John Zalonis

• Name: John Zalonis
• Class: 2025
• School: South Williamsport

John Zalonis was born in Frackville, Pa. in 1945 and attended Mahanoy Area School District. Upon graduation, Zalonis matriculated to Bloomsburg State and earned a degree in secondary education (biology). Zalonis' coaching career spanned four different institutions. He was the head coach at South Williamsport from 1986-1994, where he compiled a record of 75-34-1.

Zalonis led the Mounties to a District IV title in 1989 after being runners up in his first year in 1986. Zalonis and the Mounties later won District IV and Eastern Conference championships in 1993 en route to finishing runners up to Duquesne. Zalonis was also the head coach at Montgomery for 7 seasons, where they were Class B Champions in 1973, the co-Defensive Coordinator at Loyalsock for three years, and Linebackers Coach at Bucknell for three years.

Zalonis coached linebackers in the 1993 Big 33 Football Classic, was inducted into the West Branch Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, the North Anthracite Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and received the Ray Keyes "Brotherhood Sports Award" in 2002.