Brownsville state champion softball team to hold annual reunion
Brownsville softball followers have been advised to mark Tuesday, Aug. 5, on their calendars. That is the day that the annual reunion and exhibition softball game has been scheduled, to commemorate the state championship teams of 1957 and 1958.
The reunion will be followed by the annual Brownsville Day at Kennywood Park on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Chairman Don Davison said, “The response to our reunion plans has been good.
“We will have former players coming in from Florida, Arizona, Ohio, West Virginia, South Carolina, and California as well as locally and from all parts of Pennsylvania.”
Activities will take place at the West Brownsville American Legion Field with game time set for 6 p.m. Questions should be directed to Davison at 724-785-4895.
Six members of the teams are deceased, Ron Sealy, Chuck Kormos, Jim Davoli, Walter Famularo, Bert Sutton and Paul Durda.
Along with Davison, others expected to attend include Richard Beck, Terry Luko, Terry Jo Luko, Larry Williams, Vince Vicities, Nick Vicities, Joe Vicities, Ron Nehls, Dave Columbia, Dave Davison, Paul Davison, Mike Peton, Bob Ricco, Tony Ricco, Jim Kormos, Ed Tunney, Glenn Tunney, Jim Beaver, Bill Welsh, Al Kaminski, Jerry Yocabet, Dale Polvinale, Fred Provance, Chuck Matela, Ron Desalvo, Denny Field, Dwayne Thomas, Tweety Yatsko, Joe Petrucci, Larry Pasquale, Don Redman, Ray Paris, Autumn Fike, Don Crable, Andrew Fike, Richard Whiting, Jerry Young, Mark Wasko, Tom Horwath.
Bob Davison, Jack Davison, Fred Fetty, Bingo Yaksic, Lewis Steele, Bob Flock, Bill Pochek, Bill Prosser, Bob Gettemy, Bud Purcell, Leroy Marker, Bob Bradman, Ken Sealy, Bear Sealy, Jim Famularo, Joe Thomas, Whitey Dickenson, George Novotny, Chauncey Fletcher, Bill Kovac, Bill Deems, Tubby Flick, Al Noschese, Dewayne Ebbert, Bob Petriello, Lupe Relovsky, George Gechoff, Steve Sepesy, Bill Plichta, John Tunney and Ralph Rice.