Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

1999 Roger Puz

Roger Puz

1999 Roger Puz  Butler HS graduate who lettered in baseball, football, and track. He earned All-Conference and PIAA honors. He went on to play football at Penn State University and was part of the 1982 National Championship Team.

1999 John Aubrey

John Aubrey

1999 John Aubrey A Butler HS graduate and outstanding golfer as a PIAA winner. He became an amateur golfer and turned professional with the PGA Tour. And played on numerous times on the Senior Tour. He has owned and operated Aubrey’s Dubs Dread golf course in Butler for many years.

1999 John Jance

butler county sports hall of fame

1999 John Jance A Concord HS graduate where he played basketball. He played minor league baseball, and later became a basketball and football official.

1999 Tom Turner

Tom Turner

1999 Tom Turner ​A Butler HS graduate in the 1970’s. He earned WPIAL and PIAA honors for swimming. He went to swim for Syracuse University as an ECAC Champion and MVP.

1999 Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

1999 Mike Kelly Mid 1960’s Butler HS graduate who lettered in baseball, football, and track. He earned All-Conference recognition. He went on to play football at Notre Dame University, which was shortened by an injury. After college he became a local youth football coach and supporter of local athletics, sports sponsorships. He also became a […]

1999 Mel Semanko

butler county sports hall of fame

1999 Mel Semanko A graduate of the University of Colorado where he was an outstanding football player. He wnet to play foot ball for the Montreal Allouettes. He went to become a physical education teacher at Karns City HS, and their head football coach for many years.

1999 George Bistransin

butler county sports hall of fame

1999 George Bistransin A 1940’s Butler HS football player and swimmer. He continued playing football at Thiel College. After college he coached football and swimming at Butler HS.

1998 Eric Namesnik

Eric Namesnik

1998 Eric Namesnik ​A Butler HS graduate where he became an outstanding swimmer becoming a WPIAL and PIAA champion. He went to coninue his swimming career at the University of Michigan. He was a Big Ten Swimming Champion. In 1991 and 1993 he was ranked the # 1 400 medley relay swimmer in the world […]

1998 Leatha “Dudek” Baker

Leatha "Dudek" Baker

1998 Leatha “Dudek” Baker She was a Butler HS graduate graduating after an outstanding basketball and track career. She was named a PIAA and WPIAL MVP in basketball and track. She went to have an outstanding basketball l career at Clarion University as an All-Conference basketball player while setting records at Clarion.

1998 Richard “Dick” Madison

Richard "Dick" Madison

1998 Richard “Dick” Madison A Moniteau HS graduate where he played basketball and football, setting high school scoring records in basketball and football. He went on to play football at West Virginia University. He was the leading scorer in the Liberty Bowl having an outstanding game in the loss to Utah. After college, he taught […]