Earl Preston Eshelman

On Sept. 4, 2024, the Pittsburgh sports world lost its greatest fan, possibly of all time, with the passing of Earl Preston Eshelman, 73, of New Enterprise.

Born May 24, 1951, Earl was the son of John Russell Eshelman and Helen Louise Eshelman (Brown).

Earl is survived by his siblings, John L., Patricia George, Ronald (Marilyn), Linda Jones, and Cynthia Giles; along with nieces and nephews, Michael (Cassandra), Tonia Evans (Thomas), John R., Donald Adams, Benjamin Adams, Jeremy George, Rachel Swope (Ryan), David Jones (Kimberly), Daniel Waters (Susan), Jessica George, and Sean Jones (Kayla); a...