Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell, a graduate of McCaskey High School and Penn State Univ., was one of the world’s leading sprinters and long jumpers in the late 1930s and 40s. The cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Olympics during WWII prevented him from competing in his prime. He maintained his conditioning and, at age 30, matched the world record in the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Trials. He competed in the 1948 Olympics in London and won a gold and two silver medals.