Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

2001 Calvin Schake

Calvin Schake

2001 Calvin Schake He was a 1970’s National and International Weight Lifting Champion. He also represented the United States on US Olympic Teams. ​

2001 Eric Swanson

Eric Swanson

2001 Eric Swanson  A Butler HS graduate where he was a WPIAL and PIAA gymnastics champion. He went to attend the US Naval Academy earning All-American recognition in gymnastics.

2001 Geno Mariotti

Geno Mariotti

2001 Geno Mariotti A Butler HS graduate who played basketball. He also played on the Butler YMCA’s National Basketball Teams. In the 1940’s and 50’s he played on local sandlot baseball land softball teams.

2001 Joseph Laconi

Joseph Laconi

2001 Joseph Laconi 1940’s ERA Butler HS graduate who lettered in football. He went to play football in the military and for the Butler Cubs Semi-Pro Football Team. He also played softball in the local sandlot leagues.

2000 Paul Lumley

Paul Lumley

2001 Paul Lumley </h2 > A 1974 Butler HS graduate who lettered in baseball and football. He was all All-Conference baseball player. He went to play football at West Virginia University playing in the Bowl. He played for the Butler Yankees in the Semi-Pro Butler Eagle County Baseball league for several years on their championship […]

2000 Steve Heasley

Steve Heasley

2000 Steve Heasley  A Butler HS graduate where he was a WPIAL and PIAA gymnastics champion. He continued his gymnastics career at Slippery Rock University earning NAIA honors. After Slippery Rock he became a coach for Butler HS, and opened a gymnastics training academy in 1974 in Butler.

2000 Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes

2000 Dave Barnes A Slippery Rock HS graduate where he excelled in basketball and volleyball. He continued his athletic career at Slippery Rock University as an outstanding tennis player. He played # 1 Tennis Singles his entire collegiate career, and loss just three matches his entire collegaite career. He did not lose a match his […]

2000 William “Bill” Parise

William "Bill" Parise

2000 William “Bill” Parise The Butler HS graduate excelled in gymnastics earning WPIAL and PIAA championships. He continued his gymnastics career at New Mexico University earning All -WAC honors. He later became a YMCA Director.

2000 Tim McCune

Tim McCune

2000 Tim McCune A 1970’s ERA Butler HS graduate who lettered in baseball and football, earning MVP honors in baseball. He continued his academic and athletic career at Grove City College playing both baseball and football. He later became a local youth baseball and football coach.

2000 Jennings Marburger

Jennings Marburger

2000 Jennings Marburger  An Evans City HS graduate in the 1940’s who excelled in basketball, football, and track. He went on to Colgate University where he was an outstanding baseball player. After college he played semi-pro baseball.