Mickey Vernon Sports Museum

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Joe Crawford for becoming Delaware County's newest member of the Naismith Basketball HOF. Joe's induction with the class of 2026 will truly be a well deserved honor. We are so happy for Joe and his wife Mary. For many years Joe and Mary have been loyal contributing members of the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum. Best wishes Joe and Mary, from Delco's only Sports Museum. SLDC Museum 301 Iven Avenue Wayne, Pa. 610-909-4919

Joe Crawford shown here with his Gold Whistle Award. This award is presented annually to a recipient selected by the National Association of Sports Officials who has made significant contributions to the betterment of officiating. Help us preserve Delco's Sports History by making a donation to Delco's only sports museum via our Paypal button on the home page of our website www.delcosportsmuseum.

03/26/2026

Display to open April 20, 2026 at SLDC Museum 301 Iven Ave. Wayne Pa

Help us preserve Delco's sports history by making a donation to Delco's only sports museum via the Paypal button, on the home page of our website, www.delcosportsmuseum.org Thank you Jim Vankoski 610-909-4919

03/17/2026

For the past several months, the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum and Delaware County Historical Society have been saluting prominent Delaware County athletes who served in the military and brought national recognition to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The first four exhibits showcased athletes who served during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, respectively.

Now, for the fifth exhibit in the series, Vietnam veterans Bill Carpenter (football), Ed Dougherty (golf), John Cartwright(football), Bo Ryan (basketball), and Howard Starks(football) will be honored for their service during the Vietnam War era. Each of these Delco sports legends established a lasting legacy of courage, sacrifice, and character while serving his country.

The Vietnam Veterans Exhibit is expected to run from March 10, 2026 to April 14, 2026, and will be free to the public. Support has been provided by the Historical Society’s Steve Burman Exhibition Fund. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are instructed to ring the bell if the door is locked. The Delco Historical Society and Research Center is located at 9 West Front Street, Media, Pennsylvania, 19063. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected], or visit the museum online at www.delcosportsmuseum.org

03/10/2026

Cleats, skates, high-tops—when it comes to sports, perhaps no piece of gear is more important to an athlete than their footwear. Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum will be hosting an exhibit in May that features local Delco athletes’ personal tournament-worn athletic shoes. Dr. Eddie Coyle's Olympic Gold Medal winning weight lifting shoes ,compliments of Ed, are sure to be included in this most unique exposition. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919, or visit the museum online at www.delcosportsmuseum.org

Help us preserve Delco's Sports History by making a donation to Delco's only sports museum via our Paypal button on the home page of our website. www.delcosportsmuseum.org

01/20/2026

The Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is offering fans the opportunity to see their name in print by sponsoring their favorite Delco sports personality. Rich Pagano, the museum’s resident historian, has been hard at work for the past few months writing part two of his trilogy on Delco’s sports legends. As a museum fund raiser your donation of $100 will enable you to have your name placed next to your friend, relative, or favorite sports personality. Rich has already included these subjects in the pages of his forthcoming book. In return, you’ll receive a copy of Rich’s new book, in which your name will appear as a SLDC donor next to your selected athlete, plus you will also receive a copy of his first book. Select your favorite, from the list below. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected]. www.delcosportsmuseum.org The SLDC Museum is a 501[c] [3] tax exempt organization. Your donation should be made out to SLDC Museum and mailed to Rich Pagano 208 Jackson Avenue Milmont Park, Pa 19033. Rich Pagano 267-280-6696 email [email protected]

OLYMPICS

1. Jake Hoyle
2. Richard Norris Williams
3. Ken Doherty
4. Lisa Raymond
5. Fred Luehring
6. Carson Thompson
7. Mike Gostigian
8. Brenda Borgh-Bartlett
9. Renee Hykel-Cuddy
10. Kia Davis
11. Howard Winfree and Bob Wilson
12. William Herrmann
13. Cindy Gilbert-Bevilacqua
14. Mojca Kopa-Tiernan
15. Frank Keefe
16. Irv “Moon” Mondschien
17. George Mattson
18. Darrell Hill
19. Richard hart
20. Jimmy Mills
21. Pat Duffy
22. Paul Rowe
23. Marcus McElhenney
24. Ruth Ann Davidon MacQuarrie
25. Newbold Black
26. Rolf Valtin
27. Richard Maley

