The Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Famejtsportshof.org/2011hofNL.pdfThe Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame Volume 14, Issue 1 May 31, 2011 Brittany Bridget Holland Cody Lynn Mann

The Jim Thorpe Area

Sports Hall of FameVolume 14, Issue 1 May 31, 2011

Cody Lynn MannBrittany Bridget Holland

The Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame awarded the Fourteenth Annual Scholarships in the amount of $500 to two Jim Thorpe Area High School graduates, Brittany Bridget Holland and Cody Lynn Mann.

Jim Thorpe Hall of Fame Membership Reaches

Our membership continues to grow. At the present time 1,000 members make the Hall of Fame the largest organization in Jim Thorpe. The $5.00 annual dues (year from June to May) are necessary for us to support the activities of the organization including the Annual Scholarship and Banquet. If you have not yet paid your 2012 dues, we request you send your dues in as soon as possible. An application is enclosed with the Newsletter. Thank you for your continued support.

BANQUET INFORMATIONThe 22nd Annual Banquet will be held at the Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall on the 20th of Aug. 2011. The cost will be $30.00 per person and includes dinner and “selected” drinks. At the conclusion of the Award Ceremony, musical entertainment will be provided. In order to streamline the awards portion of the evening, all the Inductees will be presented by the Master of Ceremonies (Each Induction will be 3 minutes) and acceptance speeches limited to five minutes. This will allow much more time to “socialize.” Cocktail hour will begin at 5 PM, Dinner at 6 PM, the Induction at 7:15 PM, and the entertainment should commence at 8:30 PM.

BANQUET TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

Call:Ron Sheehan 570-325-4244Wil Redline 570-325-3073Jack Kmetz 570-325-4923Craig Zurn 570-325-3631or 570-325-3855

Personalized advertisements for our Banquet Program can be purchased for $25, $50,and $100. Call any officer for more details

Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame 2011 Scholarship Winners

During the past two years, our “Football Ma-nia" fund-raising ticket has been a huge success for our organization. During those years our membership has purchased 682 tickets and we thank each of you for the support. This is a fund-raiser that our organization truly needed to assist us with our financial needs to continue donating to the many athletic organizations we help on a annual basis. The “Football Mania” tickets will be mailed out later in July, as we are hopeful that more of our membership will participate with the NFL season starting in September. Previously, we have mailed these tickets out with our member-ship mailing, and we feel many of our members let this slide because of the early mailing date and as time goes by, the ticket is forgotten about. If you are a sports minded person, and enjoy football, this ticket will hold your interest for the 17 week season. Look for the “Football Mania” ticket in the mail later this summer!!!!! Last year, 2010 was our third year for this fundraising ticket for our organization. We sent one ticket to all of our membership, and you purchased 250 tickets which was a very good return for us. We thank you! For us to continue what we have done (support our annual schol-arship funds, donate to numerous youth athletic programs, pay for Hall of Fame plaques, and fi-nance the annual induction banquet). We needed an annual fundraiser that is go-ing to assist us with our financial needs. This year we purchased 500 FOOTBALL MANIA TICKETS, if you purchased a ticket from us in 2010, we will send you one in late July. Because we are a sports organization, the enclosed ticket should be something our members would have an interest in. It’s self explanatory and rather simple to follow. Once you return your ticket stub to us, we record all the ticket numbers into the computer and you can follow your progress weekly just by going online and using the web-site: (www.charity mania.com) at the bottom of your ticket. During the 2010 football season, we did have some winners: a $100.00 winner and a couple of $25.00 winners. It’s all luck but keeps you very interested during the NFL SEASON. Football Mania is an exciting sweepstakes based on pro football with 6 prizes each week and 2 grand prizes at the end of the season. There are numerous organizations on a na-tional level, and one locally, that use this fund-

raising ticket. Because of the other local orga-nization that uses this ticket, and because some of our members have previously purchased this ticket from them, we will not enclose a ticket for those members as we do not want to deter them from that organization. You are in no way obligated to purchase this ticket, however, we truly encourage it. Without our 1,000 members, this organization would struggle financially. Our $5.00 mem-bership dues only can take us so far, and with inflation the way it is, we are asking for your support with this fundraiser. Sweepstakes ticket holders can win thou-sands of dollars based on the performance of the randomly assigned professional football teams written on the tickets. Football Mania sweepstakes are exciting and engaging for participants because everyone has an equal chance of winning. Winning tickets are based on the points scored and yards gained by the football teams randomly assigned to it. Each week during the Football Mania season, the holder of the winning ticket wins prize money - it’s that easy! Each Football Mania sweepstakes ticket contains 3 random teams (called a ‘team com-bination) in each week of the Football Mania season you have a different set of teams each week. No two tickets have the same 3 teams in any given week. The total number of points scored by the three teams determines the val-ue of the ticket. If two tickets have the same score, the total yards gained by the 3 teams is used as a tiebreaker. The more yards gained by

the teams, the higher the score. The fewer the yards gained by the teams, the lower the score. The tickets with the four highest scoring team combinations and the two lowest scoring team combinations each week win prizes. Throughout the 17-week season, participants check their tickets to see if they’ve won prizes. “Football Mania” sweepstakes ticket holders have 6 chances to win a prize in each of the 17 weeks of the professional football season. They also have a chance to win two grand prized at the end of the season.

How winning tickets are calculated.Each week Charity Mania determines the win-ning tickets. They then send us the prize money so that we can send it to the winners with a per-sonalized letter thanking them for their support. Charity Mania also posts the winning ticket number on the web site each week so that ticket holders can see if they’ve won.

Sign-up dates for Football ManiaFootball Mania officially begins September 2011 (the first week of the professional football season). We need you to return your ticket stub before September 1st so we can enter all the ticket stub numbers into the computer so they are all on file for the first game of the season. Thank you for your consideration, this fund-raiser is very important to our organization and we hope you will take the time to participate and return your stubs ASAP. We are excited that this will become a annual fundraising event. Each ticket cost $20.00 - please make checks pay-able to: The Jim Thorpe Are Sports Hall of Fame.

