Ron Nicewonger ’64, a member of the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame, passed away this week. According to Charlie Little, Nicewonger was the strongest member of the Catawba Football team. He went to the University of Pennsylvania and was named captain of the freshman football team. He began working for the railroad shops in Altoona, PA and after learning that several Altoona High School football team members were headed to play football at Catawba College, he jumped right in. Once he arrived at Catawba and realized there was no weight room, he and Charlie Little worked together to create the first weight room on the Catawba College campus. |
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