The Carbon County Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2011 class at a banquet on Sunday, May 29 at Memorial Hall in Jim Thorpe.

This will be the 18th class to be inducted by the Carbob County Chapter.Doors open at 1 p.m.. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for children between the ages of 6-12.Tickets can be purchased from any of the following people: Art George 610-826-2830; Jake Boyer 610-751-6634; Danny McGinley 570-325-3550; Tom Wehr 570-366-2694; Trevor Lawrence 570-645-4722; Ted Bortnick 570-645-9575; Emmett McCall 570-645-2093; Bob Gelatko 570-645-8652; John Harkins 570-645-2627; Tom McGrath 570-668-2237; Gary Clemson 570-668-1066; Tom Pilla 570-669-6666; Bill Gardiner 570-669-6564.The TIMES NEWS will run brief biographies of all the inductees during the next several Saturdays. Today's featured class is from Coaldale.DR. RICHARD C. (RICH) MILLERMiller was a talented four-sport athlete and an influential leader. He was co-captain of the 1962 undefeated Coaldale High School football team and captain of the 1967 Lehigh University football team. He was one of only two Coaldale High School athletes ever to letter in four sports - football, basketball, baseball and track. He played tight end and cornerback and was a starting pitcher as a freshman for the Coaldale Tigers. In 1962, he played in the Schuylkill County Dream Game and was the area's leading pass receiver. Prior to attending Lehigh on a football scholarship, he spent a year at Bullis Prep School where he continued his athletic career at tight end and as a starting pitcher.Miller was known for his innate ability to run precise patterns and catch any ball thrown close to him. At Lehigh, he started every game and established three all-time pass-receiving records - most passes caught in one game (13 against Rutgers University), one season (58 in nine games) and in a career (132 in 27 games).The 58 passes he caught in 1966 ranked him first in the East and seventh nationally in the small college ranks that year. While at Lehigh, Miller assisted Hall of Famer Raymond Berry with pass-receiver camps.In 1967, Miller was named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team at split end and also to the presitigious NCAA Academic All-American team.In 1968, Miller received Lehigh University's coveted Male Leadership Award and also an NCAA scholarship to attend Medical school. He also represented Lehigh at the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame banquet that year and received a contract to play professional football for the Toronto Argonauts. He also entertained offers from the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cincinnati Bengals to play professionally. A commitment to the U.S. Navy precluded him for accepting any of these offers.Miller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his post graduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.Miller entered private practice in 1980 but remained in the U.S. Naval reserves until 1992, serving as Commanding Officer of a medical support unit for the U.S. Marines. He retired after 30 years of service, attaining the rank of Captain. He coached little league baseball and knee-hi football and has been a volunteer team physician for the Marian High School football team.Miller survives his wife Janice and has three children (Nicole Hackenberg, Richard and David) and eight grandchildren.Miller is currently Chief of Surgery at St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale.ROBERT "BOB" SCUTTAScutta was a starting quarterback for the Coaldale Tigers in the 1954 and 1955 campaigns. As a junior, when Coaldale had all black uniforms with orange numbers, he was easily spotted on the gridiron because the "2" which he wore, was absent from the front of his jersey. The very old and tattered uniforms were worn for several games of Scutta's senior season, but he switched to the number "11" jersey, which carried over when the team's new attire arrived.During the first six games of the 1955 campaign, the Orange and Black racked up 150 points while holding their opponents to a grand total of 13. The Tigers' only loss was to Tamaqua in a game that will be remembered because it was played in knee-deep mud. The conditions greatly hampered Coaldale's formidable passing attack. Scutta's high school football career came to and end in the seventh game of the season when he suffered a broken leg in the second quarter of the Nesquehoning game. The contest wound up in a 6-6 deadlock. Coaldale lost its next games to Mahanoy City and Minersville before defeating Lansford 13-0 in the annual Thanksgiving Day clash. Despite playing only six games in his senior season, he was awarded both United Press and Associated Press "All-State" Honorable Mention honors.Scutta was also an outstanding track performer. Tiger followers and area cinder track enthusiasts will remember his strong kick on the second half of his 440-yard run. He won numerous medals in the pole vault, 440-yard dash and mile relay events. Hie was a member of the several mile relay teams which ran in the vaunted Penn Relays, held annually in Philadelphia.After high school, Scutta went into the Navy and played for both the Norfolk Tars and Bainbridge Commodores service teams. Upon completing his duties in the service, he served as a State Trooper for 27 years. Subsequent to his retirement, he was employed by both a private detective agrency, where he specialize in investigating insurance fraud, and the York County Sheriff's Department.Scutta and his wife, the former Pat Aronne, a 1961 graduate of Coaldale High School, have three children - Bob, Brian and Jami. Following the example of their parents, each has three children.Scutta, whose early years were fostered at St. Mary's Parochial School, is the son of the late Bob and Vera (Hoben) Scutta.FRANK "COACH" DEFEBOFrank DeFebo, son of Dominic and Regina (Riley) DeFebo, was born on July 11, 1932 in Allentown. He was raised in Coaldale, where he attended St. Mary's grade school and high school playing basketball for the Harps and football for the Panther Valley Golden Dragons. Upon graduation, he attended Mt. St. Mary's College majoring in English. After serving in the Army during the Korean Conflict, DeFebo accepted a teaching position in LaPlata, Maryland where he began his coaching career.In 1958, he married Rita Shigo and moved to Roselle, NJ where he continued to teach English and coach football.In 1962, DeFebo returned to Pennsylvania to teach Latin and English at Tamaqua. In 1963, his career brought him home to Coaldale where he taught and coached along with Hall of Famers Geno Poli and Tom Raymer during what was to be the last year of Coaldale High School's existence.In 1964, upon the formation of Panther Valley jointure, DeFebo became an assistant under head coach Rich Davidyock. In 1966, he took over the reigns as head coach of the Panther Valley football program compiling an impressive 9-1 record. During this season, the Panthers defeated rival schools Tamaqua and Ashland but their most memorable victory came in a stunning 40-13 upset victory over the highly touted Blue Mountain Eagles. His coaching career at Panther Valley was 19-9. He coached All-State players Bill Pilconis, Bill Maynard and Mike Winsko.Over the next several years, DeFebo continued to coach with his long time friends Joe Pilconis, Vince Spisak, John Harkins and Trevor Lawrence.In addition to coaching football, DeFebo enjoyed coaching track and cross country, accompanying members of the famous "Masada Squad" to the PIAA State Championship in 1981.Upon his retirement from teaching at Panther Valley, DeFebo kept involved with the sports he loved by volunteering for the Cardinal Brennan football program and the Marian Catholic track program. Known as "Coach" throughout his life to his players and colleagues, he will always be remembered as a model of quiet strength to his children and grandchildren.Coach DeFebo passed away on May 3, 1994.