HOMETOWN STARS
Some of the great athletes to come out of the North Braddock community include these following men.
- Steve Breaston - NFL wide receiver, star player for the University of Michigan and Woodland Hills High School.
- Mark Gefert - Star football player at Purdue University and North Braddock Scott High School. Drafted in the 1974 NFL Draft.
- Wes Lyons - NFL tight end/wide receiver, star player at West Virginia University and Woodland Hills High School. Also an author of his first book, "The Pursuit With Patience"
- Coleman McDonough - NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals. Star player for the North Carolina State University and North Braddock Scott High School. Coley was tragically killed in the line of duty as a Pittsburgh police officer after his football career.
- Elmer Merkovsky - NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, star player at the University of Pittsburgh, and North Braddock Scott High School.
- Lousaka Polite - NFL fullback, who was a star player at the University of Pittsburgh, and Woodland Hills High School
- Bill Priatko - NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, star player for the University of Pittsburgh, and North Braddock Scott High School.
- Fran Rogel - NFL fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and star player at Penn State University and North Braddock Scott High School.
- Lawrence "Deuce" Skurcenski - Deuce was a graduate of North Braddock Scott HS and one unique character in local sports. Well known statistician at all the local sports events. A fixture at Scott High games, Woodland Hills games, and other WPIAL sports events.