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/30/2025

The Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is offering fans the opportunity to see their name in print by sponsoring their favorite Delco sports personality. Rich Pagano, the museum’s resident historian, has been hard at work for the past few months writing part two of his trilogy on Delco’s sports legends. As a museum fund raiser your donation of $100 will enable you to have your name placed next to your friend, relative, or favorite sports personality. Rich has already included these subjects in the pages of his forthcoming book. In return, you’ll receive a copy of Rich’s new book, in which your name will appear as a SLDC donor next to your selected athlete, plus you will also receive a copy of his first book. Select your favorite, from the list below. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected]. www.delcosportsmuseum.org The SLDC Museum is a 501[c] [3] tax exempt organization. Your donation should be made out to SLDC Museum and mailed to Rich Pagano 208 Jackson Avenue Milmont Park, Pa 19033. Rich Pagano 267-280-6696 email [email protected]

BASKETBALL

1. Jameer Nelson
2. Dwayne Jones
3. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
4. Brent Hagwood
5. Derrick Jones
6. Tyreke Evans
7. Isaiah Wong
8.
9. Wilber “Zain” Shaw
10. Keith Wood
11. Ray Carroll
12. John Linehan
13. Darren Govens
14. Larry Yarbray
15. Mark Cubit
16. Jeff Jones
17. Dan Geriot
18. Nasir Robinson
19. Marty Ingelsby
20. Bobby Morgan
21. Linus McGinty
22. George Petrie
23. Tom Stewart
24. Steve Donahue
25. Skip Werley
26. Fred Cohen
27. David Duke
28. Reggie Robinson
29. Joe Rogers
30. Joe Cassidy
31. Dean Demopoulos
32. Donny Dodds
33. Tom Galia
34. Rodney Blake
35. Rap Curry
36. Gene Armstead
37. Tony Abbott
38. Tom Mann
39. John Smith
40. Paul Kelso
41. Jim Purcell
42.
43. Paul Gibson
44. Leroy Eldridge
45. Cliff Wilson
46. Eddie Swain
47. Tom Hauer and Tom Hauer Jr.
48. Sonny Realer
49. Lamont Ferrell
50. Billy Carr
51. Clarence Armstrong
52. Dave Pauley
53. Jeff Barrett
54. Gary Kasmer
55. Bruce Miller
56. Bill Lynch
57. Doug Kistler
58. Del Park
59. Lou Bayne
60. Jim Childs
61. John Dzik
62. Ray Edelman and Ray Edelman Jr.
63. Lou Garrison
64. Jerry and Billy Foster
65. Jack Weismann

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/27/2025

The Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is offering fans the opportunity to see their name in print by sponsoring their favorite Delco sports personality. Rich Pagano, the museum’s resident historian, has been hard at work for the past few months writing part two of his trilogy on Delco’s sports legends. As a museum fund raiser your donation of $100 will enable you to have your name placed next to your friend, relative, or favorite sports personality. Rich has already included these subjects in the pages of his forthcoming book. In return, you’ll receive a copy of Rich’s new book, in which your name will appear as a SLDC donor next to your selected athlete, plus you will also receive a copy of his first book. Select your favorite, from the list below. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected]. www.delcosportsmuseum.org The SLDC Museum is a 501[c] [3] tax exempt organization. Your donation should be made out to SLDC Museum and mailed to Rich Pagano 208 Jackson Avenue Milmont Park, Pa 19033. Rich Pagano 267-280-6696 email [email protected]

