PATRICK NELSON became the Chief of Police in Ford City on October 2, 1944 after taking a non-competitive examination before the Police Civil Service Commission. His credentials were impressive, having been a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Nelson was a former member of the Pennsylvania State Police and a trainer at their training facilities in Hershey, PA. Prior to joining the police department in Ford City, he held the same position in Kane, Pennsylvania. In addition to his regular police duties, he taught for many years in municipal police schools all over Western Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 policemen trained under him. Chief Nelson served the people of Ford City for more than twenty-five years. He was married to Genevieve Augusta Mulin and they had had two daughters, Mrs. Marcia Vancini and Mrs. Patricia Herman.

JOSEPH NICKLEACH was born and raised in Ford City, graduating from Ford City High School in 1958. At FCHS, Joe played basketball and baseball for two years. Upon graduation, he attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe and the Duquesne School of Law. Since 1966, he has maintained a law practice in Kittanning. He served Armstrong County as its District Attorney from 1974-1978 and was a charter member and first secretary general of the Kittanning Jaycees. Joe served nine years as a member of Holy Trinity Parish Council and for four years as its president. He served three years on the Ford City Catholic School Board and coached over ten years in the famed Ford City Catholic basketball program. Active in parish activities, he served capably with the Parish Festival and Heritage Days booths. Joe served the United Way of Armstrong County as its chairman in 1970, served on the Ford City Hall of Fame Board of Governors, served as an instructor at the Armstrong County Fire School for twelve years and for three years as a member of the Governors Justice Commission. He has received numerous awards including winner of the Regional Appellate Moot Court Competition covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 1965. In 1987, he received both the Democratic and Republican nominations for judge of Armstrong County’s Court of Common Pleas assuring him election as judge, the first Ford City native to hold the position.

FRANCES ODRECHOWSKI was born on June 9, 1922, one of six daughters born to Robert and Lillian Glass. She was educated in Rochester, Pennsylvania and graduated from Rochester High School in 1939. She concluded her formal training with two years of college training in child psychology. She began teaching dance at the age of twelve and recently completed her fifty-ninth dance recital. In 1940, she was the end dancer of the world famous Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. During World War Two, she entertained troops as a member of the USO and worked side by side with Red Skelton, Fred Astaire and George Kreskin. She moved to Ford City in 1945. Upon her arrival in Ford City, she immediately opened a dance school at the Polish Falcon’s Nest and has been working with the area’s young people ever since. In 1968, she founded the Tots and Teens marching unit of the Frances Dance Club and also assisted band director William Dryfield in establishing the FCHS Drill Team. She has choreographed and trained contestants for the annual Miss Armstrong County pageant, prepared contestants for talent shows conducted by the March of Dimes and instructed Girl Scouts who earned merit badges in dancing. She is married to John Odrechowski and has two children, John and Julianne.

FRANK PAVLIK , son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pavlik, was born in Czechloslovakia on February 5, 1889 and died in Ford City on January 21, 1975. He emigrated here with his sister when he was nine. His mother had passed away but his father had already emigrated to Ford City. They both found freedom and opportunity in Ford City. Frank was educated at St. Mary’s Parochial School and attended night classes at Ford City High School. He loved to read and taught himself how to type. Almost immediately he taught others to do the same. He freely shared with those less fortunate than himself. As a Sokol, he taught children gymnastics and encouraged them to compete in the European championships. He was active as a coach, driver and lunch provider for the Little League. He taught many adults how to read, write and how to purchase things without getting cheated. He worked long hours registering people to vote. He distributed food to the needy and encouraged teachers to take their students to the polls on Election Day. He always voted and encouraged others to do the same. Frank was the first altar boy to serve Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the old wooden frame church that stood where the parking lot is now. He served as President of the Slovak Gymnastics Sokol #20, Chairman of the Democratic Party in Ford City when Franklin Roosevelt was elected and was a frequent delegate to the conventions of the Glassworkers Union. He also served as commander of the Ford City American Legion Post #654 for two years. He took an active role in the fundraising drives to establish the Ford City Public Library. Frank worked for many local businesses but retired from PPG after thirty-one years of faithful service. His military service was with the Army Medical Corps in World War One and was honorably discharged on March 29, 1919. Frank was married to Mary Pollak and they had two children, Juliann(Pavlik) Matthias and Frank R. Pavlik. He put his heart into everything he ever did. His eighty-six years were spent in service to others.