Winning Tickets Prize Money per Week

Ticket with the Highest Combined Score .......................................................... $500Second Highest Score ........................................................................................ $200Third Highest Score ........................................................................................... $100Fourth Highest Score ........................................................................................... $50Ticket with the Lowest Total Score ..................................................................... $50Second Lowest Total Score .................................................................................. $25Total Prize Money Paid per Week ...................................................................... $925

Grand Prize WinnersTicket with the Highest 17 Week Total Score ................................................. $1,000Ticket with the Lowest 17 Week Total Score ..................................................... $275Total Grand Prize Money ............................................................................. $1,275

Brittany will attend Penn St. University, and major in Bio Chemistry. Cody will attend Penn St. University, and major in Information SystemsTechnology.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED

FAMILY STYLE RAFTING TRIPOur "Family Style Rafting Trip On The Lehigh" last June was attended by 382 people and was a huge success for our third trip with the new Rafting Company, POCONO WHITEWATER ADVEN-TURES is one of the largest rafting cen-ters in the area. They are located 8 miles north on State Route 903. We are hopeful that the many people who supported our rafting trip in 2010, will consider coming down the river with us again. The date of the "Rafting Trip" is Sunday, June 26th. A copy of the "Rafting Trip Flier" is en-closed for your convenience. Currently we are contacting all the people who were on our previous mailing list from years past. If this date is accommodating to your day trips during this summer, we would appre-ciate your attendance. Just a reminder, due to the great response in 2010, the "Raft-ing Trip" is limited to the first 360 people who sign up. All the previous trips down the "Lehigh" were very special fundrais-ing events to our organization. Most of the profits from this event is set aside for our two scholarships that we present to two Jim Thorpe Area High School graduating seniors for the past 14 years. We are grateful for all your par-ticipation in the past, and we look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday, June 26th.Remember, the first 360 people who sign up, are on the river "with us". Don't wait, sign up today!

JIM THORPE SPORTS HALL OF FAME WEBSITE !!!!!We are online. During the summer of 2009 we contracted Keystone Networking Consultants, LLC to create our web-site. You can find us under jtsportshof.org. We are currently working to place 20 years of information on the site, regarding all our inductees pictures and bios from each of the banquet programs over the past 20 years. A Jim Thorpe High School student, Ms. Lauren Zurn, is forwarding the information to Keystone Networking Consultants as she finds time. This is a project that Lauren will get credit for in her school study program.

There is information on the site at this time, so we suggest you check it out and if you have any feedback, we are open for suggestion. Take into consideration, 20 years of information is a lot to get online, so be patient with us and we will eventually get all the needed information up for your convenience.

Calendar of EventsJune 26, 2011 .... Lehigh Rafting TripAug. 20, 2011 .... Annual Banquet

FOOTBALL MANIA COMING LATE JULY!!!

WE NEED YOUR HELPThe sports hall of fame is in the process of having all our inductees from the past twenty-one years placed on our website (jtsportshof.org). We have all the pictures and short resumes from 1991 to 2010. We are in need of a Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Souvenir Program from the year 1990! If someone has a copy, or knows someone who might have a copy, would you please contact us? We need to scan the inductees pictures and short resumes, so we can have our web-master include them with all the other inductees that we currently have on the site. Please call Jack at 570-325-4923 with information. THANK YOU!!!!!!!

JTASHF OFFICERS& COMMITTEE

President:JACK KMETZVice-President:

JIM ZURNTreasurer:

CRAIG ZURNSecretary:

RON SHEEHANAdministrative Secretary:

AMY BEHRENS

CommitteeDon Herman, Wilmer Redline,

Dave Zurn, Charles Getz, Randy Rabenold, Angelo Konstas

Our membership drive is an on-going project and remains open to anyone who would want to be part of this or-ganization. For an application contact one of the above members

Jim Thorpe AreaSports Hall of Fame

P.O. Box 4044 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-4044

ALL INDUCTEES MUST CONTACT US BY AUG. 10th IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE RESERVATIONS.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS, LET US KNOW SO WE CAN KEEP YOU C U R R E N T W I T H O U R EVENTS AND PROJECTS!!!

On May 21, 20 standing 8 feet tall, the newest statue of Jim Thorpe shows the sports legend with his right arm extended and his fingers stretched across a discus. The bronze tribute was unveiled the day set aside in Pennsylvania as "James Francis Thorpe Day," and the first day of the 15th annual Jim Thorpe Birthday Celebration Weekend. "Jim Thorpe is not your local high school athlete who did good. Jim Thorpe is not your national figure who did good. Jim Thorpe is an international icon who did great," said a member of the Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame, the group that spearheaded efforts to have the statue placed in the borough bearing his name. The dedication brought elected officials, former Olympians, area residents and local athletes to Thorpe's final resting place along Joe Boyle Circle. Members of the Lenni-Lenape tribe offered a tribute to Thorpe, who was a Native American descent, and state Rep. Doyle Heffley, R-122, read a resolution declaring Saturday "James Francis Thorpe Day." Thorpe's grandson, Michael Koehler, and his wife, Patricia, arrived from Minocqua, Wis., to watch as a tarp was removed to reveal the sculpture. Koehler talked about his grandfather's achievements, from winning the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden to his professional football and baseball careers. "Jim Thorpe was the kind of athlete who refused to lose," Koehler said. "And anyone who played against him soon learned that lesson. That's the kind of athlete he was." The Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame again commissioned sculptor Edmund E. Shumpert to chisel the latest tribute. In 2007, Shumpert finished a sculpture of Thorpe wearing his football uniform. George "Chuck" Hanna, who served as master of ceremonies, called the statue "amazing," and commented on the attention to detail. It's a pure facsimile of Thorpe's face and body. It's just very impressive. Look at his shoelaces, the veins and the wrinkles in his shorts." The newest statue stands toward the front of the mausoleum where Thorpe's remains were interred in 1957. His third wife made a deal with officials from Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk to have the towns accept the remains and recognize themselves as "Jim Thorpe." While some members of Thorpe's family filed a federal lawsuit demanding his remains be returned to his native Oklahoma, Koehler said he supports keeping the remains in Jim Thorpe. Years ago, Koehler noted, Thorpe's daughter, Grace Thorpe, performed a Native American burial ritual for her father. "My grandfather has returned to Mother Earth. He lies on sanctified ground. My half of the family doesn't see any reason whatsoever to change any of that --to disinter his remains and to take him to some obscure plot in Shawnee, Ok.," Koehler said to a rumble of applause. Jack Kmetz said the Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame, a group formed in 1989 to perpetuate Thorpe's memory, honor local athletes and support youth sports programs, hopes to commission another statue of Thorpe. It would be the last, and would depict Thorpe in a baseball uniform. As the program progressed, members of the Jim Thorpe Olympians track and cross-country teams set off to light the torch for the Carbon County Special Olympics. "The students have "Jim Thorpe" written on their shirts," said Cynthia Stinger, who competed on the U.S. women's handball team in three Olympics and is manager of the U.S. Olympic Committee. "If that doesn't inspire them to be swifter, higher and stronger, I don't know what will." So, fittingly, several former Olympians were present among the honored guests who gathered to honor this great athlete, they were, Brenda Borgh

