Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
He was one of those athletes known simply by his first name - LaVar. As a football player, he is known as one of the greatest in WPIAL history. As a senior at North Hills, Arrington was named Parade magazine’s national player of the year. He was a four-year starter and a dominating linebacker. He also was an outstanding running back at North Hills, becoming the first at the WPIAL Quad-A level to rush for 4,000 career yards. But Arrington also played two years of high school basketball at North Hills, averaged 19 points as a junior and was an all-section pick. On top of that, he competed in track and field as a sprinter and long jumper for two years, finishing second at the WPIAL championships in the long jump and fourth in the state meet with a leap of 22 feet, 2 ¼ inches. He went on to become an All-American linebacker at Penn State, a Butkus Award winner and the No. 2 pick in the 2000 NFL draft. He played with the Washington Redskins and New York Giants and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.