RONALD JEAN PENDLETON JOHNSON (Ronnie Jean) , daughter of Homer and Georgia Ann Pendleton, was born in Ford City on August 27, 1932. She was educated in the public schools of Ford City and graduated from Ford City High School in 1950. She continued her education at Pierce Business College in Philadelphia, after enlisting and serving three years in the U.S. Air Force before receiving her honorable discharge. She was assigned to Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C. where she served as Admitting Officer and later Medical Secretary at the base hospital. During her service to country, she sang in the Air Force chorus and the Southwest Washington Chorus with the Air Force Symphony Orchestra. She served with the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) where she developed programs and trained staff and personnel in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. She was also responsible for the foster grandparent program, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and others. In this capacity, she was promoted to Deputy Director of the Northeast Regional Office where she was responsible for 35 employees and various programs. In 1981, she became the regional Director for the Peace Corps with jurisdiction over twenty-six states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. She traveled to sixty-two foreign countries and throughout the United States where Peace Corps volunteers were stationed. She retired in 1989. Mrs. Johnson continues to be very involved in church work. She is the musical director at the Phillips Metropolitan Christian Church in Newark, New Jersey and responsible for the direction of five choirs. She also continues to serve in the tutoring program at the Union County Community College in Cranford. Prior to leaving Ford City, Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Ford City and Kittanning Choral Society and sang regularly on WACB radio with the group. Mrs. Johnson’s mother, Mrs. Georgia Ann Pendleton, still resides in Ford City.

MARY PROTZ . During her lifetime, she was one of the most active, civic-minded women in the Ford City area. She headed the Mothers’ March of Dimes, was a Red Cross worker for a number of years and always worked on the bloodmobile. One of the mainstays of the Send-Off Committee during World War Two, she was always on hand to make the recruits leaving a little less forelorn. She was a Republican Committeewoman from the First Ward, southern, and set an example by being the first to cast her ballot in her ward. She was not only a member of a variety of lodges, auxillaries and associations, but she was an active member. Because of all of her efforts for the community, the Ford City Lions Club honored her in 1962 as their “Woman of the Year”

ODELL PRYOR was probably the most prolific football player of this area and of his era. He played football, basketball and track for Ford City High School for four years. He held the FCHS records for yards gained, touchdowns scored for many years. His 105 yard run against Turtle Creek in 1931 still stands as the FCHS record. He never missed a game in the four years he played for FCHS. He was a four year letterman in track and held all of the sprinting records for over thirty years until they were broken by Ron Dillard in the mid-1960s. At one time, he held more individual track records than any other FCHS track athlete, another record broken by Ron Dillard. He graduated in 1933 and attended Wilberforce College where he played football and basketball. Odell was also inducted into the Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame.

