QBs from PA

This article from ESPN:

Coast-to-Coast: Pennsylvania offense

Offensive football begins and ends with how good your quarterback is, and this state has produced some real dandies.

Let's see, where should we start? How about Joe Montana from Monongahela, about 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, or Jim Kelly out of East Brady, another small suburb of Pittsburgh. There are eight Super Bowls appearances between the two and four victories for Montana.

Or should we go with Dan Marino our of Pittsburgh Central Catholic, the same school that has also produced St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger and current Louisville commit QB Tino Sunseri. Last week on ESPNU, Sunseri's squad downed the Northmont, Ohio Thunderbolts in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA challenge.

Wait, how can we mention these guys without throwing in names like Johnny Unitas (Pittsburgh, St. Justins) or Joe Namath from Beaver Falls. These legends raised the bar for quality quarterback play in the state at the high school level and with shoes like those to fill, more recent high profile Pennsylvania signal callers like Pat Devlin (Exton/Downington East), Zach Frazer (Mechanicsburg) and Pat Bostick (Lancaster/Manheim Township) have a lot to live up to... [read more]