Bartlett, Pennsylvania Olympian (1976 Olympic Team Swimming Member); J.K. Smith, 1948 Rowing Team Gold Medalist; and Steve Kirk, Pennsylvania Olympian (1984 -1988 Olympic Handball Team Member). Also present and making comments were: Michael Sofranko, Mayor of Jim Thorpe; Charles Getz, Carbon County Commissioner; John T. Yudichak, Pennsylvania State Senator; Doyle Heffley, Pennsylvania State Representative; Candice Kelly, news Anchor WBRE-TV 28; Sofia Ojeda, News Reporter WNEP-TV 16; and Kim Bell, General Manager Blue Ridge Communications TV-13. After Hall of Fame President Jack Kmetz acknowledged and greeted the event's guests of honor, he went on to speak of how the difficult economic times that we are now experiencing have made it more and more difficult to raise the funding for these statues. Hoping to raise the needed funding for the third and final bronze statue in the series which would be of Jim Thorpe playing baseball, Kmetz noted that the Hall of Fame would like to see community support for the project and in the future they will be soliciting funds through letters mailed out to the community. Helping to get the momentum rolling on that project, when his turn came to speak, Sen. Yudichak started by announcing that the "Yudichak Family Fund" would be donating $1,000 towards the third statue in the series. These bronze statues are gifts to the community of Jim Thorpe, not just to be shared by the few who made this project a reality, but to be shared by the many of you who make up the community, the many tourist's and visitors who will observe these beautiful statues and the many news media who will write about these gifts in the future. To you people who live outside the area, please make sure you see these statues the next time you are in town.

JIM THORPE BRONZE STATUE UNVEILED

David Bryfogle --a 1963 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Was awarded (7) Varsity letters in high school, (3 football-2 basketball -2 baseball). His 2 years of basketball 1962 & 1963, Jim Thorpe played for the Class 'C' State Championship both years. In 1962 his team won the State Championship by defeating Clarian, in New Castle, Pa. In 1963 his team played Rothrock, in Bethlehem, Pa. losing the State Championship game on a buzzer shot. During his 1963 season, he was named Honorable Mention All-State, along with two other teammates, Larry Morris and George Armbruster. He graduated from West Chester State Teachers College, then spent a lifetime in the U.S. Navy (43 years), 21 years active duty, and 22 years work for the Naval Intelligence in Suitland, MD. While playing Navy football with the Philippine All Stars in 1969, his team was knocked out by a team that had a guy by the name or Roger Staubach playing for them. He played Navy basketball in 1970 and 1971 for the Naval Forces Japan. In 1971 he was named Captain. During the 1970/71 season he was named All 7th Fleet, and during the same year was named All Navy Honorable Mention. He coached Navy youth soccer in 1983 & 1984. In 1983 he coached Navy youth baseball for Yokosuka Japan. In 1983 & 1984 he coached Navy basketball, Yokosuka Japan "Green Machine" -Champs 1983 & 1984. Dave currently resides on top of a mountain at Waterford, VA., with his wife Hatsuko, in proximity of his two sons: Thomas and Sean, daughter-in-Iaws: Dawn & Celia, granddaughters: Kylie and Alexandria, .. Two dogs (Jacky, Zeus), three cats (Din Din, Yoda, Kuma), and an African Gray (Jingle).

Tony Roos --1986 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Received Varsity letters in Basketball & Baseball. He was named MVP in Basketball in 1985, and in 1986 was MVP in Baseball. In 1986, he became a elite member of the Basketball 1,000 point club, without the ruling of the three point line. He finished his career with 1,087 points which puts him 11th on the all-time scoring list. Tony was a member of one of the very, very good basketball teams at J.T.A.H.S., during the 1986 season his team won the Panther Valley/Tamaqua Officials Christmas Basketball Tournament, they were the Schuylkill League's Division II Champs, played Panther Valley for the League championship and lost 79 to 67. Team qualified for District XI playoffs and the PIAA State Tournament. They defeated some truly quality teams during their run through the State Tournament: Lackawanna Trail, Freeland, Gailton, Schuylkill Haven, finally losing to Bristal in the PIAA Eastern Final. Jim Thorpe Area High School had a fourth place finish in the State during the 1986 season. In baseball he was a member of the 1982/82 Schuylkill League Tri-Champions, in 1983/84 he was a member of the Schuylkill League Northern Division Champions. During his Senior year 1986, he finished with a batting average of .380 -had 5 home runs, his pitching record was 10 wins 2 losses, including 1 no hitter, and finished with 70 strikeouts. Tony was also an Asst. Baseball Coach @ J.T.A.H.S. FROM 1998 to 2005. During his CYO basketball

Twenty-Second Annual Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2011

career at St. Joe's, he scored over 500 points. In 1981 he was named as the MVP of the CYO All-Star game. His team finished undefeated with a 17 -0 record, and won the Allentown Diocesan Basketball Championship.