JEFFREY PAUL PYLE was born August 30, 1964 to Theodore and Janet Pyle and the grandson of Charles and Beatrice Boarts, all of Manor Township. He attended Lenape Elementary School and Ford City High School, graduating in 1982. After FCHS, he earned his BA in Political Science Pre-Law from West Virginia University. While at WVU, Jeff joined the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and served as President and numerous other offices within that group He also graduated from IUP with a BS, Education degree in Social Studies and graduated as an honor student. He was named as one of the five outstanding student teachers in his class of five hundred and initiated into Pi Gamma Mu, the national honorary for Social Studies majors. Currently, Jeff is the Social Studies Department Chairman at Ford City High School. He has been very active in our community and has inspired his students to become involved as well. Jeff and his students are responsible for numerous Borough beautification projects including the trees, park benches, decorative shrubbery, garbage cans and flowers found along the Borough’s walking trail on Third Avenue. Sponsor of the Ford City High School Leo Club, Jeff’s students have been responsible for refinishing the fence around the John B. Ford statue, repainting the PPG Personnel Tunnel, the flowers around the statue and, since 1998, have made a yearly event of renovating and refurbishing the Ford Park, Joe Malec (Seventh Avenue) Playground and Boulder Park. With his students, Jeff has executed voter registration drives, contacted Borough residents for federal financial forums, distributed communications concerning economic redevelopment news, conducted a weekly story hour for pre-school children at the public library and hosted the FCHS portion of Lt. Governor’s presentation of $3 million to Ford City in December of 2000. He was the sponsor of the History Day team from Ford City High School which earned third in the state for their production of “Our Enduring Cultures, a ten minute short film chronicling the immigration to Ford City in the late 1880s. The film has been used by the Greater Ford City Economic Redevelopment Committee on numerous occasions to illustrate Ford City’s ethnic history to many different state and federal agencies. In 1999, the Valley News Dispatch named him as one of the Ten Most Influential People under Forty Years of Age and was the only person from Armstrong County so named. He was also honored in 1999 by the Excellence Foundation and the Armstrong School District as their Educator of the Year, the youngest person ever so honored. He has been nominated by Disney Corporation as one of the most innovative and creative teachers in America. He is a member of the Who’s Who among American Teachers and has received numerous commendations from state and local school officials. In 2000, he was honored by the Armstrong Conservation District as their Conservation Educator of the Year. Also in 2000, he was honored by the Lions Club International as an Outstanding Leo Club Advisor. He currently sits on the Ford City Hall of Fame Board of Governors and is a member of the Ford City Lions Club. He is also the coordinator of volunteers for the Scripps’ Pond Project which will commence in the Fall of 2001. An excellent speaker, Jeff has addressed the Federal Executive Board in Pittsburgh twice, in Ford City once and has lobbied Congressional staffers of Pennsylvania’s senators and congressmen at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. He is frequently called upon to address various groups on Ford City’s behalf. He has written and received grants from various sources to continue his student oriented community efforts. In 2000, his Leo Club became the first student organization in Armstrong County to receive a grant from our county government when they received a grant from the Armstrong County Recreational Authority to continue beautifying the Ford City Trail. In 2001, his Leo Club was nominated as one of four high school groups in Pennsylvania for the prestigious Three Rivers Environmental Award. Jeff is married to the former Michele Buccieri, a 1986 Ford City High School graduate. They reside at 1226 Fourth Avenue with their two daughters Lauren Elizabeth (4 years) and Katherine Brooke(2 years).

JOHN REALE The late John Reale was born in Leechburg on June 18, 1927 to Alex and Rosmina Reale. John passed away on February 8, 1991 in Ford City. John was vice president of traffic for the Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad for 44 years. He was also a member of the Governor’s Rail Freight Policy Committee For Pennsylvania and the Traffic Club of Pittsburgh and other railroad associations. John’s community activities included being a founder and director of the Heritage Choir and a member of the board of directors of the Kittanning Firemen’s Band as well as a member of the Choraliers vocal group. He was a member of the Latin American Club and one of the directors of the Armstrong County Chamber of Commerce where he served as chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Chamber and was their Man of the Year in 199. He was also a World War II veteran. John was a member of St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church in Cadogan where he served as lector and choir director. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Holy Name Society, St. Vincent dePaul and the Sacred Heart League. He started the Christmas Songfest at St.Lawrence, which is a gathering of all the Roman Catholic churches in the area for a Christmas Concert.. John started the Easter Pilgrimage on Holy Thursday, stopping at each Roman Catholic Church for a short service and praying the Rosary at each stop. He received a Papal blessing for his work. John and his wife Mary Anne had five children: Gloria Thompson, Patty Ivie, John J. Reale, Susan Washington and Rosa Lee Reale.

SARA JANE REITLER of McGrann is a native Pennsylvanian, born in Pittsburgh in 1925. A graduate of South Hills High School, she continued her education at St. Francis School of Nursing, graduating in 1945. She married Richard Reitler of Ford City in 1946 and had five children: Kathleen, Janet, Barbara Reitler Bittinger and the late John and Rick Reitler. All five were graduates of St. Mary’s Parochial School and Ford City High School. For over forty years, Sara Jane has been a registered nurse, working at the Veteran’s Administration hospital in Aspinwall, DuBois Hospital, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, PPG Industries, the Armstrong County Health Center and the Visiting Nurses Association. Currently, she is employed by the Armstrong County Area Agency on Aging and the Medicine Shoppe in Kittanning. For many years, Sara Jane has been dedicated to her family, church and community. She has given freely of her time and talents to the local Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts, serving as camp nurse. For eight years, she has served on the Theme and Children’s Activities Committee of Heritage Days. She has also been involved as a nurse for the American Red Cross Bloodmobile. For the past ten years, she has been the publicity chairman for St. Mary’s/Ford City Catholic School. Sara Jane’s commitment to excellence has made her an outstanding citizen.

