Gary Brown had a outstanding career at Williamsport and later the NFL in football. Steve Kline went from Lewisburg to the MLB and played in the World Series.

Both had great careers and are now recognized among the state’s best. The area duo are part of the Class of 2025 for the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for October 18 in Pittsburgh.

Brown rushed for more than 1,000 yards twice during his eight-year career in the NFL which saw him play for the Houston Oilers (1991-95), San Diego Chargers (1997) and New York Giants (1998-99). Brown would later be a running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns (2009-12) and Dallas Cowboys (2013-19). He got his collegiate start as a coach with Lycoming as a running backs coach from 2003-05.

Brown played at Penn State and scored the game-winning touchdown in the 1989 Holiday Bowl.

Kline was born in Sunbury and later played for the Green Dragons in Lewisburg. He pitched for 11 seasons as a left-handed reliever and appeared in 796 games and led the National League in appearances three straight years (1999-2001).

He posted a career 3.51 ERA and pitched in the 2004 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Kline was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1993 in the eighth round as a starting pitcher. He would play for the Montreal Expos from 1997-2000, Cardinals from 2001-04, Baltimore Orioles (2005) and ended his career with the San Francisco Giants from 2006-07.

In 2021, Kline was named the head coach of the Indiana (Pa.) Division II baseball team.

Others being inducted this year are Steel Valley’s Charlie Batch, who went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions and won two Super Bowls with the Steelers; Sean Casey, a standout at Upper St. Clair who became a three-time MLB All-Star and played 12 seasons in the majors. He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2012; Swin Cash, who was a two-time NCAA champion at UConn and three-time WNBA champion. She was also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer; Sam Clancy, who was a basketball star at Pitt and played 11 seasons at defensive end despite not playing college football; Gerald Feehery, who was a four-year letterman at Syracuse and played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots; Karen Hall, who led Mount Alvernia to a perfect 34-0 season and state title in 1983 and was a three-time AAU All-American; Jule Holleran Igoe, who was a dominant distance swimmer in the 1930s and competed in the 1936 Olympic Trials; Melanie Morgan Miller, who was a dominant swimmer with 13 WPIAL and PIAA titles and held two state records; Michael Moorer, a pro boxer who went 52-4-1 and was a three-time heavyweight champion. He defeated Evander Holyfield in 1994; and Dave Palone, the winningest harness racing driver in history with more than 20,000 victories and was a six-time Driver of the Year.