Administrative, Official, Coach, Class of 1995
Joe played baseball and basketball for Tidioute High School from 1941-43 and professional baseball from 1946-54. He had a lifetime of sports accomplishments before passing away in 2017. After serving four years in the US Navy, he taught for 30 years in the Corry School District before retiring in 1980. He served for 56 years as a basketball official, for 48 years as a football official, and for 21 years as a baseball umpire. He was a longtime coach of three sports at Corry and Spartansburg. He played minor league baseball for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians and was a minor-league manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1980-84, winning the Southern League title in 1981. He was an MLB scout for 40 years and was named MLB Scout of the Year in 1990.
