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Born in Windber, Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1953, David Cicotello is the son of the late Katherine (Martsolf) and Louis J. Cicotello.
After graduating from Windber Area High School in 1971, Mr. Cicotello earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in English (with honors) from the University of Kansas in 1975, where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Masters of Arts in English from the University of Kansas in 1977. In 1981-82, he was awarded a NEH Fellowship-in-Residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He continued graduate studies in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and obtained an ABD (all but dissertation) for the Doctor of Philosophy in 1987.
From 1975 to 1996, Mr. Cicotello taught English at the University of Kansas, Eastern Wyoming Community College, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Truman State University. He has published articles and reviews in College Composition and Communication, Prairie Schooner, and The Midwest Quarterly. In April 1995, he arranged a public appearance of Johnny Sturm at Truman State University. A first baseman for New York Yankees in the 1940's, Sturm spoke about the late Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak of 1941 as well as his experiences as a major leaguer who served in World War II and played exhibition baseball for the troops overseas. The following year, Mr. Cicotello delivered a paper, "Baseball's Service to America in World War II," at the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture.
His earliest recollections of baseball are radio broadcasts of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid 1960's. Mr. Cicotello is an avid baseball book collector, particularly baseball fiction, and has taught a college level course on baseball in literature and films. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and has published three biographical articles in Deadball Stars of the National League (Dulles, Virginia: Brassey’s, Inc., 2004).
Mr. Cicotello lives in Omaha and is the Director of New Student Enrollment Services at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he has been employed since 1997.
Born near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 1951, Angelo Joseph Louisa, Ph.D., is the son of Anna (Carrozza) and the late Joseph Louisa.
After graduating from South Fayette High School in 1969, Dr. Louisa earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in history from Saint Vincent College in 1973, his Master of Arts in early modern European history from Duquesne University in 1975, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Tudor-Stuart English history from the University of Minnesota in 1985.
From 1973 to 2006, Dr. Louisa taught at the college and university level for 24 years
(1973-1979, 1982-1988, and 1994-2006), worked as the assistant to the Minnesota State Director
of the National History Day program for four years (1979-1983), and was the Executive and Financial
Director of The College Football Statistics Quarterly for six years (1988-1994). The highlights of his career are, among others, receiving four teaching awards, being included in Outstanding Young Men of America
(1981), the Directory of American Scholars (10th Edition, Volume I, 2002), Who's Who Among America's
Teachers (8th Edition, 2003-2004, 9th Edition, 2004-2005, and 10th Edition, 2005-2006), and Who's Who in America (59th
A baseball fan since the age of four, when he watched the 1955 World Series on his parents' television set, and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1984, Dr. Louisa has authored with Professor Robert Nash of the University of Nebraska at Omaha an article on the development of professional baseball in nineteenth-century Omaha (Nebraska History, Volume 85, Number 4, Winter 2004), contributed two biographical articles and the typical batting orders for the 1912 National League teams to Deadball Stars of the National League (Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, Inc., 2004), coordinated the batting order project for Deadball Stars of the National League, wrote three biographical articles (two on baseball greats) for Sport in American Culture: From Ali to X-Games (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Books, 2004), and created with Professor Patrick Premo of St. Bonaventure University a fast-action baseball game (Allegany, New York: Premo & Louisa, 1990).
Dr. Louisa is married to Pamela (Acre), a Senior Instructional Designer for First Data Resources, and resides in Omaha, where he continues to do research and write on Tudor England and baseball history.