Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

2015 Jim Cooper

Jim Cooper

2015 Jim Cooper a 1963 Butler HS graduate who played football and track. In 1963 he was awarded the Jim McDowell Award, and earned Honorable Mention in football as a High School All-American. Jim earned a full football scholarship to the University of Georgia. In his second season he was injured that ended his football […]

2015 Dave Hoffman

Dave Hoffman

2015 Dave Hoffman Dave started his racing career in 1965, and maintained that career for five decades. Dave was very well known as a Late Model race car driver. He ended his career with 299 victories. He won the Late Model Track Championship at Lernerville from 1975-1977. He was one of only eight drivers in […]

2014 Scott Grinder

Scott Grinder

2014 Scott Grinder A 1972 Seneca Valley HS graduate where he played baseball. After graduation he attended Butler County Community College where he also played baseball. At the same time he played baseball for the Zelienople American Legion Baseball program, and then for Harmony in the Butler Eagle County Baseball League. In 1974 he began […]

2014 Marlesse Schlott Hames

Marlesse Schlott Hames

2014 Marlesse Schlott Hames A 1992 Seneca Valley HS graduate where she earned eleven letters in basketball , soccer and softball. She was named to the Pittsburgh Press and Post Gazette Section 3 All- Star teams in 1992 and won the Sherman Award and eh YMCA Award the same year. She graduated Seneca Valley as […]

2014 Jeffery MacAnallen

Jeffery MacAnallen

2014 Jeffery MacAnallen A 1990 Butler HS graduate who lettered three years in football and track. He was the Golden Tornado team captain in 1990 and also was named to the Post Gazette Fabulous 22 Team and the Pittsburgh Press Finest 44 that year. After graduating from Butler HS he received an athletic scholarship to […]

2014 Jefferson Dickson

Jefferson Dickson

2014 Jefferson Dickson A 1993 Knoch HS graduate where he was a three sport letterman in basketball, golf, and track. While at Knoch he won he won the WPIAL Golf Championship, and the PIAA State Golf Championship in 1991 and 1992. In 1993 he won the Pennsylvania Golf Association Boys Championship, and was named Scholar […]

2014 James “Jimmy” Stewart

James "Jimmy" Stewart

2014 James “Jimmy” Stewart A 1979 Butler HS graduate who became a professional kick boxer with his first bout in 1966. For the next 12 years he earned a record of 19-0 with 4 KO’s. He won the IFK Pennsylvania State Middleweight title in 1999. the North American title in 2000, and the International Kickboxing […]

2014 Terry Henry

Terry Henry

2014 Terry Henry A 1957 East Brady HS graduate, where he earned six letters in basketball, football, and golf. He went to play football and letter twice at Slippery Rock University graduating in 1971. From Slippery Rock he went on to al long basketball, football coaching career, and athletic director. He started teaching and coaching […]

2014 Steven Napora

Steven Napora

2014 Steven Napora A 1936 Butler HS graduate He played on the first Butler HS golf team in1935 and also played on the 1936 golf team. As hte captain of the 1936 team he tied for 16th place in the PIAA Golf Championship, and also placed 3rd in the WPIAL Golf Championship. He became the […]

2013 Nicholas “Nick” Reiser

Nicholas "Nick" Reiser

Nicholas “Nick” Reiser A Knoch HS graduate who earned three letters in football and two in basketball for the Knights. His senior year he was named 3rd Team All-State in football, and named to the All-Conference team in basketball. He went on to play football at Allegheny College lettering all four years becoming an outstanding […]