Truxton Hare
You have to wonder if, when midwestern advertising executive Samuel Gale was devising the characteristics of the fictional hero he created for his Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy radio show, he had Truxton Hare in mind. Armstrong, a popular radio staple from 1933 to 1951, was almost too good to be true. The big man […]
Joanne Iverson
Francis “Reds” Bagnell
In the late 1940s, the University of Pennsylvania football team was a nationally ranked independent playing a big-time schedule that included Penn State, Virginia, Wisconsin, and California. The Quakers filled Franklin Field weekly, with home attendance doubling that of the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles. The star of that Penn team was Francis “Reds” Bagnell, a […]
Bob Levy
Dr. Jack Ramsay
“Kid” Keinath
“Kid” Keinath was an early standout in professional basketball and a member of the championship-winning 1947 Philadelphia Warriors. A multi-sport athlete at the University of Pennsylvania, he brought scoring ability and versatility to the professional game during its early years. Keinath played an important role in helping establish the foundation of modern professional basketball.
George Orton
Ernie Beck
Joe Burk
Bill Tilden
