Bill Priatko turns 94 in a couple of months. The way the awards keep coming in for the former Steeler, he may have as many of them as birthday candles to blow out on Oct. 16.
The latest came at the end of July during an annual lunch of distinguished Western Pennsylvania high school football coaches and select guests at Grandview Golf Club. Former Steelers GM Kevin Colbert and Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak, who won his 10th WPIAL Championship last season, presented him with the newly created Bill Priatko Award. The certificate reads:
Presented in honor of a distinguished commitment to the game of football marked by exemplary character and steadfast integrity, inspiring pride and uplifting the spirit and well-being of the community.