Yes,  they played high school basketball in Pennsylvania!!
Pennsylvania High School Basketball Players who distinguished themselves in areas other than basketball in their later career

Player's Name	Pennsylvania High School	None Basketball Distinction
Richie Allen (1965 Topps baseball card)	Wampum H. S.	Played major league baseball for 15 seasons, nine with the Philadelphia Phillies
Fred Blitnikoff	Erie Tech	Became an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders football team
Jim Bradley	Johnstown Bishop McCort	Became the team doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 21st century
Bob Casey (Photo: from book cover, Fighting for Life by Robert P. Casey)	Scranton Prep	On January 20, 1987, he was elected the Governor of Pennsylvania
Jim Kelly	East Brady H. S. (District 9) 1980, the Kelly brothers one being Jim won the PIAA State Basketball title defeating Darby Twp (District 1) 72-66.	His football career with the Buffalo Bills earned him enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
Tom McMillan	Mansfield H. S.	Was elected to the U.S. Congress from the State of Maryland
Gene Mikelonis (AP Photo)	DuBois H. S.	First team all-state football in 1953,  a fantastic football player who played at  the U. S. Military Academy before an injury cut his career short.
Joe Montana	Ringgold H. S.	Won four Super Bowls quarterbacking the San Francisco 49ers
Joe Namath	Beaver Falls H. S.	Was named the MVP of the 1969 Super Bowl leading the New York Jets
Jack Palance (IMDb Movie Database)	Hazleton H. S.	Became a Hollywood movie star. He won an Oscar  in 1991 for "City Slickers."
Joe Paterno (Centre Daily Times photo)	played his high school basketball in Brooklyn, NY, then at Brown University where as the point guard on the freshman team, where he was matched up in a game against NBA great Bob Cousy from Holy Cross.	In 2007, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as the legendary Penn State coach.

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