• STEELTON & HIGHSPIRE PROS

    Russell “Bull” Behman
    Steelton High 1918
    Lebanon Valley 1919-1921
    Dickinson College Carnegie 1922-1923 Team Captain
    Frankford Yellowjackets 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 & 1931
    Philadelphia Quakers 1926 All-Pro selection, American Football League Champions
    Frankford Yellowjackets 1927, 1929 & 1931 All-Pro 1st Team.
    Lead blocking for Frankford to what is still an NFL record 39 rushing touchdowns.

    Chuck Belic
    Steelton-Highspire 1969
    Virginia 1970-1973 All ACC Academic 1972
    Washington Redskins 1973
    Chicago Fire (World Football League 1974).

    Jason Bryant
    Steelton-Highspire High
    Morehouse State Black College All American
    Philadelphia Eagles 1994
    Baltimore Stallions (CFL Grey Cup Champions 1995).

    Brian Cobb
    Steelton-Highspire
    Rutgers University
    Pittsburgh Steelers 1988

    Harry “Gump” Dayhoff
    Steelton High 1917
    Bucknell 1919-1923
    Frankford Yellowjackets 1923 & 1924
    Pottsville Maroons 1925 World Champions
    Harrisburg Grey Sox (organized & coached).
    NCAA Official 1927-1956
    Football Hall of Fame Rutgers, N.J. 1956

    George Dintiman
    Highspire High
    Lock Haven University
    Baltimore Colts 1957
    Montreal Allouettes 1958

    Troy Drayton
    Steelton-Highspire High 1988
    Penn State 1989-1992 All-American
    L.A.Rams 1993-1994
    St. Louis Rams 1996
    Miami Dolphins 1996-1999
    Kansas City Chiefs 2000

    Ralph “Nick” Farina
    Steelton High 1922
    Villanova 1923-1926
    Pottsville Maroons 1927

    Warren“Fats” Heller
    Steelton High 1927
    Pittsburgh 1928-1931
    Pittsburgh Pirates 1934-1936

    Jordan Hill
    Steelton-Highspire 2005-2008
    Penn State University 2009-2012  
    1st Team All-Big Ten
    Athlon Sports 2nd Team All-American
    Seattle Seahawks 2013- 

    Marino Intrieri
    Steelton High 1927
    Loyola Maryland 1928-1931
    Staten Island Stapletons 1932
    Boston Redskins 1933-1934

    Terrance Jones
    Steelton-Highspire 
    Semi-Pro Central Penn Piranha  
    NAFL National Champions 1996, 1997
    Florida Bobcats Arena League 1998 

    Dusan Maronic
    Steelton High 1943
    Philadelphia Eagles 1944-1950 World Champions All Pro
    New York Giants 1951
    Believed to be the 1st high school player to go straight to the NFL.

    Steven Jessie Maronic b.1918 d.1980
    Steelton High 1934
    North Carolina 1936-1938 All-American
    Detroit Lions 1939-1940     

    Derrick Miller
    Steelton-Highspire
    West Virginia State
    Arizona Cardinals 1994
    Philadelphia Eagles
    Canadian Football League
    Semi-Pro Central Penn Piranha  
    NAFL National Champions 1996, 1997

    Mike Porr
    Steelton-Highspire
    Semi-Pro Central Penn Piranha  
    NAFL National Champions 1996, 1997
     
    Tom Porr
    Steel-High 1983-1985
    Semi-Pro Central Penn Piranha 1997-2006
    NAFL National Champions 2002 & 2005

    Gilbert Reich
    Steelton High
    University of Kansas
    Drafted by the Green Bay Packers and the Boston Celtics

    Don Simonic
    Steelton High 1951
    Bullis Prep 1952
    U.S. Naval Academy 1953
    Tennessee Poly Institute 1954-1956
    Baltimore Colts 1957

    Frank Sinkovitz
    Steelton High 1942
    Duke 1943-1946
    Pittsburgh Steelers 1947-1952

    Bob Sostar
    Steelton High 1942
    Pittsburgh Steelers 1949-1950
    Philadelphia Eagles 1951-1953

    Dave Sullivan
    Steelton-Highspire High 1969
    Virginia 1970-1973 (numerous records) 1972 All ACC
    Cleveland Browns 1973-1974

    Gary Venturo
    Steelton-Highspire High 1967
    Arizona State 1967-1971 All-American
    Calgary Stampeders 1971 (Canadian Football League).
    Gene Autry Courage Award 1994.
    Arizona High School Football Coach of the Year 1989

    Jamie Ware
    Steelton-Highspire High 1991-1995
    Shippensburg 1996-1999 (several records). DII All American
    AFL Albany Conquest 2000-2005

    John Yovicson
    Steelton High School
    Philadelphia Eagles 1944
    Head Coach Gettysburg College
    Head Coach Harvard University

    Glenn Yetter
    Steelton-Highspire
    Clarion University 1989-1992
    Semi-Pro Central Penn Piranha  
    NAFL National Champions 1996, 1997