LLOYD ARTHUR RIGGLE, JR. was born on October 19, 1939 to Lloyd and Betty (Klaput) Riggle. He was educated at Hileman and Spaces Corners Elementary Schools and graduated from Ford City High School in 1958. He married Betty Jane (McClymonds) Riggle. For many years, Lloyd served the Ford City area as a volunteer, particularly with the Boy Scouts of America. “Mr. Riggle”, as he is known by parents and scouts, served as Scoutmaster of Troop 676 for over thirty years. At his encouragement, a high percentage of Troop 676 achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in scouting. He served as chairman for many Klondike Derbies, First Aid meets and Camporees. He was a member of District Advancement Committee, Chairman of the Eagle Board of Review and Chairman of Troop Advancement. He organized two Troop 676 excursions to Camp Philmont in New Mexico and one to the Base Camp in the Florida Keys, making certain with each trip that no scouts were left behind because of financial concerns. His Scouts often attended Camp Bucoco near Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania where he pitched in for years. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and Distinguished Service Award for his work in scouting. He also served as a member of the Rainbow Girls Committee. Lloyd is a Past Master of the Seneca Lodge # 805, a member of the Royal Arch Chapter at the Coudersport Consistory where he still acts in its annual Passion Play. Lloyd served on many committees with Appelby Manor Church in Manor Township. He organized a group of its members 55 and older known as the “Golden Applebees”. He is a lay minister serving Appelby Manor Church and the Presbyterian churches at Shraders Grove, Clinton and Ford City. He is an elder at the Appelby Manor Presbyterian Church.

DR. F. O’NEIL ROBERTSON began his medical practice in Cadogan for Allegheny River Mining Company and Pittsburgh Plate Glass as the company doctor. He was appointed to the Medical Staff of Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in 1956 as a family practitioner in the Ford City area. After devoting many years as the chairman of the emergency room committee of the medical staff, he was appointed in 1976 by the Board of Directors as the first full time Director of emergency Medical services. He instituted the EMT classes in 1947 and actually taught the first class. In 1978, he introduced the paramedic training program to the county. Over the years, Dr. Robertson worked closely with the county commissioners, the medical staff and administration of Armstrong County Memorial Hospital to gain support for advanced life support programs. The present paramedic program in Armstrong County can be attributed to his devotion to service.