WOMEN

1. Jane L. Vache
2. Mary Fetter Semanik
3. Valerie Walchak
4. Barbara H. Longsteth
5. Marjorie Garinger
6. Ashlee Dardine Eckert
7. Eleanor “Pete” Hess
8. Chris Sailer
9. Tracy Stumpf
10. Lynn Cox
11. Crissy Muller Poplawski
12. Kara Ariza Cooke
13. Christie Jenkins Kemezis
14. Laura Harmon Schumann
15.
16. Rachel Becker DeCecco
17. Beth Potter Bryan
18. Amy formal Austin
19. Michi Ellers
20. Barbara Jordan
21. Nikki Lieb Schwob
22. Elizabeth Renahan
23. Helen Sneath
24. Elizabeth “Lee” Tortorelli
25. Jenn Cook
26. Sinead Farrelly
27. Kay Ruffino Ward
28. Annie Troyan
29. Andrea Peterson
30. Jessi Lieb Martin
31. Jennifer Rodden Jacobs
32. Loren Berkheimer
33. Merle “Mike” Werley
34. Theresa Dunbar
35. Candy Finn-Rocha
36. Trish Juhline Brunner
37. Kerri Whitaker
38. Debbie Schnellenbach
39. Natasha Cloud
40. Karin Bosch
41. Chrissie Doogan
42. Maureen Logan
43. Theresa Govens
44. Deborah DeJarnette
45. Robin Berry
46. Denise Dillon

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/18/2025

The Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is offering fans the opportunity to see their name in print by sponsoring their favorite Delco sports personality. Rich Pagano, the museum’s resident historian, has been hard at work for the past few months writing part two of his trilogy on Delco’s sports legends. As a museum fund raiser your donation of $100 will enable you to have your name placed next to your friend, relative, or favorite sports personality. Rich has already included these subjects in the pages of his forthcoming book. In return, you’ll receive a copy of Rich’s new book, in which your name will appear as a SLDC donor next to your selected athlete, plus you will also receive a copy of his first book. Select your favorite, from the list below. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected]. www.delcosportsmuseum.org The SLDC Museum is a 501[c] [3] tax exempt organization. Your donation should be made out to SLDC Museum and mailed to Rich Pagano 208 Jackson Avenue Milmont Park, Pa 19033. Rich Pagano 267-280-6696 email [email protected]

BASKETBALL

1. Jameer Nelson
2. Dwayne Jones
3. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
4. Brent Hagwood
5. Derrick Jones
6. Tyreke Evans
7. Isaiah Wong
8. Wilber Kirkland
9. Wilber “Zain” Shaw
10. Keith Wood
11. Ray Carroll
12. John Linehan
13. Darren Govens
14. Larry Yarbray
15. Mark Cubit
16. Jeff Jones
17. Dan Geriot
18. Nasir Robinson
19. Marty Ingelsby
20. Bobby Morgan
21. Linus McGinty
22. George Petrie
23. Tom Stewart
24. Steve Donahue
25. Skip Werley
26. Fred Cohen
27. David Duke
28. Reggie Robinson
29. Joe Rogers
30. Joe Cassidy
31. Dean Demopoulos
32. Donny Dodds
33. Tom Galia
34. Rodney Blake
35. Rap Curry
36. Gene Armstead
37. Tony Abbott
38. Tom Mann
39. John Smith
40. Paul Kelso
41. Jim Purcell
42. Paul Williams
43. Paul Gibson
44. Leroy Eldridge
45. Cliff Wilson
46. Eddie Swain
47. Tom Hauer and Tom Hauer Jr.
48. Sonny Realer
49. Lamont Ferrell
50. Billy Carr
51. Clarence Armstrong
52. Dave Pauley
53. Jeff Barrett
54. Gary Kasmer
55. Bruce Miller
56. Bill Lynch
57. Doug Kistler
58. Del Park
59. Lou Bayne
60. Jim Childs
61. John Dzik
62. Ray Edelman and Ray Edelman Jr.
63. Lou Garrison
64. Jerry and Billy Foster
65. Jack Weismann

47. Tom Hauer and Tom Hauer Jr.
48. Sonny Realer
49. Lamont Ferrell
50. Billy Carr

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/16/2025

The Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is offering fans the opportunity to see their name in print by sponsoring their favorite Delco sports personality. Rich Pagano, the museum’s resident historian, has been hard at work for the past few months writing part two of his trilogy on Delco’s sports legends. As a museum fund raiser your donation of $100 will enable you to have your name placed next to your friend, relative, or favorite sports personality. Rich has already included these subjects in the pages of his forthcoming book. In return, you’ll receive a copy of Rich’s new book, in which your name will appear as a SLDC donor next to your selected athlete, plus you will also receive a copy of his first book. Select your favorite, from the list below. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 or [email protected]. www.delcosportsmuseum.org The SLDC Museum is a 501[c] [3] tax exempt organization. Your donation should be made out to SLDC Museum and mailed to Rich Pagano 208 Jackson Avenue Milmont Park, Pa 19033. Rich Pagano 267-280-6696 email [email protected]

