9 Results for tag: 1970

Yeckley, Edgar

Edgar Yeckley - (1970) · Captained 1905 Penn State University football team. · Named football All-American in 1905. · Earned 3 football and 3 basketball letters at Penn State. · Assistant football coach at Penn State and Case Tech. · President Cleveland Touchdown Club, longtime Cleveland boxing offici... More

Ujhelyi, Joseph

Joseph Ujhelyi - (1970) · Lorain High School football-track star from 1923-25. · Earned 3 football and 3 track letters at Ohio State University, 1927-29. · Unbeaten hammer thrower when Ohio State won inter-collegiate track title. · Awarded Big Ten Medal of Excellence for scholarship athletes. · ... More

Rieth, Jr., William

William Rieth, Jr. - (1970) · Overcame lack of weight problem to star at 3 football levels. · Played at Lorain High but came into his own at Carnegie Tech and Western Maryland. · Selected All-Maryland at Western Maryland University before transferring. · Named to All-American and All-Time Carnegie Tech ... More

Olson, Richard

Richard Olson - (1970) · Lorain High School football captain and All-Ohioan in 1948. · All-Lake Erie League team, 1946-48; played in Ohio All Star game in 1948. · Naval Academy football captain and All-American in 1953. · Earned Nick Basca and Admiral Cooke Memorial Football awards at Navy. · Played ... More

Kromer, Paul

Paul Kromer - (1970) · Prolific football and track runner at Lorain High, 1933-35. · As All-Lake Erie halfback, led Lorain to 3 straight league titles. · Sole holder of Lorain High 100-yard dash mark record (9.9) for 34 years. · Played in star-studded Michigan Wolverine backfield, 1938-40. · Big Ten ... More

Hageman, Carl

  Carl Hageman - (1970) · First athlete to earn 4 letters in major sports in one year at Lorain High. · All Lake Erie football guard, alternated starring in baseball and track. · Played football 3 years at Harvard, captained 1932 Crimson. · Named All-East and Honorable Mention All-American while ... More

Daniel, George

  George Daniel - (1970) · Lorain’s #1 sports figure for over half a century. · Pioneer athlete at Lorain High before competition was fully organized. · Lettered in 4 sports at Ohio Wesleyan University. · Captained 1910 Bishops’ baseball team starring in track at the same time. · In 1910 set ... More

Black, Sr., Alex

  Alex Black, Sr. - (1970) · Outstanding bowler whose career covered 6 decades. · Once held World’s record (1,512) for 6 games across 6 lanes. · Rolled 22 games of 300, including on in the Petersen Classic. · Highest average was 222.27 for 90 games in 1934. · In 1953, named to Mort ... More

Andorka, Frank “Hank”

  Frank “Hank” Andorka - (1970) Hank was synonymous with Lorain bowling from 1935-64. In 1941, bowled second highest city series of 300-268-253 – 821. Competed in countless major tournaments. Rolled 300 in 1938 ABC tourney. Considered “perfect” bowling stylist, gentlemen and ... More