Titan Sports Hall of Fame
Ray Cebula was the ultimate three-sport athlete earning a total of eight varsity letters. A 1966 graduate of Westminster, Cebula competed in football, baseball and track and field under head coaches Harold Burry, Buzz Ridl and Fran Webster, respectively. During his junior year in 1964-65, all three teams won championships including the football team posting an 8-0 record. As a senior, Cebula won the school's Athlete of the Year award.A native of Campbell, Ohio, where he attended Youngstown's Ursuline High School, Cebula attended Westminster as an elementary education major. The first known football player to preserve eligibility with a red-shirt season, Cebula played end and outside linebacker for the Titans while earning four varsity letters. He received an honorable mention for the all-district and all-conference teams as a sophomore in 1963 before earning a first-team all-conference selection in 1965.
In track, Cebula earned two letters and finished the 1965 season undefeated in the 220-yard dash. He also ran the 100 and 440.
On the baseball diamond, Cebula earned two letters and played centerfield for the Titans. The team's lead-off hitter in 1965, Cebula led Westminster in stolen bases.
In addition to his Titan Sports Hall of Fame induction, Cebula is also a 2007 inductee into the Lawrence County Sports Hall of Fame.
A resident of New Wilmington, Cebula is a retired teacher and coach for the Wilmington Area School District with 39 years of service. He and his wife Sondra have three children - Janie, Suzanne and Leslie. Janie was a 2006 Titan Sports Hall of Fame inductee in volleyball. Cebula's father George was also a Titan football player from 1928-32.
