If you dig into Allen Smith鈥檚 football bio you will discover an interesting fact; he was a former teammate of actor Burt Reynolds at Florida State.Smith was a crackerjack running back for Masontown High School in the 1950鈥檚 and he also played some basketball for the Gunners.Masontown posted ...
Connellsville鈥檚 Don Lynn was another outstanding performer from the 鈥淕olden Age鈥� of Fayette County athletics.Lynn excelled in football and track for the Cokers in the late 1950鈥檚. He was on the Connellsville 11鈥檚 that posted records of 4-6 in 1954, 7-2-1 in 1955 and 6-3 in 1956.鈥淲e ...
Former German Township High School football standout Ed Spenik, like many players from his era, did not envision going to college, but athletics provided him with a means to a college education.鈥淣obody was ever talking about going to college,鈥� Spenik remembers. 鈥淚t was a big step, there ...
Through the years Fayette County football has been blessed with some outstanding brother combinations. The Sutton brothers at Brownsville, the Stephens brothers at Uniontown, the Scott brothers at Connellsville and the McLees at Uniontown just to name a few.One of the outstanding brother combos ...
Rich Juriga played at Uniontown Area High School during the 鈥淕olden Age鈥� of Red Raider athletics, when they were turning out college-bound athletes like a production line.Juriga was a standout for the Red Raiders in football and track and field during the late 1950鈥檚. He played on Raider ...
Back in the day Fayette County was a fertile recruiting ground for college football teams. One product of that pipeline was former Brownsville High School stalwart Ted Golembiewski.Brownsville and Redstone merged in 1966, and Golembiewski, who would have played at Redstone, was a sophomore when ...
