Ohio Valley Hall of Fame

Some things you may not know about the Valley...

Movies and television shows filmed in Mingo Junction and the Valley

  1. The Deer Hunter - (Filmed in Mingo Junction) Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep "Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year in 1978". A couple of Mingo citizens who appeared in the movie, John Buchmelter and Frank DeVore.
  2. All The Marbles - (Scene filmed in Mingo Junction) Peter Falk
  3. Heart Of Steel - (Filmed in Mingo Junction) 1980s ABC Movie of the Week, starred Peter Strauss
  4. Reckless - (Filmed in Weirton, WV and Mingo Junction) Adian Quinn, Daryl Hannah
  5. The Night of the Hunter - (Filmed in Moundsville, WV) Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Peter Graves
  6. Fool's Parade - (Filmed in Moundsville, WV) Jimmy Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter, Kurt Russell
  7. The Silence of the Lambs - (Scenes filmed in Bellaire, OH) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins

  8. OHMS - (Scenes filmed in New Philadelphia, OH) Leslie Nielson (TV 1980)

From the Valley to Hollywood...Famous Actors and Actresses

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

  2. Robert Urich - Toronto, Ohio b.1946 (TV - "Vegas", "Spenser for Hire", "Lazarus Man")

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

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

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

  6. Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder - Steubenville, Ohio (Oddsmaker, NFL Today on CBS)

  7. Charles Ogle - Steubenville, Ohio Starred in Thomas Alva Edison's "Frankenstein".

Musicians and singers from Mingo Junction and the Valley

  1. Dean Martin - Steubenville, Ohio b.1917 d.1996 (Movies, Television, Singer)
  2. Wild Cherry - Rob Parise - Mingo Jct, Ohio - number two song of the year in 1976 (Billboard Charts) "Play That Funky Music".
  3. Michael Fracasso - Mingo Jct, Ohio - Singer - songwriter.
  4. 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 people and events that occurred in the Valley.

  1. George Washington - Surveyed the Valley for the British in 1750s.
  2. General George Armstrong Custer - born 1839 in New Rumley, Harrison County...died at Little Big Horn.
  3. Edwin M. Stanton - U.S. Secretary of War, under Lincoln and Johnson. Born in Steubenville, Ohio.
  4. Pretty Boy Floyd - Famous bank robber during the 1920s and 1930s was killed between Wellsville and East Liverpool.
  5. James Wright - Won Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
  6. Dr. Larry Smith - Mingo Jct, Ohio - Wrote "Beyond Rust". It is a novella about growing up in the Valley.

Athletes from Mingo Junction and the Ohio Valley.

 