Jen Farrell--2002 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Received (4) Varsity Basketball Letters, she also holds the distinction of being Jim Thorpe's All-Time Leading Scorer in School History (Boys & Girls) with 1,494 points. She also holds the school record for most 3 point shots made with 209. Jen was named MVP during her Sophomore Year 1999/2000. During the same year she led the Times News Area in 3 pointers made with 57. She was named to the Times News 3rd Team All-Star Team. During her Junior Year she again led the Time News Area in 3 pointers made with 60. During same season she was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Lehighton Christmas Tournament, and was named to the 2nd Team Times News All-Star Team. She scored 518 points during her Senior Year, led the Times News Area in 3 pointers with 62 made shots. Leading scorer in Times News Area with a 19.9 ppg. Was 2nd in scoring in the Morning Call Area, named to 2nd Team Morning Call All-Star Team, she had a career high scoring 36 points against Mt. Carmel, and was named Winter Female Athlete by TV-13. Jen's college choice was East Stroudsburg University, and she received a Varsity Letter for basketball during her Freshman Year. She graduated from ESU in 2006, and went to Sage Graduate School (Troy, NY).

2004 Jim Thorpe Area High School Championship Football Team-Undefeated regular season 10 wins 0 losses. Only team in school history to win 10 games in one season. Anthracite 8 League Champions. Silver Medalist in District XI 3A, losing to Pottsville 25 to 19. Ranked #1 -Blue Ridge Cable, Ranked #7 -WNEP Super 16 (highest in school history), winner of 209 Trophy (3rd straight year), defeating Lehighton 62 to 7, winner of P&B Trophy for best team in Panther Valley Region, a ranking as high as #4 in the State for 3A. Two players named to All-State Team; Aaron Smith -1st team Defensive Back, and Jacob Heydt -2nd team Offensive Lineman. Times News Player of the Year -Jason Figura. Thirteen players selected to area All-Stars (first team, second team or honorable mention). Offensively, team scored 426 points for a average of 40.7 ppg. -Defensively, team gave up 74 points in 11 games for a average of 4.7 ppg. Head Coach --Mark Rosenberger Varsity Assistants --Frank Jacobs, Jason Jacobs, Dave Malkin, Patrick Morgans, Anthony Vecolitis, Christopher Walkowiak Athletic Trainer --Mindy Sando Managers --Nicole DeVincenzo, Danielle Marchione, Jonathan Moronta, Victoria Rowlands, Alexis Villanueva Player Roster -Jason Calcano, Craig Zurn, Albert Meriano, Joseph Meriano, Joshua Hontz, Aaron Smith, Thomas Cannalley, Karl Moll, Daniel Flizack, Vishnu Kashidas, Andrew Petrucci, Philip Redline, Jason Figura, Tyler O'Shura, Keith Hontz, Shawn Bradley, Justin

Young, Bryan Baker, Scott McGonigal, Michael Bingaman, Kyle Porembo, Travis Andrews, Michael Rambo, Thomas Hannon, Adam LaRizzio, Lance Malatak, Matthew Dunbar, Jacob Heydt, Matthew Rambo, Keith Long, Patrick Holland, Jeremy Fleck, Kenny McArdle, Joseph Plummer, Robert Mathurin, Adam Busocker, Peter Skaflestad, Michael Taptich, Vince Yaich, Steven Martin.

You can Help! We often hear from the public or members, “Why isn’t this person in the Hall of Fame”? Well, the simple answer is that a resume has not been submitted for review. Research into the accomplishments of a particular athlete is a very time consuming endeavor. It’s impossible for the Committee members to be aware of all the deserving candidates and, therefore, we depend on the membership or the public to submit names to us. One stipulation in our By-Laws is a candidate must be out of school 5 years before they are eligible for induction. Please feel free to submit a resume on them and we will hold the resume until they become eligible. We look forward to hearing from you. A nominee resume form can be found on our website, jtsportshof.org for your use. This form is required to be submitted under the "Hall of Fame" By-Laws. New resumes must be received by April 15th annually to be considered for induction during the current year.

CALL FOR RESUMES

Statue of Jim Thorpe Throwing the Discus Unveiled May 21, 2011

ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE HALL OF FAME

1. In 1996, we had a membership of 90 people. In 2011, we now have a member-ship in excess of 1,000. With this increas-ing membership and various fund-raising activities, we were able to do the follow-ing things:2, Since 1998 we have given out over $14,000 in scholarship money to deserv-ing students at Jim Thorpe High School.3. In 2000, we sponsored the "Athlete of the Century" parade and a one-day festival in town at a cost of over $25,000.4. In 2001, we began a thorough and ex-tensive letter-writing program to get Jim Thorpe's picture on "The Wheaties" box. This was attempted before by Miss Indian USA in 1999 (Anna McKibban of Oklaho-ma) with no success at all. The Wheaties box unveiling took place in Jim Thorpe, Pa. at the football stadium on Novem-ber 20, 2001 and it had then-Governor of Pennsylvania, Mark Schweiker, in atten-dance.5. In 2002, we donated $1,000 to the Jim Thorpe Booster Club.6. In 2003, we donated $1,500 to the Little League program to purchase a community pitching machine.7. In 2004, the Hall of Fame sponsored the 50th Anniversary Parade and the one-day festival that accompanied it at a cost of more than $25,000.8. In 2005, we donated $1,000 to the Jim Thorpe High School Weight Lifting Team.9. In 2007, we donated to the borough a $50,000 life-sized bronze statue of Jim Thorpe in a football pose that was installed at the site of the mausoleum.10. On May 21, 2011 -the Hall of Fame donated to the borough a second life-sized bronze statue of Jim Thorpe throwing the "discus that was installed at the site of the mausoleum at a cost of $60,000.

