Hall of Fame

Tom Sankovich

  • Class
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Coach
School: Connellsville | Sport: Baseball
 
One of the greatest coaches in WPIAL baseball history, Sankovich once had a team (1989) that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the country by USA Today. Sankovich started the Connellsville baseball program in 1971 and he won the first of four WPIAL titles only two years later in 1973. Besides the four WPIAL titles and one PIAA title, Sankovich coached the Falcons for 20 years from 1971-90 and finished his career with a 422-105 record (.801 winning percentage). Sankovich was a standout football player at the University of Maryland and also was Connellsville High School’s football coach at one time.