Dr. Benedict E. Coren: Football
Historical Class of 2018

Dr. Benedict E. Coren was a 165-pound guard who played his position so well against many bigger opponents that he was honored many times during his collegiate football career by being named to All American and All Star teams.
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John Stewart "pop " Corkhill: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

John Stewart "Pop" Corkhill was a professional baseball player who played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball. He was an outfielder who excelled on defense, winning five fielding titles in his career.
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George “Lefty” Demko: Football
Historical Class of 2018

George "Lefty" Demko of Catasauqua, Pa., entered the Marine Corps directly out of high school. He served in Korea where he was wounded and received a Purple Heart. After his military service he attended West Chester State College on the G.I. Bill. He would play three years of football under the legendary Glenn Killinger. LEARN MORE ABOUT GEORGE “LEFTY” DEMKO...

Charles Graham: Swimming
Historical Class of 2018

Charles Graham left an indelible mark on West Chester University as both a professor and head coach of six different sports from 1936 until his untimely death in 1951. Graham is perhaps most associated with the school’s swimming and diving program, which he began back in 1936. LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARLES GRAHAM...

Alice Gray: Golf
Historical Class of 2018

Alice Gray was born in Cambridge, Mass., Ms. Gray was the daughter of Jerome B. Gray, a noted advertising copywriter and founder of the Philadelphia firm Gray & Rogers, and Miriam A. Fertig Gray, a former nurse.
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The Kennett Gray Sox: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

The Kennett Gray Sox were an independent semi-pro black baseball team that was founded in 1924 by Thorton “Tunk” Lee one of leading pitchers of from the Kennett area. The “Colored All Stars:” had been founded about 1920 or 21 and folded in 1923. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE KENNETT GRAY SOX...

Erma Keyes: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

Erma Keyes was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed 'Erm' by her teammates.
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The Mohican Base Ball Club of Kennett Square: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

The Mohican Base Ball Club of Kennett Square was founded in 1875 and quickly became one of the best amateur clubs in Southeastern Pennsylvania in the late mid 19th century.
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The PICO Parkesburg Iron Co. Baseball Team: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

In the second decade of the 20th century, when baseball was becoming the national pastime, the Parkesburg Iron Co. baseball team (1917-21) took on all comers and developed into one of the great local teams of the era.
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THE PICO PARKESBURG IRON CO. BASKETBALL TEAM: Basketball
Historical Class of 2018

If the baseball team was good, then the basketball team was FANTASTIC. This semi-pro five, made up mostly of Eastern League stars, had a 71-2 record before it disbanded because of lack of competition and a ruling against this "outlaw" team by the president of the Eastern League. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PICO PARKESBURG IRON CO. BASKETBALL TEAM...

Bayard Heston Sharpe: Baseball
Historical Class of 2018

A native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Bayard Heston Sharpe was born on August 6, 1881, to Howard W. and Elizabeth (Carey) Sharpe. His father, a bricklayer, was a contractor who, according to the Los Angeles Times, "created some of the largest institutions in the Keystone State. LEARN MORE ABOUT BAYARD HESTON SHARPE...

Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields: Running
Historical Class of 2018

Born March 5, 1895 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters.
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Thomas W. Taylor: Marksman
Historical Class of 2018

Thomas W. Taylor’s family moved to West Chester when he was five. Later they moved to Philadelphia. He returned to West Chester in 1860, where he stayed for the remainder of his life. He enlisted in the 124th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1862, seeing action at Antietam and Chancellorsville. LEARN MORE ABOUT THOMAS W. TAYLOR...