BASEBALL
1. Taylor Bucholz
2. Todd Rizzo
3. Ben Davis
4. Jack Daniels
5. Tom Berry
6. Mark DiFelice
7. Lance Clemons
8. Larry File SR.
9.
10. Doug Randolph
11. Willie Dejarnette
12. Ernie Peters
13.
14. Joe Barrett
15. Jody Ambrosino
16. Jim Faulkner
17.
18. Ed Bolden
19. J. Borton Weeks
20. Henry Fenza
21. Brian Stumpf
22.
23. Joe Grace
24. Keith Hughes25. Joe Miller
26. Tom Chism
27. Charlie Kress, Ed Martini and Bob Brown
28. Andy Jarusinski
29. Dom Lamberto
30. Brain Fili
31. Jeff Randazzo
32. Mike Flanagan
33. Reds Canada
34. Harry O’Neill
35.
36. Fred Hoge

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/07/2025

It’s that time of the year again, when the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum presents their annual Book Signing event. So, if you are looking for that perfect stocking stuffer for that special person on your holiday gift list, the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum is the place you want to be on Sunday December 14, 2025 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm. www.delcosportsmuseum.org

The museum is in the Radnor Township Municipal Building at 301 Iven Ave., Wayne, Pa. That day, outstanding Delaware County authors Rich Pagano and Jack Lemon will have copies of their books available to purchase and be signed.

Big ‘Em’ and the Legends of Chester Basketball is the third book written by Media High graduate Jack Lemon. In his previous books, Lemon wrote about the African American athlete at Media High and Media’s Olympian Ted Meredith. In his new book, Lemon does extensive research into one of the best players to ever set foot on a basketball court in Delaware County, Emerson Baynard. The legend known as the Big Em is thoroughly researched along with other legendary players from Chester, one of the best high school basketball programs in the state of Pennsylvania.

Rich Pagano, who has been writing a sports history column for local Delaware County newspapers for over 35 years, has authored The Baron of Leiperville: The Life and Times of James F. Dougherty Dougherty, also known as the “Baron of Leiperville”, was a larger-than-life sportsman whose hotel, bar, and fight arena in Leiperville, Pennsylvania, was a mecca for boxing from 1916 to 1947. During that time, he was the owner of one of the busiest fight camps in the country

Pagano brings back this fantastic era in this thoroughly researched and very interesting account of those exciting times in America. Also available will be the second printing of his Delaware County Sports Legends Book.
For more information contact Jim Vankoski, 610-909-4919 [email protected]

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium 1909-1970 N 21st. & W Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pastel Painting by Bill Sweeney Home of the Mickey Vernon Sports Collection. Dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. The Mickey Vernon Museum Coll...

12/01/2025

If you’ve been looking for a special Holiday gift for a Delaware County sports fan, an excellent opportunity is coming your way at the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum located at 301 Iven Avenue Wayne, Pa. Delaware County sports historian Rich Pagano will be offering for sale at a special holiday price of $20, the second printing of his popular Delaware County Sports Legends book. This holiday gift sale will be held at the museum on Sunday, December 14, 2025, from 12:00 noon. to 2:00 p.m. The museum's DJ Joe Foley will be on site playing some classical holiday music for your holiday enjoyment.

At the holiday gift sale, a wonderful selection of sports-related items, including card sets, posters, photos, books, and DVDs, will be available at affordable prices. The proceeds will help support the educational programs and exhibits sponsored by the museum, which is located at 301 Iven Avenue Wayne, Pennsylvania. Help us preserve Delco's Sports History by making a donation to Delco's only sports history museum via our Paypal button on the home page of our website www.delcosportshistorymuseum.org For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at (610) 909-4919 [email protected] or visit www.delcosportsmuseum.org