Archive - CFB Incubator

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Steve Brezna, Penn State Orange Bowl champion

The Hanover Township High School graduate was one of Joe Paterno's first recruits as head coach.

Jun 19 •

May 2025

Remembering Bob Nanni, Pittston Marine, NFL draft pick

Before serving in World War II, Nanni played in the Rose Bowl with Duke.

May 25 •

March 2025

Joe Tormey: Avoca native overcame health hurdles as Pitt All-American

Tormey was reportedly Pitt's star player in a win against previously unbeaten Notre Dame.

Mar 17 •

Eddie Baker: The Wyoming Valley's great, forgotten sportsman

Former Pitt football and basketball captain, pro baseball player hailed from Nanticoke.

Mar 7 •

February 2025

Joe Donchess: School dropout lived the "All-American" dream

Donchess, who grew up poor, benefited from a prep school scholarship and tutelage under Pitt's Jock Sutherland.

Feb 28 •

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Author James Sullivan on Eddie Burke

Burke, who graduated from Larksville High School, established himself as a 20th century football star and war hero.

Feb 21 •

Leo Murphy's fatal football injury in 1930

The Pitt Panthers attended the funeral of Murphy, who was born in Ohio but attended prep school locally.

Feb 18 •

George Young: Forty Fort PIAA wrestling champ starred on wartime service teams

Young's football accolades include serving as an umpire at Super Bowl I.

Feb 14 •

Big Bill, Honest John and a timeless tale of humanity

Edwardsville's Bill Kern was at the heart of a 1938 college football controversy that swept the nation.

Feb 6 •

John Utz: Wilkes-Barre man achieved greatness in football, lacrosse

Penn grad later coached Muhlenberg to a momentous victory at Penn State.

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Eddie Burke: Larksville native was football, war hero with Navy

Initially cut from the Navy plebe team, Burke defied the odds and achieved numerous honors.

Jan 28 •

Eddie Halicki: Hanover Twp.'s 'masked man' led Bucknell past PSU

Back in the day, Halicki was often mentioned in the same breath as fellow Bison Christy Mathewson.

Jan 23 •

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