Dom Casey coached and managed 45 teams in
various sports during his long career as a youth recreation director
in Beaver Falls from 1946 until 1978. He organized the famous
Beaver Falls American Legion basketball team in 1946 and the Tommies
went on to win five state Legion cage championships, a national
title in 1948, national Legion runners-up in
1950. From 1947 through 1949, the team won 88 straight games against
American Legion competition. Just to keep busy, Dom also became
manager of the Beaver Falls Senior American Legion baseball team in
1947 and in 1950 helped organize the Beaver Falls American Legion
Little League team. He managed that team until he became manager of
the Beaver Falls Junior Legion team for 13 years.
In 1953, Dom joined
George Mrvosh as co-director of the Beaver
Falls Sports Programs, a post they shared for thirteen years. Among
those who played baseball for Dom Casey during his long career as a
manager of youth teams are
Joe Namath
(above left),
Joe Lonnett,
Jack Damaska,
Bobby Lawrence,
Joe Walton,
Rich Neidbala, Bill Neidbala, Bill
Damaska, Jim (Bucky) Mutscheller,
Ed Olkowski,
Karlin (Butch) Ryan,
George (Tookie) James,
Tom Krzemienski, Walter Martin, and Stan
Kondracki.
Dom Casey coached and managed 45 teams in
various sports during his long career as a youth recreation director
in Beaver Falls from 1946 until 1978. He organized the famous
Beaver Falls American Legion basketball team in 1946 and the Tommies
went on to win five state Legion cage championships, a national
title in 1948, national Legion runners-up in
1950. From 1947 through 1949, the team won 88 straight games against
American Legion competition. Just to keep busy, Dom also became
manager of the Beaver Falls Senior American Legion baseball team in
1947 and in 1950 helped organize the Beaver Falls American Legion
Little League team. He managed that team until he became manager of
the Beaver Falls Junior Legion team for 13 years.
In 1953, Dom joined