A-K Valley legend Joe Stone, who helped Kiski Area, Pitt to championships, dies at age 70

August 15, 2025 by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Kiski Area added to its collection of coal buckets, symbolic of winning its fourth consecutive Foothills Conference title with a 36-6 win at Greensburg Salem on Nov. 3, 1972. Coach Dick Dilts admires the hardware along with principal William Miller, Russ Clark, Joe Stone, Larry Gibson and Joe Bushovsky.

When it comes to telling the story of the 1976 Pitt Panthers national championship football team, the tales usually begin and end with the kid from Hopewell Township, Tony Dorsett.