Sports Heroes of the Erie School District: 125 Profiles
Erie's greatest sports author Dan Brabender has done it again with his newly
released book on Erie sports. Brabender, an Erie County Common Pleas Court
Judge, combines detailed research with expressive writing to capture the lives
of Erie sports legends and brings those skills to his talk and Q&A. The work
features the personal stories of sports figures, such as Essie Hollis, Woody
Thompson, Fred Biletnikoff, Bobby Biletnikoff, Eddie Woodard, Carmen Riazzi,
Pete Alex, Billy and Bobby Brabender, and writer Gene Cuneo. Books will be
available for purchase and a book signing will be held after the program.
– Hon. Daniel J. Brabender, J.D.
Judge Dan Brabender, J.D., is a graduate of the University of Dayton and the University of Dayton School of Law. After a general practice of law spanning over 31 years, he was elected Erie (PA) County Court of Common Pleas judge in 2009 and remains in that position to the present. Judge Brabender has written and published several local best-sellers, including RAMBLERS! The History of Cathedral Prep Football (2000); That Championship Season: The Story of the 2000 Cathedral Prep Ramblers (2001); The Cathedral Prep Basketball Chronicles (2018); and Sports Heroes of the Erie School District: 125 Profiles (2019). This is his first attempt at authoring a book outside the athletic arena.
