Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1987
Joseph "Joe" Deleone KSU CAREER: Earned Varsity “K’s” in football (1925) and baseball (1925 & 1926)…Was a fine all-around athlete…Member of the Kent gridiron squad when they won their first “official” game, prior to that time Kent’s only football win had come on a forfeit…His collegiate football career was ended when he broke his ankle…HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Earned 10 varsity letters at Kent State University High School: four each in football and basketball and two in baseball…He undoubtedly would have earned four letters in baseball as well but KSU High had no baseball team during his freshman and sophomore years…Earned a football scholarship to West Virginia but turned it down to come to Kent State…POST KSU CAREER: Played semi-pro football with the Canton Bulldogs and was also well known as a semi-pro baseball and softball player…PERSONAL: Born April 10, 1905 in Kent…Died on January 29, 1963…Elected to the Portage County Sports Hall of Fame as a Charter Member in 1983…Member of the Kappa Mu Kappa fraternity at Kent State…Was the Varsity “K” club’s first vice president in 1927…20 year employee of the Ravenna Arsenal…Member of the Kent Volunteer Fire Department and a special deputy for the Portage County Police Department…Enjoys hunting and fishing and was active in the Portage County Umpires Association for many years…Married to the Former Deane Denning of Kent and they had three children: Jane, James, and Thomas.
