Former Kenrick Coach Frank Petrone to Be Inducted into WCU Football Hall of Fame

Frank Petrone may be a brain at Arcola Intermediate School in Eagleville, but he's got a storied history as a jock. That history will be celebrated this Friday, April 19, when Petrone will be inducted into West Chester University's W. Glenn Killinger Football Hall of Fame.

Petrone, a former Norristown resident and a current 7th-grade math teacher at Arcola, played defensive lineman at WCU in the late 1960s/early '70s. He continued his gridiron career as an assistant coach at Bishop Kenrick High School here in Norristown and William Tennant High School in Warminster.

Petrone and his wife Linda currently live in nearby Cedars. He is the father of two children, Andria Petrone Bagley of Boston, Mass. and Phillip Petrone of Conshohocken.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place during the annual Killinger Foundation Banquet on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Concord Country Club, 1601 Wilmington Pike in West Chester. Tickets are scarce, but some may still available for $50. Call Tom Burnley at 484-879-6021 or email him at burnl6@aol.com for details.