CHESTER COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAMERS - 2011

1961 WCU Men's Soccer Team: NCAA Division One National Champions Class of 2011 West Chester University's men's soccer squad captured the NCAA championship in the fall season of 1961 by shutting out two-time defending national champ St. Louis University on its home field. The Golden Rams recorded six shutouts in all during the championship campaign. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 1961 WCU MEN'S SOCCER TEAM...

JERRY BANNAN: Basketball Referee Class of 2011 A pioneer in early professional basketball who spent 40 years as a referee, Bannan eventually officiated in both the NBA and ABA. LEARN MORE ABOUT JERRY BANNAN...

GEORGE BRATCHER: Football & Basketball Class of 2011 An All-State football player and basketball star at West Chester High, Bratcher went on to stardom at Delaware State and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League... LEARN MORE ABOUT GEORGE BRATCHER...

CHARLES ‘CHIC’ CHICCINO: Football Class of 2011 An All-Stater on the gridiron at Tredyffrin-Easttown High School, Chiccino was a standout at WCU and then a highly successful head football coach at Downingtown High.. LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARLES ‘CHIC’ CHICCINO...

WALT DOWNING: Football Class of 2011 A football, track and wrestling star at Coatesville High, Downing was an All-American offensive lineman at the University of Michigan, later spent six seasons in the NFL and was a member of the Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in 1981. LEARN MORE ABOUT WALT DOWNING...

GERTIE DUNN: Baseball Class of 2011 Also accomplished in basketball and golf, Dunn played in the All American Girls Professional League, starred in field hockey and lacrosse at WCU and was later named a national hall of famer in both. LEARN MORE ABOUT GERTIE DUNN

GREG GREENDAY: Sports Writer Class of 2011 The co-founder of the CCSHOF, Greenday was a longtime sports writer at the Delaware County Daily Times and sports editor of the Daily Local News. Greenday passed away suddenly in 2010. LEARN MORE ABOUT GREG GREENDAY...

RAY KEECH: Auto Racing Class of 2011 A Coatesville native, Keech set the land speed record of 207.55 miles per hour in 1928 and won the 1929 Indy 500. He was killed 16 days later while racing in Altoona. LEARN MORE ABOUT RAY KEECH...

NATE KENDIG: Coach / Athletic Director Class of 2011 The longtime athletic director at Kennett High School, Kendig also helped guide the Blue Demons to three league basketball and baseball titles while serving as head coach from 1953-61. LEARN MORE ABOUT NATE KENDIG...

FRANK LEMASTER: Football Class of 2011 The Birchrunville native enjoyed a nine-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-82, was named to the NFL’s Pro Bowl and was a starter on Philadelphia’s NFC Champion team in 1981. LEARN MORE ABOUT FRANK LEMASTER...

MEL LORBACK: Coach Class of 2011 The head men’s soccer coach at WCU for 33 years, Lorback’s teams won three conference championships, six NCAA regionals and the 1961 national crown. LEARN MORE ABOUT MEL LORBACK...

E. LEROY MERCER: Football Class of 2011 A two-time All American in football at Penn, the Kennett Square native competed in the 1912 Olympic Games, placing fifth in the long jump and sixth in the decathlon. LEARN MORE ABOUT E. LEROY MERCER...

TINA NICHOLSON: Basketball Class of 2011 With 2,709 career high school points, no Chester County player (male of female) has scored more. Nicholson led Downingtown to back-to-back state titles, was an All-American at Penn State and then played professionally with the WNBA. LEARN MORE ABOUT TINA NICHOLSON...

JAY SIGEL: Golf Class of 2011 The longtime Berwyn resident won the U.S. Amateur, the British Amateur and the U.S. Mid-Amateur. He also competed in nine Walker Cup teams for the U.S. and won eight times on the PGA’s Champions (Senior) Tour, including the 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic at nearby Hartefeld National. LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY SIGEL...

FRANK SPELLMAN: Weight Lifter Class of 2011 Frank Spellman established two Olympic records enroute to a gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. His clean and jerk of 336.25 pounds set a new Olympic Middleweight record, as did his record-setting total lift of 859.5 pounds. LEARN MORE ABOUT FRANK SPELLMAN...

HAROLD ZIMMERMAN: Coach / Teacher Class of 2011 The successful football and track & field coach at West Chester High School, Zimmerman was also the athletic Director. He was the head coach of the school’s undefeated 1931 squad and coached current CCSHOF members Yoder, Al Bruno, Nick Bruno and Jon Matlack. LEARN MORE ABOUT HAROLD ZIMMERMAN...