Westmoreland County had strong representation at the recent National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Chapter’s 34th Annual Scholarship Sports Night. Among the award winners were Tony DeNunzio, a longtime Jeannette resident known for his exploits in banking, music and his family’s Italian food restaurants. He received the Frank A. Santamaria Lifetime Achievement Award.

DeNunzio, 92, a longtime supporter of Jeannette High School athletics, worked in banking from 1977-97 and was the front man for Tony DeNunzio and the Selections band, which played to Westmoreland crowds for 60 years. The former Jeannette Man of the Year, among many other accolades, was president of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.