2018-19 WPIAL Athlete Relatives
I think it would be interesting to see which current WPIAL athletes have relatives that happen to be famous. So, hers is a list of some of the WPIAL athletes, that are still in high school and participating in sports this year, that have relatives that are famous and well-known.
Name: Cade Hoke
School: North Allegheny
Sport: Football
Grade: Senior
Famous Relative: Cade's dad is former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, Chris Hoke.
Fun Fact: Chris Hoke has won 2 Super Bowls with the Steelers.
Name: Dino Tomlin
School: Shady Side Academy
Sport: Football and Track and Field
Grade: Senior
Famous Relative: Dino's dad is Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, Mike Tomlin.
Fun Fact: Mike Tomlin won a Super Bowl with the Steelers in the 2008-09 NFL season.
Name: Mason Tomlin
School: Shady Side Academy
Sport: Football and Basketball
Grade: Junior
Famous Relative: Mason's dad is Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, Mike Tomlin.
Fun Fact: You might have figured out already that Mason's brother is Dino Tomlin.
Name: Joey Porter Jr.
School: North Allegheny
Sport: Football
Grade: Senior
Famous Relative: Joey's dad is Pittsburgh Steelers Outside linebackers coach, Joey Porter.
Fun Fact: Joey Porter won a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2005-06 NFL season.
Name: Amosis Porter Jr.
School: North Allegheny
Sport: Football
Grade: Junior
Famous Relative: Amosis's uncle is Pittsburgh Steelers Outside linebackers coach, Joey Porter.
Fun Fact: You might have figured out already that Amosis's cousin is Joey Porter Jr.
Name: Justus Gildon
School: North Allegheny
Sport: Football
Grade: Junior
Famous Relative: Justus's dad is former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, Jason Gildon.
Fun Fact: Jason Gildon played for the Steelers from 1994-2003. Gildon used to be the head football coach at North Catholic.
Name: Megan McConnell
School: Chartiers Valley
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Junior
Famous Relative: Megan's brother is Philadelphia 76ers basketball player, T.J. McConnell.
Fun Fact: Both Megan and T.J. have won 1 WPIAL basketball championship in their high school basketball careers. Megan has two more years to win another WPIAL championship and pass her NBA star brother in that category.
Name: Elliot Donald
School: Central Catholic
Sport: Football
Grade: Sophomore
Famous Relative: Elliot's brother is Los Angeles Rams football player, Aaron Donald.
Fun Fact: Aaron Donald is seriously, right now, one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL.
Name: Jordan Burns
School: Pine-Richland
Sport: Football
Grade: Sophomore
Famous Relative: Jordan's brother is Pittsburgh Steelers football player, Artie Burns Jr.
Fun Fact: Artie Burns Jr. is considered one of the leaders in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary.
Name: Ciaran Lamb
School: Seton LaSalle
Sport: Soccer
Grade: Senior
Famous Relative: Ciaran's relative is politician, Conor Lamb.
Fun Fact: Conor Lamb is currently serving as "the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district."
Name: Jack O'Toole
School: Central Catholic
Sport: Soccer
Grade: Junior
Famous Relative: Jack's mother is former WTAE anchor, Wendy Bell.
Fun Fact: Jack has 4 brothers.