JTASHF OFFICERS& COMMITTEE

President:JACK KMETZVice-President:

JIM ZURNTreasurer:

CRAIG ZURNSecretary:

RON SHEEHANAdministrative Secretary:

AMY BEHRENS

CommitteeDon Herman, Wilmer Redline,

Dave Zurn, Charles Getz, Randy Rabenold, Angelo Konstas

Our membership drive is an on-going project and remains open to anyone who would want to be part of this or-ganization. For an application contact one of the above members

Jim Thorpe AreaSports Hall of Fame

P.O. Box 4044 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-4044

ALL INDUCTEES MUST CONTACT US BY AUG. 10th IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE RESERVATIONS.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS, LET US KNOW SO WE CAN KEEP YOU C U R R E N T W I T H O U R EVENTS AND PROJECTS!!!

On May 21, 20 standing 8 feet tall, the newest statue of Jim Thorpe shows the sports legend with his right arm extended and his fingers stretched across a discus. The bronze tribute was unveiled the day set aside in Pennsylvania as "James Francis Thorpe Day," and the first day of the 15th annual Jim Thorpe Birthday Celebration Weekend. "Jim Thorpe is not your local high school athlete who did good. Jim Thorpe is not your national figure who did good. Jim Thorpe is an international icon who did great," said a member of the Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame, the group that spearheaded efforts to have the statue placed in the borough bearing his name. The dedication brought elected officials, former Olympians, area residents and local athletes to Thorpe's final resting place along Joe Boyle Circle. Members of the Lenni-Lenape tribe offered a tribute to Thorpe, who was a Native American descent, and state Rep. Doyle Heffley, R-122, read a resolution declaring Saturday "James Francis Thorpe Day." Thorpe's grandson, Michael Koehler, and his wife, Patricia, arrived from Minocqua, Wis., to watch as a tarp was removed to reveal the sculpture. Koehler talked about his grandfather's achievements, from winning the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden to his professional football and baseball careers. "Jim Thorpe was the kind of athlete who refused to lose," Koehler said. "And anyone who played against him soon learned that lesson. That's the kind of athlete he was." The Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame again commissioned sculptor Edmund E. Shumpert to chisel the latest tribute. In 2007, Shumpert finished a sculpture of Thorpe wearing his football uniform. George "Chuck" Hanna, who served as master of ceremonies, called the statue "amazing," and commented on the attention to detail. It's a pure facsimile of Thorpe's face and body. It's just very impressive. Look at his shoelaces, the veins and the wrinkles in his shorts." The newest statue stands toward the front of the mausoleum where Thorpe's remains were interred in 1957. His third wife made a deal with officials from Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk to have the towns accept the remains and recognize themselves as "Jim Thorpe." While some members of Thorpe's family filed a federal lawsuit demanding his remains be returned to his native Oklahoma, Koehler said he supports keeping the remains in Jim Thorpe. Years ago, Koehler noted, Thorpe's daughter, Grace Thorpe, performed a Native American burial ritual for her father. "My grandfather has returned to Mother Earth. He lies on sanctified ground. My half of the family doesn't see any reason whatsoever to change any of that --to disinter his remains and to take him to some obscure plot in Shawnee, Ok.," Koehler said to a rumble of applause. Jack Kmetz said the Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame, a group formed in 1989 to perpetuate Thorpe's memory, honor local athletes and support youth sports programs, hopes to commission another statue of Thorpe. It would be the last, and would depict Thorpe in a baseball uniform. As the program progressed, members of the Jim Thorpe Olympians track and cross-country teams set off to light the torch for the Carbon County Special Olympics. "The students have "Jim Thorpe" written on their shirts," said Cynthia Stinger, who competed on the U.S. women's handball team in three Olympics and is manager of the U.S. Olympic Committee. "If that doesn't inspire them to be swifter, higher and stronger, I don't know what will." So, fittingly, several former Olympians were present among the honored guests who gathered to honor this great athlete, they were, Brenda Borgh

Bartlett, Pennsylvania Olympian (1976 Olympic Team Swimming Member); J.K. Smith, 1948 Rowing Team Gold Medalist; and Steve Kirk, Pennsylvania Olympian (1984 -1988 Olympic Handball Team Member). Also present and making comments were: Michael Sofranko, Mayor of Jim Thorpe; Charles Getz, Carbon County Commissioner; John T. Yudichak, Pennsylvania State Senator; Doyle Heffley, Pennsylvania State Representative; Candice Kelly, news Anchor WBRE-TV 28; Sofia Ojeda, News Reporter WNEP-TV 16; and Kim Bell, General Manager Blue Ridge Communications TV-13. After Hall of Fame President Jack Kmetz acknowledged and greeted the event's guests of honor, he went on to speak of how the difficult economic times that we are now experiencing have made it more and more difficult to raise the funding for these statues. Hoping to raise the needed funding for the third and final bronze statue in the series which would be of Jim Thorpe playing baseball, Kmetz noted that the Hall of Fame would like to see community support for the project and in the future they will be soliciting funds through letters mailed out to the community. Helping to get the momentum rolling on that project, when his turn came to speak, Sen. Yudichak started by announcing that the "Yudichak Family Fund" would be donating $1,000 towards the third statue in the series. These bronze statues are gifts to the community of Jim Thorpe, not just to be shared by the few who made this project a reality, but to be shared by the many of you who make up the community, the many tourist's and visitors who will observe these beautiful statues and the many news media who will write about these gifts in the future. To you people who live outside the area, please make sure you see these statues the next time you are in town.

