby uansa, art rooney, and the rox rangers?

http://books.google.com/books?id=hEeJMViuF_EC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=toby+uansa&source=bl&ots=4f-EvjHqWz&sig=U8yS46m6jAu2wkK68srPY2mxYNo&hl=en&ei=LPBtTJ3yJML_lgeer5ixDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=toby%20uansa&f=false

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BILL DADDIO

http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/puath&CISOPTR=243&CISOBOX=1&REC=9

picture of him with other purdue coaches

--

BRIAN GREENFIELD

from glendale comm college in CA

2 year starter

pitt record 79 yard punt

finished with a 45.6 per punt average, 2nd in ncaa in 1990

drafted by the cleveland browns

back injury derailed his pro football career

Pittsburgh Panthers Pro Bowl Participants
John Reger

John Reger (1931- ) played twelve seasons in the NFL as a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. He was born in Wheeling and graduated from Linsly High School in 1950. Reger was less than six feet tall and weighed 125 pounds when he began competing as a high school athlete. He played fullback and linebacker at Linsly and captained the 1949 Cadet squad which lost only one game. At the University of Pittsburgh his freshman team in 1950 was undefeated, but after just three varsity games the following year his collegiate career was ended by a knee injury. He returned home and was working in a gasoline station when his former high school coach, Etz Rine, arranged a tryout for him with the Pittsburgh Steelers even though he had not played football in three years. Reger opened the 1995 season as one of the Steelers' starting linebackers and played nine seasons in Pittsburgh. He became captain of the Steelers defensive unit and was voted as the team's MVP during the 1959 season. Reger played the Pro Bowl in 1960, 1961, and 1962. He sustained a life-threatening and near career-ending injury during his final season. Reger was hit in the head and had a spasm in his throat that cut off air. Fortunately, the ambulance sent included oxygen and he was revived. Following that incident, every team in the NFL was required to have oxygen on the sidelines. Reger was placed on waivers by the Steelers prior to the start of the regular season in 1964 and he was picked up by the Washington Redskins, for whom he played three more years before retiring.

http://jeff560.tripod.com/famousr.html

Etc.
HUGH PEERY


 * article with picture mentioning his last home match

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19540220&id=ZnxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=72oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4521,6361143

http://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201953.pdf
 * 1953 ncaa tournament bracket

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/6134
 * MAJOR ARTICLE with good pictures

- born in stillwater, oklahoma

- won two state titles at the high school level (junior & senior year) at tulsa central high school

- won gold in the 1951 pan am games in argentina (before even wrestling at pitt!)

- 56-1 at Pitt, 48 match win streak

- finished sixth in 52 helsinki olympics, lost to georgi sajadov (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19520722&id=4PYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3651,2173036)

- wrestled under raymond swartz in the olympics (article with picture of hugh!) (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19520714&id=t8RRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2GoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2219,3570732)

- wrestled up and won the inaugural eiwa title in the 123 pound weight class

- graduated from pitt's dental school in 1956

- three title victories over will howard of denver, bob christensen of northwestern, and charles ofsthun of minnesota - all in the 115 lb weight class

- dentist for 51 years following his time at pitt

- president of university of pittsburgh dental medicine school from 1978-1979 http://www.dental.pitt.edu/alumni/past_presidents.php

- national wrestling hall of fame inductee in 1980

- enshrined the same year with his brother

http://www.stwnewspress.com/sports/x740878337/National-Wrestling-Hall-of-Fame-highlights-families-in-new-book-and-display/print
 * antidote from sister on growing up with hugh & ed peery


 * wrestled with pitt all-american, eldred kraemer


 * won three individual national championships


 * father rex and brother ed also won three individual national titles a piece

REX PEERY


 * major article

- graduated from oklahoma a&m in 1935

- immediately entered coaching upon finishing school

- erick high (1 year), paul's valley high (4 years), and tulsa central (9 years)

- record as head coach at pitt: 117-15-4 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-other/pg-north-legendary-coach-peery-left-his-mark-at-navy-253604/

- story from a former pitt student who wrestled under rex http://www.wvmat.com/welker/associat.htm

ED PEERY

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19570401&id=qOEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ow8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=586,4450253
 * awesome picture of the three peery's after ed's final individual national title

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-other/pg-north-legendary-coach-peery-left-his-mark-at-navy-253604/ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hometownannapolis/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-clark-peery&pid=143636977
 * major articles

- attended shaler high, went 48-1 in his wrestling career there

- also lettered in baseball, track, and football

- 3 wpial letters, 2 state titles

- wrestled under his father, rex, at pitt

- went 51-1 at pitt, three individual ncaa titles

- studied civil engineering at pitt

- u.s. alternate for the 56 olympic games in melbourne

- 2 years as 2nd lieutentant in the army (57 & 58)

- assistant coach at pitt in 1959, assistant coach at navy (for a year) in 1960

- earned a master's degree from george washington university in personnel administration

- 27 years as head coach at the us naval academy, retired in 1987

- went 311-90-14 during his tenure in annapolis, win

- led navy to eight eiwa titles

- led 48 inidivdual conference champions and 28 all-americans

- named national coach of the year in 1968 (navy finished fifth that season)

- dominated army in his career at navy, 22 wins 27 matches

- family life: wife gretchen, children martie, laurie, greg, and neil

- other passions: woodworking, establishing summer wrestling camps at the high school level, crabbing


 * honors

- 1991 inductee into southwestern wrestling hall of fame, inducted the same year with his brother & father (http://wrestlingclassic.com/SW_HOF/index.htm)

- 1982 inductee into pennsylvania wrestling coaches association ( http://www.pawrsl.com/pa/pwca_hall_of_famelisting.htm)


 * died june 15, 2010 of cancer

RANDE STOTTLEMEYER

1998 inductee into southwestern wrestling hall of fame (http://wrestlingclassic.com/SW_HOF/index.htm)

CURVIN RICHARDS


 * 3 200 rushing yard games during his freshman year! (navy, boston college, rutgers)

- school record 3,745 rushing yards at laporte
 * attended laporte high school in laporte, texas

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19881118&id=N-AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6722,1803583_

Edgar 'Special Delivery' Jones

(http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19511209&id=QBQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=144EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6249,4092526)
 * backfield coach under head coach tom hamilton during the 51 season


 * finished 7th in heisman voting in 1941