Michael T. Mondak speaks about famous natives of (and visitors to) Mercer County

Mercer County, Pennsylvania has had its share of famous natives, including:

Andre Coleman (Hermitage)
Rodney White (Hermitage)
Gerry Ricciutti (Sharpsville)
Glenn Jones (Hermitage)
Marc Howard (Sharon)
Dick Bestwick (Grove City)
Bill Cardille (Farrell)
Dolly Neely (Mercer)
Jack Marin (Farrell)
Trent Reznor (Mercer)
Nolan Reimold (Greenville)
Alf Landon (West Middlesex)
Judson Flint (Farrell)

But did you know these famous folks visited Mercer County:

Alex Trebek (host of Jeopardy! visited Greenville in 1994 as guest conductor of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra)
Arnold Palmer (7x major champion visited Hermitage in 1996 to dedicate Buhl Park driving range)
George H.W. Bush (former vice president visited Wheatland in 1985 following F5 tornado)
Mike Pence (former vice president visited Grove City in 2017 to deliver keynote address at Grove City College commencement)
Joe Paterno (Penn State football coach visited numerous times for recruiting)
Jay Paterno (Penn State trustee visited Sharon in 2012)
Russ Rose (Penn State women’s volleyball coach visited Sharon in 2016 for Penn State Shenango’s 50th anniversary gala)
James Franklin (Penn State football coach visited multiple times for recruiting)
Kevin Stevens (Pittsburgh Penguins forward visited Greenville in 1992 with the Stanley Cup)
Steve McGranahan (World’s Strongest Redneck visited Sharon in 2007)
Ray Petelin (KDKA chief meteorologist visited Hermitage with his family this month to see Santa’s Christmasland at Kraynak’s)
Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback visited Hermitage with his son in 2022 for a golf lesson from John Kerins at Tam O’Shanter)
Ken Wregget (Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender visited Transfer in 1997)
Lanny Frattare (voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates and emcee of the annual Mercer County Hall of Fame banquet)
Wilt Chamberlain (legendary NBA player visited Farrell in high school for a basketball game)

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