JIM THORPE BRONZE STATUE UNVEILED

David Bryfogle --a 1963 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Was awarded (7) Varsity letters in high school, (3 football-2 basketball -2 baseball). His 2 years of basketball 1962 & 1963, Jim Thorpe played for the Class 'C' State Championship both years. In 1962 his team won the State Championship by defeating Clarian, in New Castle, Pa. In 1963 his team played Rothrock, in Bethlehem, Pa. losing the State Championship game on a buzzer shot. During his 1963 season, he was named Honorable Mention All-State, along with two other teammates, Larry Morris and George Armbruster. He graduated from West Chester State Teachers College, then spent a lifetime in the U.S. Navy (43 years), 21 years active duty, and 22 years work for the Naval Intelligence in Suitland, MD. While playing Navy football with the Philippine All Stars in 1969, his team was knocked out by a team that had a guy by the name or Roger Staubach playing for them. He played Navy basketball in 1970 and 1971 for the Naval Forces Japan. In 1971 he was named Captain. During the 1970/71 season he was named All 7th Fleet, and during the same year was named All Navy Honorable Mention. He coached Navy youth soccer in 1983 & 1984. In 1983 he coached Navy youth baseball for Yokosuka Japan. In 1983 & 1984 he coached Navy basketball, Yokosuka Japan "Green Machine" -Champs 1983 & 1984. Dave currently resides on top of a mountain at Waterford, VA., with his wife Hatsuko, in proximity of his two sons: Thomas and Sean, daughter-in-Iaws: Dawn & Celia, granddaughters: Kylie and Alexandria, .. Two dogs (Jacky, Zeus), three cats (Din Din, Yoda, Kuma), and an African Gray (Jingle).

Tony Roos --1986 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Received Varsity letters in Basketball & Baseball. He was named MVP in Basketball in 1985, and in 1986 was MVP in Baseball. In 1986, he became a elite member of the Basketball 1,000 point club, without the ruling of the three point line. He finished his career with 1,087 points which puts him 11th on the all-time scoring list. Tony was a member of one of the very, very good basketball teams at J.T.A.H.S., during the 1986 season his team won the Panther Valley/Tamaqua Officials Christmas Basketball Tournament, they were the Schuylkill League's Division II Champs, played Panther Valley for the League championship and lost 79 to 67. Team qualified for District XI playoffs and the PIAA State Tournament. They defeated some truly quality teams during their run through the State Tournament: Lackawanna Trail, Freeland, Gailton, Schuylkill Haven, finally losing to Bristal in the PIAA Eastern Final. Jim Thorpe Area High School had a fourth place finish in the State during the 1986 season. In baseball he was a member of the 1982/82 Schuylkill League Tri-Champions, in 1983/84 he was a member of the Schuylkill League Northern Division Champions. During his Senior year 1986, he finished with a batting average of .380 -had 5 home runs, his pitching record was 10 wins 2 losses, including 1 no hitter, and finished with 70 strikeouts. Tony was also an Asst. Baseball Coach @ J.T.A.H.S. FROM 1998 to 2005. During his CYO basketball

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career at St. Joe's, he scored over 500 points. In 1981 he was named as the MVP of the CYO All-Star game. His team finished undefeated with a 17 -0 record, and won the Allentown Diocesan Basketball Championship.

Jen Farrell--2002 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School Received (4) Varsity Basketball Letters, she also holds the distinction of being Jim Thorpe's All-Time Leading Scorer in School History (Boys & Girls) with 1,494 points. She also holds the school record for most 3 point shots made with 209. Jen was named MVP during her Sophomore Year 1999/2000. During the same year she led the Times News Area in 3 pointers made with 57. She was named to the Times News 3rd Team All-Star Team. During her Junior Year she again led the Time News Area in 3 pointers made with 60. During same season she was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Lehighton Christmas Tournament, and was named to the 2nd Team Times News All-Star Team. She scored 518 points during her Senior Year, led the Times News Area in 3 pointers with 62 made shots. Leading scorer in Times News Area with a 19.9 ppg. Was 2nd in scoring in the Morning Call Area, named to 2nd Team Morning Call All-Star Team, she had a career high scoring 36 points against Mt. Carmel, and was named Winter Female Athlete by TV-13. Jen's college choice was East Stroudsburg University, and she received a Varsity Letter for basketball during her Freshman Year. She graduated from ESU in 2006, and went to Sage Graduate School (Troy, NY).

2004 Jim Thorpe Area High School Championship Football Team-Undefeated regular season 10 wins 0 losses. Only team in school history to win 10 games in one season. Anthracite 8 League Champions. Silver Medalist in District XI 3A, losing to Pottsville 25 to 19. Ranked #1 -Blue Ridge Cable, Ranked #7 -WNEP Super 16 (highest in school history), winner of 209 Trophy (3rd straight year), defeating Lehighton 62 to 7, winner of P&B Trophy for best team in Panther Valley Region, a ranking as high as #4 in the State for 3A. Two players named to All-State Team; Aaron Smith -1st team Defensive Back, and Jacob Heydt -2nd team Offensive Lineman. Times News Player of the Year -Jason Figura. Thirteen players selected to area All-Stars (first team, second team or honorable mention). Offensively, team scored 426 points for a average of 40.7 ppg. -Defensively, team gave up 74 points in 11 games for a average of 4.7 ppg. Head Coach --Mark Rosenberger Varsity Assistants --Frank Jacobs, Jason Jacobs, Dave Malkin, Patrick Morgans, Anthony Vecolitis, Christopher Walkowiak Athletic Trainer --Mindy Sando Managers --Nicole DeVincenzo, Danielle Marchione, Jonathan Moronta, Victoria Rowlands, Alexis Villanueva Player Roster -Jason Calcano, Craig Zurn, Albert Meriano, Joseph Meriano, Joshua Hontz, Aaron Smith, Thomas Cannalley, Karl Moll, Daniel Flizack, Vishnu Kashidas, Andrew Petrucci, Philip Redline, Jason Figura, Tyler O'Shura, Keith Hontz, Shawn Bradley, Justin

Young, Bryan Baker, Scott McGonigal, Michael Bingaman, Kyle Porembo, Travis Andrews, Michael Rambo, Thomas Hannon, Adam LaRizzio, Lance Malatak, Matthew Dunbar, Jacob Heydt, Matthew Rambo, Keith Long, Patrick Holland, Jeremy Fleck, Kenny McArdle, Joseph Plummer, Robert Mathurin, Adam Busocker, Peter Skaflestad, Michael Taptich, Vince Yaich, Steven Martin.

