Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
Cindrich was an outstanding football player, going on to play in the NFL for four seasons. But he was also a top-notch wrestler. At Avella, Cindrich was a WPIAL champion and twice made it to the state championship match in wrestling. He also made his mark on the football field, helping Avella to a WPIAL title game in 1966. He was named All-State and was selected to the Big 33 football all-star game in 1967 before going on to the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a standout in both football and wrestling. He was an All-American in wrestling and was an Associated Press All-American linebacker in football for the Panthers before being taken in the fifth round of the 1972 NFL draft. He played for New England, Houston and Denver in the NFL. A nationally recognized sports lawyer and agent, Cindrich was recently recognized as a Lifetime Achievement Award winner for his service to the legal profession.