Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
One of the greatest athletes in the history of Washington County, Worrell was a four-year starter in football, basketball, baseball and track at Centerville High School (now part of Beth-Center). His athletic ability was legendary, rushing for more than 3,000 yards in football and was a WPIAL player of the year as a junior and senior. He graduated from Centerville in 1957 and went to Penn State, where he was a star running back on the freshman team (freshmen weren’t eligible for the varsity back then). He died tragically at the age of 19 in an accident at his home. Joe Paterno, an assistant coach when Worrell played at Penn State, once said Red was “one of the best football players we ever had around here.” Every spring at Penn State’s Blue-White game, one player receives the “Red Worrell Award” for exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement.