Among the many items that the Donora Historical Society has in its collection are over 90 basketball and football games of Mon Valley teams from 1963 to 1979. They are original 16mm films that are in the process of being converted to DVD. We launched a project in 2015 to start to transfer the films to DVD to not only get them in a usable format to be added to our artifact collection and our presentation offerings, but to get these games in the hands of the players that played in them some 35 to 55 years ago. All proceeds will also benefit the Donora Historical Society in completing this project. As you can see below in our inventory list, all of the Mon Valley teams are represented in most years. Some of the legendary Donora players include Larry Crawford, Malcolm Lomax, Bernie Galiffa, Ken Griffey and Ulice Payne. Some ofter players include Joe Montana (basketball) from Monongahela playing for Ringgold and Jack Ham (football) from Johnstown playing for Bishop McCort.
The most recent articles in the newspaper about our Game Film project can be viewed by clicking on these links: The most recent articles in the newspaper about Donora football can be viewed by clicking on these links:
GAME FILM NOTES: - We have not viewed the raw 16mm footage of any of the games on an old 16mm projector for fear that we could ruin the film, so they have NOT been previewed.
- The games were filmed using either one reel or two reels. In most cases, the games do not show those portions of the game without game play, so depending on how much the clock was running without play determined the length of the film footage. In the lists below, if the games were rather quick, they only took one reel and are denoted with a "1". If there was more game play, they are denoted with "1 & 2" meaning two reels. A few of the games are denoted with "2" which means that it took two reels to film the game, but reel one is missing and the only footage that we have is likely the second half of the game. In some cases when the games were decided early, either reel "2" is missing or the filming was cut short.
- The games that have already been converted are denoted below in the CONV column with a YES or Not Yet.
- For games that have been converted (denoted with YES), the cost of a purchased copy can be found in the PRICE / COMMENTS column. These costs are subject to change and could be lowered depending on the length of the game.
- The appearance of the DVD is identical to the picture above and is done by a profressional converter.
- For games that have yet to be converted (denoted with Not Yet), there is a cost to transfer to DVD that includes a copy charge. This charge can range from $40 to $65 depending on the game's length. If you are interested in a particular game that hasn't been converted and don't want to pay the full transfer charge, please let us know your interest and we can add you to the list of other interested people, and perhaps we can coordinate something where you can split the transfer charges with those others.
- An additional Shipping and Handling charge will be added for DVD's that have to be mailed.
- There is no sound. These are silent films.
- These games are the property of the Donora Historical Society.
BASKETBALL DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 03/12/68 | Donora - 53 | Laurel Highlands - 74 | 1 & 2 (18 min) | YES | $30 - WPIAL championship at Civic Arena - Laurel Highlands 1968 State Champs - includes pregame warm-ups - Donora in white uniforms | | 03/11/69 | Donora - 55 | Sto Rox - 71 | 2 (4.5 min) | YES | $15 - WPIAL Quarter Finals at Civic Arena - end of 3rd quarter and all of the 4th quarter - reel 1 missing - Donora in dark uniforms | 03/01/73 | Ringgold - 66 | Valley - 39 | 1 & 2 (21 min) | YES | $30 (currently not for sale) - WPIAL Quarter Finals - Civic Arena - RInggold WPIAL Champs - cleared the bench - some cheerleaders - Ringgold in dark uniforms | | 02/09/66 | Monongahela - 62 | Belle Vernon - 47 | 1 (8 min) | YES | $20 - at Mon City - Belle Vernon's first season - partial game - parents night - extended parents, warm-ups and cheerleaders | | 02/14/78 | Mon Valley Catholic - 64 | Frazier - 65 | 1 & 2 (34 min) | YES | $25 - at MVCH - Senior/Parents night | | 01/30/79 | Mon Valley Catholic - 48 | Beth Center - 53 | 1 & 2 (30.5 min) | YES | $25 - at BC | | 02/06/79 | Mon Valley Catholic - 56 | Greensburg Central Catholic - 50 | 1 & 2 (31 min) | YES | $25 - at MVCH | | 02/09/79 | Mon Valley Catholic - 33 | Albert Gallatin - 37 | 1 & 2 (30 min) | YES | $25 - at AG | | 02/13/79 | Mon Valley Catholic - 58 | Frazier - 46 | 1 & 2 (31.5 min) | YES | $25 - at MVCH - Senior/Parents night |
FOOTBALL 1963-64 DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | 09/07/63 | Donora - 31 | Canevin - 32 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 09/14/63 | Donora - 24 | Rostraver - 0 | 1 | Not Yet | | 09/21/63 | Donora - 12 | Charleroi - 13 | 1 & 2 (22 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in gray shirts (actually orange) - Jeff Petrucci and George Carlock of Charleroi in black shirts | | 09/29/63 | Donora - 30 | Steubenville Catholic - 7 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | 10/05/63 | Donora - 6 | Clairton - 41 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/13/63 | Donora - 6 | Elizabeth Forwart - 45 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/19/63 | Donora - 21 | Brownsville - 13 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | 11/02/63 | Donora - 40 | Mt. Pleasant - 19 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 11/09/63 | Donora - 7 | Monessen - 13 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | |
1964-65DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 09/06/64 | Donora | Aliquippa | 1 (18.5 min) | YES | $25 - scrimmage - no score - at Donora - Donora in gray shirts (actually orange) - Aliquippa in white shirts - Coach Rudy Andabaker in on a tackle after a fumble | | 09/19/64 | Donora - 13 | Rostraver - 0 | 1 | Not Yet | | 10/10/64 | Donora - 13 | Clairton - 13 | 1 (15.5 min but 7.5 min are dark) | YES | $20 - at Donora - Donora in white - Larry Crawford RB - first 4 minutes and minutes 7 to 10 bad lighting | | 10/16/64 | Donora - 13 | Elizabeth Forward - 33 | 1 | Not Yet | | 10/31/64 | Donora - 13 | Monongahela - 26 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 11/06/64 | Donora - 14 | Monessen - 27 | 1 | Not Yet | |
1965-66DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 09/18/65 | Donora - 24 | Mon Valley Cath - 0 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/01/65 | Donora - 0 | Charleroi - 39 | 1 | Not Yet | | game 4 in 65 | Donora - 0 | Belle Vernon - 32 | 1 & 2 (20.5 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white shirts - Belle Vernon in dark shirts. | | 10/09/65 | Donora - 0 | Clairton - 32 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | 10/16/65 | Donora - 12 | Elizabeth Forward - 34 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/23/65 | Donora - 0 | Brownsville - 28 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/30/65 | Donora - 6 | Monongahela - 47 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 11/06/65 | Donora - 13 | Monessen - 19 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 11/13/65 | Donora - 0 | Beaver Falls - 61 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/19/65 | Donora - 13 | Elizabeth Forward - 33 | 1 | Not Yet | | | | | | | | | | 65 | Clairton - 7 | Penn Hills - 0 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 08/28/65 | Monongahela - ?? | Canon Mac - ?? | 1 | Not Yet | | | 09/03/65 | Belle Vernon - ?? | Canon Mac - ?? | 1 (12 min but first 5 min are blurry) | YES | $15 - scrimmage night game - Jimmy Russell's first BV game - at Belle Vernon - BV in light helmets (actually gold) - CM in dark helmets. | | 10/16/65 | Monongahela - 10 | Brownsville - 7 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | 65 | Monongahela - 13 | Belle Vernon - 2 | 2 (3 min) | YES | $8 - Reel 1 missing - fourth quarter only - at Belle Vernon - BV in white shirts - Mon City in dark shirts - up close action. |
1966-67DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | game 1 in 66 | Donora - 13 | Charleroi - 44 | 1&2 | Not Yet | | | 09/10/66 | Donora - ? | Southmorland - ? | 1 | Not Yet | | game 3 in 66 | Donora - 0 | Belle Vernon - 19 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | game 4 in 66 | Donora - 12 | Monessen - 33 | 1 & 2 (24.5 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - Monessen in black - rainy night game - game ends at 33-6 - Monessen features Edwin Bass #25 and Marvin "Mutt" Davis #22 | 10/09/66 | Donora - 6 | Thomas Jefferson - 33 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | game 7 of 66 | Donora - 27 | Clairton - 33 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | 10/30/66 | Donora - 13 | Albert Gallatin - 25 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 11/17/66 | Donora - 7 | Monongahela - 19 | 1 & 2 (24.5 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - senior day with footage of mothers - long game | | | | | | | | | 09/17/66 | Monongahela - 23 | Laurel Highland - 21 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 09/24/66 | Monongahela - 6 | Charleroi - 21 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/01/66 | Monongahela - 12 | Bishop McCort - 2 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | Jack Ham senior year in Johnstown | | 10/08/66 | Monongahela - 13 | Belle Vernon - 26 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/15/66 | Monongahela - 0 | Thomas Jefferson - 20 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/22/66 | Monongahela - 7 | Elizabeth Forward - 10 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | 10/29/66 | Monongahela - 6 | Clairton - 14 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 11/05/66 | Monongahela - 18 | Monessen - 15 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | | | | | | | | 09/17/66 | Monessen - ? | Clairton - ? | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/01/66 | Elizabeth Forward - 19 | Thomas Jefferson - 12 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | 10/23/66 | North Allegheny - 7 | Beaver - 24 | 1 | Not Yet | |
1967-68DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 09/23/67 | Donora - 26 | Chartiers - 7 | 1 & 2 (24.5 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - muddy field | | 10/07/67 | Donora - 52 | Homestead - 24 | 1 (16 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - lot of defensive highlights - good quick fun game | 10/21/67 | Donora - 47 | Rankin - 0 | 1 (16 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - lot of passing by Bernie Galiffa - good quick fun game - blurry numbers | | 10/28/67 | Donora - 47 | Fort Cherry - 0 | 1 (18.5 min) | YES | $25 - at FC - Donora in gray shirts (actually orange) - up close action - good quick fun game | | | | | | | | 09/08/67 | Monongahela - 6 | Brownsville - 19 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 09/16/67 | Monongahela - 0 | Laurel Highlands - 6 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 09/23/67 | Monongahela - 7 | Charleroi - 41 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 10/07/67 | Monongahela - 0 | Belle Vernon - 39 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/14/67 | Monongahela - 7 | Thomas Jefferson - 52 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/22/67 | Monongahela - 0 | Elizabeth Forward - 40 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/28/67 | Monongahela - 13 | Clairton - 26 | 1 | Not Yet | |
1968-69DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 09/13/68 | Donora - 33 | Beth Center - 13 | 1 & 2 (20 min) | YES | $25 - at BC - Donora in gray shirts (actually orange) - long game | | 09/21/68 | Donora - 34 | Bishop Boyle - 12 | 1 (8 min) | YES | $25 - at Bishop Boyle - Donora in light gray (actually orange) shirts - partial game | | 09/28/68 | Donora - 7 | Scott (N Braddock) - 6 | 1 & 2 (26 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - with extended band and majorette footage at game end | game 6 of 68 | Donora - 27 | California - 19 | 1 &2 (25 min) | YES | $25 - at California - Donora in dark shirts - Cal in white - some halftime show - game filmed with quarters out of order | | 10/25/68 | Donora - 34 | Braddock - 0 | 1 (16 min) | YES | $25 - at Donora - Donora in white - rainy game - not full game | | | | | | | | | 68 | Monongahela - 27 | South Allegheny - 7 | 1 (8 min) | YES | $20 - at Mon City - Mon City in white uniforms - good up close action - Reel 2 missing - First half only | | 68 | Monongahela - 6 | Laurel Highlands - 27 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 68 | Monongahela - 7 | Monessen - 34 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 68 | Monongahela - 7 | Clairton - 14 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 09/14/68 | Monongahela - 10 | Elizabeth Forward - 27 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | 09/20/68 | Monongahela - 12 | Belle Vernon - 40 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 68 | Monongahela - 6 | Charleroi - 38 | 1 | Not Yet | | | 10/26/68 | Monongahela - 13 | Thomas Jefferson - 25 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | |
1969-70DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 08/25/69 | Ringgold | Canon Mac | 1 | Not Yet | scrimmage - no score | | 09/06/69 | Ringgold - 0 | Clairton - 12 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | game 2 of 69 | Ringgold - 8 | Charleroi - 27 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | game 3 of 69 | Ringgold - 14 | Monessen - 20 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | 09/27/69 | Ringgold- 12 | Thomas Jefferson - 28 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | game 5 of 69 | Ringgold - 24 | South Allegheny - 3 | 1 & 2 (21 min) | YES | $25 - at SA - Ringgold in dark uniforms - Ringgold's first win | | game 7 of 69 | Ringgold - 28 | Brownsville - 6 | 1 & 2 | Not Yet | | | game 9 of 69 | Ringgold - 22 | Elizabeth Forward - 26 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only |
1970-71DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | game 1 of 70 | Ringgold - 2 | Clairton - 36 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | game 2 of 70 | Ringgold - 0 | Charleroi - 38 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | 09/26/70 | Ringgold - 6 | Monessen - 36 | 1 & 2 (25 min) | YES | $25 - at Monessen - Monessen in white shirts - Ringgold in dark shirts - Monessen features short clip of Coach Gladys and Milfred "Bubby" Holmes #22 | | 10/11/70 | Ringgold - 0 | South Allegheny - 26 | 1 | Not Yet | | game 6 of 70 | Ringgold - 6 | Belle Vernon - 32 | 2 | Not Yet | Reel 1 missing - Second half only | | game 8 of 70 | Ringgold - 6 | Laurel Highlands - 46 | 1 | Not Yet | |
YEAR uncertainDATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | REELS | CONV | PRICE / COMMENTS | | 1960's | Elizabeth Forward - 39 | Brownsville - 6 | 1 | Not Yet | Not sure of year - potentially overexpossed |
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