Aliquippa has produced more NFL players than any other Beaver County high school, but it's Hopewell that's produced the most linebackers.
Bill Koman, Class of 1952, played 12 years in the NFL, including eight with the Cardinals when they played in St. Louis.
Dan Rains, Class of 1972, spent five seasons with Chicago. He was on injured reserve in 1985 but was one of 25 Bears who appeared on the infamous "Super Bowl Shuffle" video.
Paul Posluszny, Class of 2003, is now in his 11th NFL season, spending the past seven with Jacksonville.
On Sunday, "Poz" will be at Heinz Field once again when he and the Jaguars try to keep their Super Bowl hopes alive.
In early October when I spoke to Posluszny before the Jaguars' first visit to Pittsburgh this season, I asked him how much longer he wanted to play.
“Great question,” he said. “I don’t know. Right now, I take it a year at a time. I’ll go through this season, see how we finish, see if I come out healthy and evaluate it after the season.”
At the time, Jacksonville was 2-2 and coming off a disappointing 23-20 loss to the New York Jets. In overtime of that game, Posluszny committed a rare personal foul penalty — the first and only personal foul penalty of his career — that put the Jets in position to kick a game-winning field goal.
At that time, hardly anyone expected the Jaguars to thump the Steelers, 30-9, on a day when Ben Roethlisberger threw a career-high five interceptions.
At that time, Poszluszny, just a few days shy of his 33rd birthday, was transitioning from every-down player to situational player who comes off the field on passing downs.
At that time, who would have thought that the Jaguars, who hadn't made the playoffs since 2007, would go on to win the AFC South at 10-6, rank second in the NFL in defense and eventually return to Pittsburgh for a divisional round playoff game against the Steelers?
When I wrote about Posluszny three months ago, I mentioned that the Oct. 8 game in Pittsburgh could well mark the last time he ever would play at Heinz Field, where he helped Hopewell win a WPIAL championship.
Obviously, that wasn't the case.
But maybe Sunday's game could be his last on the North Shore. Maybe it could be the last game of his career.
For Posluszny, now is not the time to be thinking about what he may do next year. He'll be a free agent in the off-season and he'll turn 34 next Oct. 10. But right now, all he's focusing on is how to beat the Steelers again and advance to the AFC championship game.
"Poz" did miss the second half of last week's wild-card win over the Buffalo Bills with an abdominal injury. He missed some practice time this week. But he will play against the Steelers. He wasn't even listed on the Jaguars' final injury report on Friday.
Even though his playing time has decreased — his 43 solo tackles are the fewest he's made since his injury-marred rookie year — he's really enjoyed this season.
He's playing on a winning team for the first time in his career.
He's has played in a playoff game for the first time in his career.
And he's experienced the thrill of winning a playoff game for the first time.
Posluszny is also a co-captain admired by his teammates, especially younger linebackers who appreciate the way he's helped them become better players.
In November, Jaguar coaches and administrators nominated him for the 2017 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, given annually to a player who demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship and respect for the game.
When that was announced, Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith had this to say:
“When you talk about a sportsmanship award, the name Paul Posluszny must come to mind. He is what we call a man’s man, a gentleman’s gentleman. When you talk about him on the field, I don’t think you can find another player who plays the game with more class, more effort, more attitude; everything that you would want your middle linebacker or any NFL player to represent. That is what you will find in the make-up of Paul Posluszny.”
Only time will tell if Posluszny plays a 12th NFL season. Time will tell if the Jaguars want him back. Time will tell if there are any other teams who will sign a linebacker who'll be 34. Time will tell if "Poz" even wants to keep on playing.
If he doesn't play again, he's had a remarkable run and made over $51 million doing it.
And, as of right now, his run isn't over.
He has at least one more game to play, and maybe even three.