“Anthracite Hard” was the term sportswriters used to describe the hard-nosed football players who came out of the hard coal towns of northeastern Pennsylvania. Anthracite pros from the rough-tough days […]
Gary Collins played football at Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, under Coach Frank Snyder. Then he played at Maryland from 1959-1961 under Coach Tom Nugent and with a […]
Glenn Ressler was from Dorsife, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, a short distance from the Lykens Valley. He attended Mahanoy Jointure High School and played football for Coach Clyde Miller. Afterward, he […]
While no specific publication has been seen which speaks solely on football legends of the Lykens Valley, a book has been located entitled Football Legends of Pennsylvania, by Evan Burian, […]
A photo of the Millersburg Baseball Team, 1957, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Many of the individuals pictured here have only been identified by their surname. Front Row (kneeling): —– Stence; […]
A 1946 photograph of the Berrysburg Baseball Team, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members of the team were: Front Row (seated on ground): Merle Romberger; Eldred Kocher. Second Row (kneeling): Norwood […]
A golf course was never established in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, but the possibility existed and it was explored in the late 1940s. One day, Harold Dietrich showed […]
A photograph of the 1946 Elizabethville High School Baseball Team, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Elizabethville Echo of 13 June 1946. Identifications are: Front Row (kneeling): Donald […]