Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
Twenty-five years ago, Penn Hills was the home of one of the top high school linebackers in the country. Tumulty was selected to the prestigious Parade All-American team as a senior at Penn Hills. A ferocious inside linebacker, Tumulty had more than 200 tackles in his final two years at Penn Hills, but also played tight end and caught 31 career passes for 572 yards. He was a Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 selection and the Class AAAA player of the year in 1990. And don’t forget, he was also a pretty fair baseball player, hitting .450 as a junior. But hitting on the football field was his favorite thing and he went on to play for the Pitt Panthers, where in 1991, he became only the sixth player in Pitt history to start his first game as a freshman. He finished his Pitt career as the school’s third all-time leading tackler, was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals, became a starter and played in 31 games in three seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire.