Movies Filmed In Mingo Junction And The Ohio Valley.

The Deer Hunter - 1978 Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
All The Marbles - Peter Falk
Heart Of Steel - ABC Movie of the Week
All The Right Moves - Tom Cruise
Reckless - Adian Quinn

Music

Wild Cherry - Rob Parise - Mingo Jct, Ohio - Number Two Song of the Year in 1976 (Billboard Charts) "Play That Funky Music".

Dottie Sloop - Steubenville, Ohio - She was the inspiration for the song "Sloopy" written by Bert Russell and Wes Farrell. The song was later renamed "Hang on Sloopy" and in 1965 the McCoys took it to number one. It is the State of Ohio's official rock song and the Ohio State University's signature song. And now back to the countdown...

Noted Historical People

Edwin M. Stanton - U.S. Secretary of War, under Lincoln and Johnson. Born in Steubenville, Ohio.

Pretty Boy Floyd - Noted Bank Robber from the 1920s and 1930s was killed between Wellsville and East Liverpool.

Actors/Actresses

Dean Martin - Steubenville, Ohio b.1917 d.1996 (Movies, Television, Singer)

Robert Urich - Toronto, Ohio b.1946 (Television - "Vegas", "Spenser for Hire")

Traci Lords - Steubenville, Ohio b.1968 (Movies)

John Corbett - Wheeling, West Virginia (Television - "Northern Exposure")

Clark Gable - Cadiz, Ohio b.1901 d.1960 (Movies - "Gone With The Wind")

Joyce DeWitt - Wheeling, West Virginia b.1949 (Television - "Three's Company")

Sports Personalities

Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder - Steubenville, Ohio (CBS Sports)
Dan Abramowicz - Steubenville, Ohio (New Orleans Saints, Assistant Coach Chicago Bears)
Joe Fortunato - Mingo Jct, Ohio (Chicago Bears)
Lou Groza - (Cleveland Browns)
Calvin Jones - Steubenville, Ohio (Canadian Football League)
Rich Donnelly - Steubenville, Ohio (Pittsburgh Pirates Coaching Staff)
Tom Perko - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Pittsburgh, Green Bay Packers)
Bill Mazeroski - Tiltonsville, Ohio (Pittsburgh Pirates, should be in the Hall Of Fame.)
John Havlicek - Bridgeport, Ohio (Ohio State University, Boston Celtics)
Joe Niekro - Bridgeport, Ohio (Major League Baseball)
Phil Niekro - Bridgeport, Ohio (Major League Baseball)
Lou Holtz - East Liverpool, Ohio (Head Coach of the University of Notre Dame Football)
Clarke Hinkle - Toronto, Ohio (Green Bay Packers, Hall Of Fame)
Chuck Howley - Warwood, WV (West Virginia University, Dallas Cowboys)
Woody Hayes - Born elsewhere but first football coaching position was at Mingo High School.
Wally Pesuitt - Wintersville, Ohio - Miami Dolphins
Tim Spencer - St. Clairsville, Ohio - (Ohio State University, San Diego Chargers)
Joey Galloway - Bellaire, Ohio - (Ohio State University, Seattle Seahawks)
Eric Piatkowski - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Nebraska) Los Angeles Clippers NBA
Other people who left the Valley to play sports.
Buster Tilman - Steubenville, Ohio - (Ohio State University Football)
Robert Hagerty - Mingo Junction, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
Joe Canestraro - Steubenville, Ohio - (Ohio State Football)
Chris Pashke - Mingo Jct, Ohio - (Bethany College)
Matt Gaudio - Follansbee, WV - (Penn State University Basketball)
Clyde Archer - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Jim Harris - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
Bud Bonar - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
Jim Dailer - Wheeling, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Joe DeFranco - Weirton, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Bill Earley - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Fred Earley - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Wally Fromhart - Moundsville, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Bob Joseph - Martins Ferry, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
Pete Lamantia - Toronto, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
John Lautar - Moundsville, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
John Leon - Wellsburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
George Murrin - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
Jim Musuraca - East Liverpool, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
John Niemiec - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
John Bull Polisky - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
Ken Mannie - Steubenville, Ohio - (Michigan State Football Strength Coach)
John Welday - Toronto, Ohio - (Penn State)(Pittsburgh Penguins Strength Coach)
Jeff Woofter - Oak Glen - (Penn State)
Dan Morgan - St. Clairsville, Ohio (Penn State Football)
George Kidwell - Brooke High School - (Penn State)