HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
CLAIR MUSCARO,
OHSAA COMMISSIONER
2008 RECIPIENT
Mr. Muscaro graduated from Weir High
School in Weirton, West Virginia in 1950. He was a member of the Weir
basketball team and was awarded a college scholarship. Clair played
basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Technology (W.Va. Tech) from
1950-1954. He was a four year letterman and a three year starter on the
teams that won four consecutive W. Va. Intercollegiate Conference
Championships. Clair was also named to the All-Conference and the
All-Tournament team. Mr. Muscaro is a member of the college’s Athletic Hall
of Fame with a career high of 55 points in one game. He earned a Bachelor of
Science Degree there in 1954.
After graduating from college, he served two years in the U.S. Army. He was
a member of the Camp Chaffee, Arkansas basket ball team that won the
All-Army World Championship in 1956. A teammate was Boston Celtics, legend,
Sam Jones.
After several years as a teacher, coach and administrator and also earning
his Master’s Degree at Kent State University in 1959, he began his work with
the OHSAA. He was chosen as an Assistant Commissioner of the Ohio High
School Athletic Association in August of 1984. He was appointed the Eighth
Commissioner of the OHSAA on January 1, 1990 where he served until his
retirement on August 1, 2004. Some accomplishments under his leadership
were: 1) the establishment of a scholarship program which awards over
$100,000.00 annually to scholar-athletes; this program has awarded over
$1,000,000 since its inception; 2) the establishment of the OHSAA Foundation
which sponsors Student Leadership Conference Scholarships: 3) the
establishment of a sportsmanship and awards program which is recognized as
one of the finest in the country; 4) the elimination of tournament entry
fees and catastrophe insurance fees for schools; 5) the completion of
extensive reviews of the OHSAA Constitution and Bylaws.
Clair and his wife, Margaret Ann, have been married for 53 years. They have
two children. Daughter Kathy (Joe) Klamut is a speech pathologist while son
David (Rhonda) Muscaro is a GM Assistant Chief Engineer. They also have two
grandchildren, Moriah and Aaron Muscaro, ages 14 and 10 respectively.
Mr. Muscaro’s
48 years of work in education are best characterized by his Christian values
and actions of treating others fairly and with respect, being consistent in
his decisions and keeping the welfare of students paramount.
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