CHS graduate and Major League Baseball player John Marzano (240) has passed away. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:
John Marzano, the former Central High School and Temple University star who became a major-league baseball catcher and a sports broadcaster, was found dead yesterday in his Passayunk Avenue home.
Police said Marzano, 45, was found in the doorway of the home just before noon by a family member who had called police.
Yesterday “Johnny Marz” was mourned as a passionate player and commentator who loved life and never forgot his South Philadelphia roots.
