{"id":200484,"date":"2026-05-23T06:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200484\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:25:06","slug":"christian-gets-street-named-after-him-in-allentown-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200484\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian gets street named after him in Allentown | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JERRY CHRISTIAN<\/p>\n

ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 East Liverpool native Jerry Christian will be honored at the Clyde E. Bosket Park on Saturday May 23.<\/p>\n

Allentown City Council voted in October 2025 to dedicate the 500 block of Hickory Street to the city-league basketball legend and will now be known as \u201cJerry Christian Way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerry was born in East Liverpool to the late William A. Christian and Thelma (Prince) Christian. He attended East Liverpool High School. <\/p>\n

During his basketball playing years as a Potter, he made All-League, All-County, All-District, and honorable mention All-Ohio his junior year and All-League MVP, All-County, All-District and second team All-Ohio his senior year.<\/p>\n

He received a full basketball scholarship to West Texas State University. He played four years of Division 1 college basketball. He graduated from college with a degree in Business Administration as a marketing major.<\/p>\n

After graduation he took residence in Allentown and played for a semi-pro basketball team known as the Allentown Jets.<\/p>\n

Christian was the founder and director of the Fountain Park Adult Basketball League in the 1980s and coached countless boys and girls throughout the \u201970s, \u201980s, and \u201990s.<\/p>\n

Christian has received various awards and recognition for community service and human relations in the Allentown and Lehigh Valley area.<\/p>\n

He was inducted into the East Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame in September 1995.<\/p>\n

Jerry and his wife Roberta have three daughters, Kia, Erica, and Nina.<\/p>\n

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EAST PALESTINE HAS TO WAIT<\/p>\n

UNITY \u2014 The East Palestine-Mogadore Div. VI sectional baseball tournament game …<\/p>\n

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AKRON \u2014 Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim is headed back to the Div. II state singles tournament for a third …<\/p>\n

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ANDOVER \u2014 Juniors Brinsley Hiscox of United and Phiatra Bradley of Crestview were way ahead of the field …<\/p>\n

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