Gina Procaccio
A Drexel Hill native and Sun Valley High School graduate, she emerged as one of the region’s top middle-distance runners, winning a Pennsylvania state championship in the 800 meters as a senior. She competed collegiately at the University of Florida before finishing her career at Villanova, where she was a member of the 1987 NCAA […]
1985 Villanova Basketball Team
The 1985 Villanova Wildcats delivered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, defeating Georgetown to win the NCAA Championship. Representing a Philadelphia Main Line school, the team captivated the city with its underdog story, disciplined play, and near-perfect shooting performance in the title game. Their victory remains a defining moment in Philadelphia sports […]
Andy Talley
Andy Talley built Villanova University into a national powerhouse, leading the Wildcats to a national championship in 2009. Over decades, he became synonymous with Villanova football and its place in the Philadelphia sports landscape.
Jay Wright
The Philadelphia Big 5 and city series games between St. Joseph’s, Temple, Penn, Villanova, and La Salle at the Palestra have always been some of the most cherished traditions in college basketball folklore. With the possible exception of New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s, no other city has produced such a […]
James “Jumbo” Elliott
Rollie Massimino
Throughout the glory days of the Big 5, only one team “the 1954 La Salle Explorers with Tom Gola“ had won an NCAA tournament.—————— And that was two years before the City Series was formed. All five schools had advanced to the Final Fours but there remained a constant series of missed and voided opportunities […]
Brian Westbrook
Bill Melchionni
Don Bragg
Al Severance