SALLY BISH ROBINSON was born to Henry and Eva Schnell Bish in Ford City on February 7, 1933. She has one brother, Edward. She is a descendant of the Schnell family that was one of the first families to immigrate to Ford City before the turn of the century in search of a job with Captain Ford and the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Sally is the mother of Cheryl Robinson Peters, the director of the Armstrong County Red Cross and the United Way and David Robinson, a postal carrier in Kittanning. She is the grandmother of Kristie, Kenny and Eric, the great grandmother of Michael and Kendall –“seven good reasons to retire in Ford City.” Sally began her career of forty years with the United States Postal Service as a temporary clerk in McGrann and would become the postmaster there in 1968. She was then transferred to five other positions throughout Pennsylvania and Connecticut. In 1992, she served as the Sectional Center Postmaster for the entire state of Wyoming. Her career spanned positions in Marketing and Communications, City Operations, Human Resources, Field Operations, Washington D.C. Manager of Retail Marketing and D.C. Manager of Consumer Programs. In addition to her duties as postmaster, she fulfilled special assignments as Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor, Coordinator, Specialist and Regional Auditor, served as officer in charge of a mail processing facility in New York and wrote a supervisory Enhancement Program, an Employee Commitment Program and Career Track handbook. Her position as manager of customer service support based in Pittsburgh covered her responsibilities in seven states for customer programs, where she also served as co-chair of second and third class mail groups. Sally worked for the National Association of Postmasters on the county level as secretary and chairperson, on the state level as state secretary treasurer, service representative, Penn State seminar chair, Postal Quiz Editor, National Gazette Editor, National Womens’ Coordinator, Connecticut State President, National Convention instructor, to write a Chapter Officers handbook and a National Officers guidelines and help write the Centennial Postmaster History book in 1998. She has chaired four successful campaigns for aspiring candidates to serve as national officers for the Postmasters group. She is a lifetime member of Who’s Who in Business Worldwide, Airline Order of the Vest, the Kentucky Colonels and in 1978 was chosen Woman of the Year by the Business and Professional Women’s Association. In 1987, Sally was chosen as part of the People to People exchange and spent three weeks in China. Sally’s past activities in Ford City have included Girl Scout Executive Council, Ministry to College Students, Youth Group Leader, County Coral Group, Church Choir, Missionary Group, Ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church, Sunday School teacher for twenty years, Christian Education Committee Chair, Blood Aid for the Red Cross, and hosting foreign exchange student Pedro Tapia from Ecuador at Ford City High School in 1973. Her present activities include Secretary and Service Delivery Chair of the Armstrong County Chapter of the Red Cross, Grace Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Homes Auxillary, neighborhood volunteer for the Leukemia Society and March of Dimes, member of the Year 2000 Celebration Committee for Armstrong County, member of the Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Armstrong and Indiana County Postmasters, National Co-Chair for the Career Development of Postmasters and is a free lance seminar leader and motivational speaker nationwide. Sally attended Bellwood Elementary School and graduated from Ford City High School in 1950. She also attended IUP, Norwalk Connecticut College and Duke University School of Management School. She credits her mother with instilling in her the qualities of hard work and sharing one’s talents to help others. Her groundbreaking career made it easier for others to follow. Sally retired from the United States Postal Service in 1995.

MARY ANN ROMANCHEK , daughter of Frank and Julie Nicoda, was born in Ford City in 1921. She was educated in the public schools of Ford City and graduated from Ford City High School in 1939. She graduated from Noble Thompson Business School in Pittsburgh. Mary Ann served, along with her five brothers, in the U.S. Armed Forces. She enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in November 1942 and was honorably discharged in October 1945. She served in the European Command. While serving in Europe, she was attached to the Eighth Air Force and served until the end of the War. Mary Ann has been active in her church and community. As a member of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ford City, she has volunteered many hours in the kitchen, in the Ladies Guild and is presently treasurer of the ladies guild. Maryann has been serving Ford City Borough as its clerk and treasurer for the past twenty-five years. For six years, she was a member of the Ford City Planning and Zoning Commission. She is married to Joseph Romanchek. They have one son, Joseph.

HUBERT “Hube” RUPERT was an assistant basketball coach under the famed “Neenie” Campbell from 1934-1943. He became the head basketball coach in 1944 then was called to serve in the United States Navy during World War Two. He resumed coaching in 1947. Hube’s basketball teams at Ford City High School won eleven sectional titles in his twenty-one years of coaching. His 1948 team won the 1948 WPIAL championship and played for the state title, losing to Norristown. One of the most respected basketball coaches in WPIAL history, Hube has been inducted to the Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame. He now makes his home in Florida.

DR. CHARLES “TED” RUPERT was born in Ford City in 1906. He attended the public schools of Ford City, graduating from FCHS in 1926. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Biology. While teaching chemistry at FCHS and biology for sixteen years, he attended dental school at the University of Pittsburgh during the summers and in the evenings. He then practiced dentistry in Ford City for thirty-one years. Ted was very active in the Ford City community, serving as a member of the Ford City Union School Board for eighteen years, the Ford City Lions Club (serving as its first president in 1950) and as a scoutmaster of the American Legion-sponsored Boy Scout troop for twenty years. He also gave his time and talents to the Armstrong County Board of Public Assistance for more than twenty years. For his outstanding contributions to the Ford City area, the Lions Club named him as their “Man of the Year” in 1969. Dr. Rupert is married to the former Jane Heilman of Manorville. Their daughter, Janice, is a registered nurse and is married to Richard Carter Severson, an architect, and they live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

