Tony DaRe, Class of 1996, played football, basketball, and baseball all four years during his career at Central Columbia. He was the Central Columbia Male Athlete of the year, received the Central Columbia Tri Athlete Award both his junior & senior years and was recipient of the Bob Rohm Memorial Award his senior year. In football he was a three-year starter, team captain and MVP his senor year, and team defensive MVP both his junior & senior years. He was selected as a first team CSC All Star at Linebacker his junior year, first team CSC at Linebacker and Tight End his senior year, Press Enterprise and Sunbury Daily Item first team both his junior and senior years, and Reading Eagle All-Anthracite his senior year. In basketball Tony was a two-year starter and team captain his senior year. He was selected as a second team CSC All Star his junior year, first team CSC, Press Enterprise, Sunbury Daily Item, and Reading All-Anthracite his senior year.
Tony went on to play football for four years at Wilkes University, lettering all four years and was a starter at linebacker for three years. He was a team captain and team MVP his senior year. He was selected as a first team MAC All Star at linebacker both his junior and senior years, ECAC Regional first team All Star, Division III Regional third team All American at linebacker his senior year. He was also selected to the MAC All Academic team three times.
Tony lives in Oak Park, Michigan, and is the founder and President of BSI Corporate Benefits, an employee health care benefits provider.