FRANK PRYOR

Frank Pryor, Coach, Athlete, Official, Baseball & Basketball—Beth-Center HS and West Virginia University—He was Beth-Center’s baseball coach for 33 years where he won more than 275 games with four section titles and 10 WPIAL playoff appearances. After starring as a player for the Bulldogs, he walked-on and earned a baseball scholarship at WVU as an outfielder from 1973-77 and received a tryout from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began coaching as a graduate assistant at WVU and was also an outstanding basketball and football official for 35 years at the high school and collegiate levels. All told, he officiated two WPIAL football finals, seven WPIAL basketball finals, three PIAA basketball finals, two PSAC Final Fours, two USCAA finals, two Penn State Branch finals and one NCCAA II Regional. Still a football and basketball officials’ evaluator for several conferences, he was also a longtime umpire and Beth Center athletic director.