You can Help! We often hear from the public or members, “Why isn’t this person in the Hall of Fame”? Well, the simple answer is that a resume has not been submitted for review. Research into the accomplishments of a particular athlete is a very time consuming endeavor. It’s impossible for the Committee members to be aware of all the deserving candidates and, therefore, we depend on the membership or the public to submit names to us. One stipulation in our By-Laws is a candidate must be out of school 5 years before they are eligible for induction. Please feel free to submit a resume on them and we will hold the resume until they become eligible. We look forward to hearing from you. A nominee resume form can be found on our website, jtsportshof.org for your use. This form is required to be submitted under the "Hall of Fame" By-Laws. New resumes must be received by April 15th annually to be considered for induction during the current year.

CALL FOR RESUMES

Statue of Jim Thorpe Throwing the Discus Unveiled May 21, 2011

ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE HALL OF FAME

1. In 1996, we had a membership of 90 people. In 2011, we now have a member-ship in excess of 1,000. With this increas-ing membership and various fund-raising activities, we were able to do the follow-ing things:2, Since 1998 we have given out over $14,000 in scholarship money to deserv-ing students at Jim Thorpe High School.3. In 2000, we sponsored the "Athlete of the Century" parade and a one-day festival in town at a cost of over $25,000.4. In 2001, we began a thorough and ex-tensive letter-writing program to get Jim Thorpe's picture on "The Wheaties" box. This was attempted before by Miss Indian USA in 1999 (Anna McKibban of Oklaho-ma) with no success at all. The Wheaties box unveiling took place in Jim Thorpe, Pa. at the football stadium on Novem-ber 20, 2001 and it had then-Governor of Pennsylvania, Mark Schweiker, in atten-dance.5. In 2002, we donated $1,000 to the Jim Thorpe Booster Club.6. In 2003, we donated $1,500 to the Little League program to purchase a community pitching machine.7. In 2004, the Hall of Fame sponsored the 50th Anniversary Parade and the one-day festival that accompanied it at a cost of more than $25,000.8. In 2005, we donated $1,000 to the Jim Thorpe High School Weight Lifting Team.9. In 2007, we donated to the borough a $50,000 life-sized bronze statue of Jim Thorpe in a football pose that was installed at the site of the mausoleum.10. On May 21, 2011 -the Hall of Fame donated to the borough a second life-sized bronze statue of Jim Thorpe throwing the "discus that was installed at the site of the mausoleum at a cost of $60,000.

The Jim Thorpe Area

Sports Hall of FameVolume 14, Issue 1 May 31, 2011

Cody Lynn MannBrittany Bridget Holland

The Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame awarded the Fourteenth Annual Scholarships in the amount of $500 to two Jim Thorpe Area High School graduates, Brittany Bridget Holland and Cody Lynn Mann.

Jim Thorpe Hall of Fame Membership Reaches

Our membership continues to grow. At the present time 1,000 members make the Hall of Fame the largest organization in Jim Thorpe. The $5.00 annual dues (year from June to May) are necessary for us to support the activities of the organization including the Annual Scholarship and Banquet. If you have not yet paid your 2012 dues, we request you send your dues in as soon as possible. An application is enclosed with the Newsletter. Thank you for your continued support.

BANQUET INFORMATIONThe 22nd Annual Banquet will be held at the Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall on the 20th of Aug. 2011. The cost will be $30.00 per person and includes dinner and “selected” drinks. At the conclusion of the Award Ceremony, musical entertainment will be provided. In order to streamline the awards portion of the evening, all the Inductees will be presented by the Master of Ceremonies (Each Induction will be 3 minutes) and acceptance speeches limited to five minutes. This will allow much more time to “socialize.” Cocktail hour will begin at 5 PM, Dinner at 6 PM, the Induction at 7:15 PM, and the entertainment should commence at 8:30 PM.

BANQUET TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

Call:Ron Sheehan 570-325-4244Wil Redline 570-325-3073Jack Kmetz 570-325-4923Craig Zurn 570-325-3631or 570-325-3855

Personalized advertisements for our Banquet Program can be purchased for $25, $50,and $100. Call any officer for more details

Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame 2011 Scholarship Winners

During the past two years, our “Football Ma-nia" fund-raising ticket has been a huge success for our organization. During those years our membership has purchased 682 tickets and we thank each of you for the support. This is a fund-raiser that our organization truly needed to assist us with our financial needs to continue donating to the many athletic organizations we help on a annual basis. The “Football Mania” tickets will be mailed out later in July, as we are hopeful that more of our membership will participate with the NFL season starting in September. Previously, we have mailed these tickets out with our member-ship mailing, and we feel many of our members let this slide because of the early mailing date and as time goes by, the ticket is forgotten about. If you are a sports minded person, and enjoy football, this ticket will hold your interest for the 17 week season. Look for the “Football Mania” ticket in the mail later this summer!!!!! Last year, 2010 was our third year for this fundraising ticket for our organization. We sent one ticket to all of our membership, and you purchased 250 tickets which was a very good return for us. We thank you! For us to continue what we have done (support our annual schol-arship funds, donate to numerous youth athletic programs, pay for Hall of Fame plaques, and fi-nance the annual induction banquet). We needed an annual fundraiser that is go-ing to assist us with our financial needs. This year we purchased 500 FOOTBALL MANIA TICKETS, if you purchased a ticket from us in 2010, we will send you one in late July. Because we are a sports organization, the enclosed ticket should be something our members would have an interest in. It’s self explanatory and rather simple to follow. Once you return your ticket stub to us, we record all the ticket numbers into the computer and you can follow your progress weekly just by going online and using the web-site: (www.charity mania.com) at the bottom of your ticket. During the 2010 football season, we did have some winners: a $100.00 winner and a couple of $25.00 winners. It’s all luck but keeps you very interested during the NFL SEASON. Football Mania is an exciting sweepstakes based on pro football with 6 prizes each week and 2 grand prizes at the end of the season. There are numerous organizations on a na-tional level, and one locally, that use this fund-

