Lauren Becker Rubin has had a distinguished career as both an athlete and a coach. Becker Rubin grew up along the Main Line and graduated from Friends’ Central. A 3 sport athlete and 12-Letter winner, she was the school’s 1st ever US Lacrosse High School All-American. As a Field Hockey and Lacrosse at Brown University,… Read more »
At the age of six, Jesse Levis attended his first major league baseball game watching the Phillies play Henry Aaron and the Braves at Veterans Stadium. That day his dreams began to crystallize: he wanted to become a major league ballplayer. Levis grew up in Northeast Philadelphia playing Little League Baseball at Tarken playground. Tagging… Read more »
Bruce Lefkowitz was one of the premier basketball players in the University of Pennsylvania’s illustrious history. Even today, he remains the standard by which many players are measured by longtime fans of Penn basketball. A dominating front court presence throughout the mid 1980’s, “Lefko” finished his career ranked 5th on Penn’s all time scoring list…. Read more »
Marty Feldman was an acclaimed middleweight boxer who possessed a solid knockout punch. He won 20 of 23 professional fights from 1953 to 1962, scoring 19 knockouts. As successful as his career was, he never earned more than $500 for a single match. It was as a world-famous trainer and fight manager that Feldman made… Read more »
Ken Dreyfuss has had a distinguished rowing career as both competitor and coach at the collegiate, national and international levels. As an athlete, he captained and coxed the University of Pennsylvania’s Heavyweight crew that broke Harvard’s six year undefeated streak in 1969 and took three consecutive team championships at the Intercollegiate National Championships (IRAs). Internationally,… Read more »
June Greenfield Eisner first remembers hitting tennis balls with her Dad at age 3, a large racket tucked under her arm. With every pointed stone memorized on her home’s back wall, she was able to maintain extended rallies which sometimes resulted in a broken window. As a junior Middle States and Philadelphia Regional competitor, Eisner… Read more »
Joshua Bienenfeld was a 4-year Varsity Letter Winner on a Duke University Men’s Soccer team that was consistently ranked in the Top 25 in the country from 2006 to 2009. As a freshman at Duke, Bienenfeld was named to the All-ACC Freshman team and was honored as Duke’s Rookie of the Year. He was a… Read more »
During his 19 years with the Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Banner was considered one of the most accomplished executives in the NFL. He oversaw one of the best stretches of football in Eagles history including participation in the 2005 Super Bowl, achievements that would never have happened had it not been for a phone call. In… Read more »
Jeff Neuman is considered one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the University of Pennsylvania: he was named first team All-Ivy League three consecutive years and All Big Five status in 1965 and 1966. In the latter year, as the Quaker’s captain and MVP, he averaged 20.4 points a game in Ivy… Read more »
Jayson Stark grew up in Northeast Philadelphia dreaming of becoming a sportswriter. He has worked all of his adult life making that dream a reality. After spending 21 years covering baseball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stark moved on to ESPN in 2000. For the next 17 years, he worked as a senior baseball writer for… Read more »