JAMES L. RUSSELL, SR. was born in 1920 to Walter and Lucy Russell. He attended Ford City’s public schools and graduated from Ford City High School in 1939. Following his graduation, Jim joined the United States Navy where he served as a First Carpenter’s Mate, repairing ships in both the North Atlantic and Pacific Defense Commands, He was involved in the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was honorably discharged. Jim has a strong commitment to his Christian faith, his family, his community and his fellow man. He has been a member of Phillips Chapel C.M.E. Church for his entire life and a Steward in the Church for over sixty years. He has served as the Chairman of the Steward Board for the past ten years and has represented his Church and community in numerous local and regional Christian Methodist Episcopal conferences. Jim worked 37 years with PPG as a molder and roll tender. He also put his carpentry skills to work in the community. After building his own home, Jim and his wife Barbara raised their three children Barbara, Jim Jr. and Marvin and reside at 406 Fourth Avenue. Jim quickly became known as a guy always wiling to help his neighbors with their own projects. His woodworking creations are well known in the greater Ford City area. Jim would begin his civic work in the 1960s as a member of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Ford City Planning Commission and the Advisory Board of the Redevelopment Authority. He has served the area as a scoutmaster, a Little League, Pony League and American Legion umpire (which led to his position as Deputy Director of umpires in this region). He umpired state semi final baseball games for both Little League and Pony League for several years. Currently he serves as a member of the Board of Governors on the Ford City Area Hall of Fame and has been one on the Board since its inception in 1984. Jim’s own sports career in the area is well known. His accomplishments as a catcher, first baseman and homerun hitter in the local American Legion, Independent League and Navy baseball league brought him the attention of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949. Also during his Naval career, he entered the boxing ring, toting a devastating right hook. He sparred with Tommy Mauriello, who was later to fight and lose to the great Joe Louis. At the age of twenty-nine, Jim made the decision that supporting his family was paramount to him and he passed on a promising professional careers in both boxing and baseball. Jim is an active member of the Armstrong County, Ford City and Buffalo Valley Hunting and Fishing Clubs. He has also received his 32nd degree Masonic credentials.

MARVIN RUSSELL began his education at Ford City Elementary and graduated from Ford City High School in 1974. He was a starter at fullback and linebacker for three years. In junior high school, he played basketball for three years, being named MVP of the Burrell Tournament and was named to the AllStar team of the Kiski Valley Tournament. He threw discus for the track and field team and qualified for the WPIAL Championships while lettering from the time he was a freshman. It was, however, in football that Marvin made his greatest athletic accomplishments. Marvin started three years at fullback, scoring 43 touchdowns and rushing for over 3500 yards. He also threw for two touchdowns, kicked off and punted. He scored four touchdowns in six different games, rushed for over two hundred yards in five different games and averaged 36 carried per game in his senior year. In his senior year, he was named MVP of the team, Allegheny Interscholastic Conference AllStar, WPIAL First Team AllStar, First Team All State PIAA, Who’s Who in High School Athletics, Letterman Magazine All State and was named one of the top 10 backs in Pennsylvania. In track and field, Marvin set a FCHS record in discus with a throw of 155 feet and won the WPIAL and placed fourth in the state in that event. Following his graduation from FCHS, he received a one year scholarship to Wyoming Seminary where he continued to set new records in football and discus. He was recruited by over 150 colleges and universities and accepted a full scholarship to Notre Dame University and made the traveling squad as a freshman. He won the Herring award for best linebacker in 1974 and started every game in his sophomore year until being sidelined by injury. Despite this injury, he still made the Sophomore All American Team as well as the All-Christian team. He was a member of the 1973 National Championship team and played in the Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and Gator Bowl. He was featured in the 1975 Playboy article on the University of Notre Dame. Following his graduation from Notre Dame, he entered the Valapariso University School of Law and received his Masters degree from Indiana University. He is currently the director of salaried Personnel Administration for United Technologies Carrier Corporation. He is married to the former Catherine Falkenberg and has two children, Angela Marie and Marvin C. Russell. Marvin was inducted into the Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame.