Neil Walker –
Class of
2004 Athlete
Neil Walker was a
three-sport athlete
at Pine-Richland.
He participated and
excelled in football,
basketball, and
baseball and led the
Rams to the state playoffs in both football
and baseball. Walker received all-state
honors in 2003 and 2004. He was selected
as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Male
Athlete of the Year in both 2003 and 2004
and the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of
the Year in 2004. He was also the number-
one ranked scholastic baseball catcher in
the nation in 2004. Walker was drafted
in 2004 as MLB’s 11th overall selection
by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has played
professionally for the Pittsburgh Pirates,
New York Yankees, New York Mets and
other MLB teams. He is currently playing
for the Miami Marlins. His professional
baseball career continues to reflect athletic
excellence. Walker and his family reside in
the Pine-Richland School District.
Meghan
Klingenberg –
Class of
2007 Athlete
Meghan
Klingenberg
excelled in the
sport of soccer at
Pine-Richland High
School. Klingenberg
led Pine-Richland to WPIAL Soccer
Championships in 2005 and 2006. The
2005 Pine-Richland team captured the
Pennsylvania State Soccer Championship.
She was named to the Pennsylvania
All-State Soccer Team and was selected
as a Parade All-American. Klingenberg
attended the University of North Carolina
where she was a four-year starter and
was selected first-team All-ACC.
She represented the United States
as a member of the Women’s National
Soccer Team and went on to win the
2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She also
represented the United States as a member
of the U.S. National Olympic Team. She
currently plays professional soccer for the
Portland Thorns in the National Women’s
Soccer League. Klingenberg resides in
Portland, OR.
Jack McCurry –
Class of
1967 Athlete
Jack McCurry
was a two-sport
athlete at Richland
High School where
he earned six
varsity letters in
football and track.
In 1965 and 1966 McCurry led the Rams
in scoring, rushing and pass receiving.
He was named MVP in both 1965 and
1966 and received All-Conference and
WPIAL honors. McCurry attended
Edinboro University where he received
All-American honors and his team
captured the 1970 Lambert Bowl. He was
also named to the PSAC first-team All-
Conference team. McCurry was inducted
into the Edinboro University Athletic
Hall of Fame in 1984 and named part of
Edinboro’s All-Time Football Team.
McCurry has coached scholastic
football for 35 years and amassed 281
victories, won 16 conference titles and
four WPIAL Quad A titles and a Quad
A State title. His 1987 football team was
selected as the number-one scholastic
team in the country and named National
Scholastic Champions, and he was
selected by USA Today as the National
Scholastic Football Coach of the Year.
McCurry has been inducted into the
Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches
Hall of Fame, Western Pennsylvania
Sports Hall of Fame, WPIAL Sports Hall
of Fame and the North Hills Sports Hall of
Fame. McCurry and his wife Beth reside in
Gibsonia. another 76 victories. At Geneva College
Sullivan is second on the school’s all-
time win list. In 2017, he received a
lifetime achievement award from the
Pine-Richland School District. Sullivan is
currently retired and resides in Zelienople.
Eugene
Sullivan –
Coach
Eugene Sullivan
is being inducted
into the Pine-
Richland Athletic
Hall of Fame as an
outstanding head
football coach.
Sullivan led the Rams from 1964 through
1975 and captured WPIAL Football
Championships in 1969 and 1970. He is
currently the all-time leader in football
coaching wins at Pine-Richland with 84
victories in his 12-year tenure. Sullivan
also served as the head football coach at
Geneva College for 17 years and compiled 1969 Richland Rams Football Team
The 1969 Rams football team is being
inducted into the Pine-Richland Athletic
Hall of fame for capturing the district’s
first WPIAL Football Championship.
The team compiled an undefeated 10-0
record and won the championship game
with a resounding 30-0 victory over New
Brighton High School. n
Ossie
Santacroce –
Athletic Director
The late Ossie
Santacroce served
as the athletic
director at Richland
High School for
many years. He
was dedicated to
the development of the Pine-Richland
athletic program. His leadership of the
program was evident through his planning
and organization for all interscholastic
sports teams. In addition to serving as the
Pine-Richland athletic director, Santacroce
was a full-time Industrial Arts teacher.
His dedication to all Pine-Richland
students was evident both in and out of
the classroom. Upon Santacroce’s sudden
passing, the Pine-Richland School District
named the athletic fields at the former
Richland High School site the Ossie
Santacroce Stadium in his honor.
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