If a student were to write an essay on
diversity in sports, they might want to include a picture of
Bob Churovia. As a high schooler, Bob became the first
Viking ever to letter in four sports (football, basketball,
baseball, and track). He was an All Conference lineman in football
and set a school record in the discus. Following graduation in
1959, Bob attended Shippensburg State University, where he again
demonstrated his versatility by becoming a standout in both football
and track and field and even participated in wrestling one year
before an injury caused him to give up that sport. Bob was a
preseason All American in football and a silver medalist in the
state in the discus while at Shippensburg. He completed his
education at Geneva College. A teacher at South Side High School,
Bob has a distinguished coaching background as well. He was the head
football coach of the Rams for four years and has also served on the
staffs of Ambridge, Center, and Moon schools. He coached the South
Side wrestlers when the sport was reintroduced in the late 1970s and
had much success as the field coach for the Center track team. Bob coached six WPIAL discus champions and
eleven of his protégés
competed in the PIAA meet. The many roads he has traveled have also
taken him into the world of journalism: a former writer with The
Beaver County Times, he won two statewide first place awards and
one second place for sports writing from the Pennsylvania Newspaper
Publishing Association. Bob was also very active in the sport of
weightlifting, winning several world and national championships
and setting 20 world and national bench press records in his age
category. He was ranked first nationally for two consecutive years
and set national or world marks in every competition he entered. Bob, who has a doctorate from
the University of Pittsburgh, was also an
active participant in supporting youth sports in Center Township.
If a student were to write an essay on
diversity in sports, they might want to include a picture of
Bob Churovia. As a high schooler, Bob became the first
Viking ever to letter in four sports (football, basketball,
baseball, and track). He was an All Conference lineman in football
and set a school record in the discus. Following graduation in
1959, Bob attended Shippensburg State University, where he again
demonstrated his versatility by becoming a standout in both football
and track and field and even participated in wrestling one year
before an injury caused him to give up that sport. Bob was a
preseason All American in football and a silver medalist in the
state in the discus while at Shippensburg. He completed his
education at Geneva College. A teacher at South Side High School,
Bob has a distinguished coaching background as well. He was the head
football coach of the Rams for four years and has also served on the
staffs of Ambridge, Center, and Moon schools. He coached the South
Side wrestlers when the sport was reintroduced in the late 1970s and
had much success as the field coach for the Center track team. Bob coached six WPIAL discus champions and
eleven of his protégés
competed in the PIAA meet. The many roads he has traveled have also
taken him into the world of journalism: a former writer with The
Beaver County Times, he won two statewide first place awards and
one second place for sports writing from the Pennsylvania Newspaper
Publishing Association. Bob was also very active in the sport of
weightlifting, winning several world and national championships
and setting 20 world and national bench press records in his age
category. He was ranked first nationally for two consecutive years
and set national or world marks in every competition he entered. Bob, who has a doctorate from
the University of Pittsburgh, was also an
active participant in supporting youth sports in Center Township.