  1. John Havlicek - Bridgeport, Ohio (Ohio State, Boston Celtics, NBA Hall of Fame)

  2. Joey Galloway - Bellaire, Ohio (Ohio State University football, Seattle Seahawks)

  3. Dan Abramowicz - Steubenville, Ohio (New Orleans Saints, Offensive Coordinator New Orleans Saints)
  4. Joe Fortunato - Mingo Jct, Ohio (Chicago Bears)
  5. Lou "the Toe" Groza - (Cleveland Browns, NFL Hall of Fame)
  6. Thomas Frankhauser - Steubenville, Ohio (Purdue University, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings)
  7. Calvin Jones - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Iowa football, CFL, Outland Trophy winner)
  8. Moses Fleetwood Walker - Steubenville, Ohio (Professional baseball)
  9. Harry Wilson - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Nebraska football, drafted Philadelphia Eagles)
  10. Rich Donnelly - Steubenville, Ohio (Florida Marlins Coaching Staff)
  11. Nick Skorich - Bellaire, Ohio (Coach Cleveland Browns)
  12. Tom Perko - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Pittsburgh, Green Bay Packers)
  13. Lance Mehl - Bellaire, Ohio (Penn State University, New York Jets)
  14. Rollie Fingers - Toronto, Ohio (Oakland A's, MLB Hall of Fame)
  15. Bill Mazeroski - (Rush Run) Rayland, Ohio (Pittsburgh Pirates, hit winning HR in 1960 World Series.)
  16. Joe Niekro - Lansing, Ohio (Major League Baseball)
  17. Phil Niekro - Lansing, Ohio (Atlanta Braves and other teams, MLB Hall of Fame)
  18. Woody Hayes - First football coaching job was at Mingo High School.
  19. Lou Holtz - East Liverpool, Ohio (Head Coach of the University of Notre Dame Football)
  20. Rich Tomaselli - Weirton, WV (Houston Oilers)
  21. Clarke Hinkle - Toronto, Ohio (Green Bay Packers, NFL Hall Of Fame)
  22. Don Fleming - Shadyside, Ohio (Cleveland Browns)
  23. Chuck Howley - Warwood, WV (West Virginia University, Dallas Cowboys)
  24. Wally Pesuitt - Wintersville, Ohio - (Miami Dolphins)
  25. Tim Spencer - St. Clairsville, Ohio - (Ohio State University, San Diego Chargers, Ohio State RB coach)
  26. Allen Hornyak - Bellaire, Ohio - (Ohio State University, Cleveland Cavaliers)
  27. Eric Piatkowski - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Nebraska basketball, Los Angeles Clippers NBA)
  28. Mike Gulan- Steubenville, Ohio (St. Louis Cardinals baseball)
  29. Dan Corsi - Mingo Jct, Ohio (Georgia State baseball)
  30. Melanie Del Gallo - Mingo Jct, Ohio (Georgia State baseball)
  31. Buster Tilman - Steubenville, Ohio - (Ohio State University football)
  32. Bob Vogel - Martins Ferry, Ohio (Ohio State University football, Baltimore Colts)
  33. Clarence "Bevo" Francis - Hammondsville, Ohio (Rio Grande College basketball)
  34. Don Sutherin - Toronto, Ohio (Ohio State University football, CFL)
  35. Bob Jeter - Weirton, WV (University of Iowa, Green Bay Packers, MVP 1959 Rose Bowl)
  36. Frank "Shags" Gilliam - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Iowa football, Minnesota Vikings)
  37. Ed "Punkin" Vincent - Steubenville, Ohio (University of Iowa football, NFL)
  38. Andrea DeShong - Mingo Jct, Ohio (Women's Boxing)
  39. Joe Pettini - Windsor Heights, WV - (San Francisco Giants)
  40. Ken Mannie - Steubenville, Ohio - (Michigan State Football Strength Coach)
  41. Ray Miller - New Athens, Ohio - resident (former pitching coach - Pirates, curr. mgr Baltimore Orioles)
  42. Otis Winston - Toronto, Ohio - (Ohio State University Basketball)
  43. Robert Hagerty - Mingo Junction, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  44. Joe Canestraro - Steubenville, Ohio - (Ohio State Football)
  45. Pete Burke - Mingo Junction, Ohio - (Louisville University Football)
  46. Chris Pashke - Mingo Jct, Ohio - (Bethany College)
  47. Matt Gaudio - Follansbee, WV - (Penn State University Basketball)
  48. Clyde Archer - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  49. Jim Harris - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  50. Bud Bonar - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  51. Jim Dailer - Wheeling, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  52. Joe DeFranco - Weirton, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  53. Bill Earley - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  54. Fred Earley - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  55. Wally Fromhart - Moundsville, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  56. Bob Joseph - Martins Ferry, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  57. Pete Lamantia - Toronto, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  58. John Lautar - Moundsville, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  59. John Leon - Wellsburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  60. George Murrin - Parkersburg, WV - (Notre Dame Football)
  61. Jim Musuraca - East Liverpool, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  62. John Niemiec - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  63. John Bull Polisky - Bellaire, Ohio - (Notre Dame Football)
  64. Jason Golec - Mingo Jct, Ohio - (Marietta College Football)
  65. Sean Rauch - Mingo Jct, Ohio - (Bethany College Football)
  66. Sean Maguire - Mingo Jct, Ohio - (Mount Union College Football)
  67. John Welday - Toronto, Ohio - (Penn State)(Pittsburgh Penguins Strength Coach)
  68. Jeff Woofter - Oak Glen - (Penn State)
  69. Dan Morgan - St. Clairsville, Ohio (Penn State Football)
  70. George Kidwell - Brooke High School - (Penn State)

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