raising ticket. Because of the other local orga-nization that uses this ticket, and because some of our members have previously purchased this ticket from them, we will not enclose a ticket for those members as we do not want to deter them from that organization. You are in no way obligated to purchase this ticket, however, we truly encourage it. Without our 1,000 members, this organization would struggle financially. Our $5.00 mem-bership dues only can take us so far, and with inflation the way it is, we are asking for your support with this fundraiser. Sweepstakes ticket holders can win thou-sands of dollars based on the performance of the randomly assigned professional football teams written on the tickets. Football Mania sweepstakes are exciting and engaging for participants because everyone has an equal chance of winning. Winning tickets are based on the points scored and yards gained by the football teams randomly assigned to it. Each week during the Football Mania season, the holder of the winning ticket wins prize money - it’s that easy! Each Football Mania sweepstakes ticket contains 3 random teams (called a ‘team com-bination) in each week of the Football Mania season you have a different set of teams each week. No two tickets have the same 3 teams in any given week. The total number of points scored by the three teams determines the val-ue of the ticket. If two tickets have the same score, the total yards gained by the 3 teams is used as a tiebreaker. The more yards gained by

the teams, the higher the score. The fewer the yards gained by the teams, the lower the score. The tickets with the four highest scoring team combinations and the two lowest scoring team combinations each week win prizes. Throughout the 17-week season, participants check their tickets to see if they’ve won prizes. “Football Mania” sweepstakes ticket holders have 6 chances to win a prize in each of the 17 weeks of the professional football season. They also have a chance to win two grand prized at the end of the season.

How winning tickets are calculated.Each week Charity Mania determines the win-ning tickets. They then send us the prize money so that we can send it to the winners with a per-sonalized letter thanking them for their support. Charity Mania also posts the winning ticket number on the web site each week so that ticket holders can see if they’ve won.

Sign-up dates for Football ManiaFootball Mania officially begins September 2011 (the first week of the professional football season). We need you to return your ticket stub before September 1st so we can enter all the ticket stub numbers into the computer so they are all on file for the first game of the season. Thank you for your consideration, this fund-raiser is very important to our organization and we hope you will take the time to participate and return your stubs ASAP. We are excited that this will become a annual fundraising event. Each ticket cost $20.00 - please make checks pay-able to: The Jim Thorpe Are Sports Hall of Fame.

Winning Tickets Prize Money per Week

Ticket with the Highest Combined Score .......................................................... $500Second Highest Score ........................................................................................ $200Third Highest Score ........................................................................................... $100Fourth Highest Score ........................................................................................... $50Ticket with the Lowest Total Score ..................................................................... $50Second Lowest Total Score .................................................................................. $25Total Prize Money Paid per Week ...................................................................... $925

Grand Prize WinnersTicket with the Highest 17 Week Total Score ................................................. $1,000Ticket with the Lowest 17 Week Total Score ..................................................... $275Total Grand Prize Money ............................................................................. $1,275

Brittany will attend Penn St. University, and major in Bio Chemistry. Cody will attend Penn St. University, and major in Information SystemsTechnology.

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED

FAMILY STYLE RAFTING TRIPOur "Family Style Rafting Trip On The Lehigh" last June was attended by 382 people and was a huge success for our third trip with the new Rafting Company, POCONO WHITEWATER ADVEN-TURES is one of the largest rafting cen-ters in the area. They are located 8 miles north on State Route 903. We are hopeful that the many people who supported our rafting trip in 2010, will consider coming down the river with us again. The date of the "Rafting Trip" is Sunday, June 26th. A copy of the "Rafting Trip Flier" is en-closed for your convenience. Currently we are contacting all the people who were on our previous mailing list from years past. If this date is accommodating to your day trips during this summer, we would appre-ciate your attendance. Just a reminder, due to the great response in 2010, the "Raft-ing Trip" is limited to the first 360 people who sign up. All the previous trips down the "Lehigh" were very special fundrais-ing events to our organization. Most of the profits from this event is set aside for our two scholarships that we present to two Jim Thorpe Area High School graduating seniors for the past 14 years. We are grateful for all your par-ticipation in the past, and we look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday, June 26th.Remember, the first 360 people who sign up, are on the river "with us". Don't wait, sign up today!

JIM THORPE SPORTS HALL OF FAME WEBSITE !!!!!We are online. During the summer of 2009 we contracted Keystone Networking Consultants, LLC to create our web-site. You can find us under jtsportshof.org. We are currently working to place 20 years of information on the site, regarding all our inductees pictures and bios from each of the banquet programs over the past 20 years. A Jim Thorpe High School student, Ms. Lauren Zurn, is forwarding the information to Keystone Networking Consultants as she finds time. This is a project that Lauren will get credit for in her school study program.

There is information on the site at this time, so we suggest you check it out and if you have any feedback, we are open for suggestion. Take into consideration, 20 years of information is a lot to get online, so be patient with us and we will eventually get all the needed information up for your convenience.

Calendar of EventsJune 26, 2011 .... Lehigh Rafting TripAug. 20, 2011 .... Annual Banquet

FOOTBALL MANIA COMING LATE JULY!!!

WE NEED YOUR HELPThe sports hall of fame is in the process of having all our inductees from the past twenty-one years placed on our website (jtsportshof.org). We have all the pictures and short resumes from 1991 to 2010. We are in need of a Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Souvenir Program from the year 1990! If someone has a copy, or knows someone who might have a copy, would you please contact us? We need to scan the inductees pictures and short resumes, so we can have our web-master include them with all the other inductees that we currently have on the site. Please call Jack at 570-325-4923 with information. THANK YOU!!!!!!!