The All Around category was made for Jim Gomory. A 1946 graduate of
Rochester, Jim is one of the county's most versatile sports figures.
After all, how many persons have made an impact in sports as varied
as football, gymnastics, racquetball, and golf? From 1942 to 1946, Jim was a two sport star at
Rochester, lettering three years in football and three years in
gymnastics. After attending Fairmont College (VA) for a year, Jim
transferred to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he lettered
three years on the Hoosier football team and two years on their
gymnastics team. After college, Jim was hired as a physical
education instructor at Rochester, where he began a long career as a
coach. From 1956 to 1960, he was Rochester's head football coach, and
from 1960 to 1972 was their head gymnastics coach. Jim
developed a gymnastics dynasty with state championships in 1968,
1969, and 1970. Two of his brightest stars were Dan Repp,
Pennsylvania's No 1 all around performer in 1969, and
Jim Ivicek,
Pennsylvania's top gymnast in 1970, who later became an alternate
for the 1972 US Winter Olympics Team. Jim's coaching career included
several stints as a junior high football coach, assistant high
school football coach, and head golf coach. Over the years, Jim
developed an interest in hang gliding, diving, water skiing,
racquetball, handball, and golf. In 1968, Jim built Beaver County's
first racquetball court, the Master's Court in Rochester. In 1980,
Jim captured the Pennsylvania 50 and Over Racquetball title.
The All Around category was made for Jim Gomory. A 1946 graduate of
Rochester, Jim is one of the county's most versatile sports figures.
After all, how many persons have made an impact in sports as varied
as football, gymnastics, racquetball, and golf? From 1942 to 1946, Jim was a two sport star at
Rochester, lettering three years in football and three years in
gymnastics. After attending Fairmont College (VA) for a year, Jim
transferred to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he lettered
three years on the Hoosier football team and two years on their
gymnastics team. After college, Jim was hired as a physical
education instructor at Rochester, where he began a long career as a
coach. From 1956 to 1960, he was Rochester's head football coach, and
from 1960 to 1972 was their head gymnastics coach. Jim
developed a gymnastics dynasty with state championships in 1968,
1969, and 1970. Two of his brightest stars were Dan Repp,
Pennsylvania's No 1 all around performer in 1969, and