The first ever and historic Pittsburgh City League All Sports Hall of Fame banquet held on Saturday Dec. 13, at The Blue Line Grille was larger-than-life. A gathering of current, past and future City League stars that required a downtown prestigious location.
There is a foolproof way to turn a casual conversation about high school sports into a heated debate. Ask somebody to name 10 to 20 of the best players in city league history.
There is an emotional attachment to those players and teams that makes the best-ever debate so difficult. Everyone has a favorite, and it tends to be sentimental or territorial, if not both. We all bring bias to this discussion.
Some high school sports fans can’t agree on which was the best players in their school’s history, let alone the best in City League history. At Schenley, Perry and Westinghouse, such talk is taboo.
For most people, winning a state title is as good as it gets. For Dr. Rahmon Hart, he won a state championship in both football and basketball.
“I am so humbled and honored to be here with these legends. I want to thank my wife, parents for the investments they made in me,” said Dr. Hart. “My senior year at Perry we won a state championship in football and basketball but it was during my freshman year when I learned what it took to be a champion. I watched the way Darrelle Porter conducted himself in school. How he carried himself and he was a great role model to all us young guys.”
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