You could talk about the more than 8,000 career yards of offense he had in football and his national player of the year awards. Or you could talk about his 2,000-plus points in basketball and his unforgettable WPIAL championship game performance of 39 points, 24 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.

But maybe the thing that ultimately defined Terrelle Pryor and his days at Jeannette High School is one word. Win.

One of the greatest two-sport athletes in the history of Pennsylvania, Pryor won with uncommon regularity. When he graduated earlier this month, the name on the diploma should've been Terrwin Pryor.

Terrelle Pryor

Pryor (6 feet 6, 235 pounds) was a four-year starter in football and basketball. Jeannette's record in those sports during that time was 143-25, an .851 winning percentage. He was 45-7 in football and 98-18 in basketball. He won two WPIAL football titles and one PIAA football title. In basketball, he won one WPIAL and one PIAA title.

He capped off his career in grand fashion as a senior, leading Jeannette to WPIAL and PIAA titles in both football and basketball, and the Jayhawks' record in those two sports was 41-5 (.891 percentage). Jeannette became only the third school in state history to win PIAA football and basketball titles in the same year.

For his individual and team accomplishments, Pryor is the Post-Gazette High School Male Athlete of the Year for the 2007-08 school year. The award takes into consideration all athletes in the WPIAL and City League, and it's the second year in a row Pryor has won the award. He was a quarterback-defensive back in football and a guard-forward in basketball. Pryor also was selected the national athlete of the year by Sports Illustrated and maxpreps.com.

"All I cared about was winning," Pryor said. "The winning means more than any of the individual things I got."

Winning drove Pryor. It inspired him -- no matter the sport and no matter the contest.

"I remember one day at practice, we had the quarterbacks throwing fade passes and we put a garbage can out there for them to try and throw into," said Jeannette coach Ray Reitz. "We ended the drill and came into the locker room and he was still out there throwing because one of the younger quarterbacks threw one in the garbage can and Terrelle didn't. That propelled him to stay out there until he did it. His will to win I'll probably remember more than anything. It's almost like he's afraid to fail."

The desire to win came out in basketball, too.

"We'd be in practice and have some kind of competition, like free-throw shooting," said Jeannette basketball coach Jim Nesser. "If he didn't win sometimes, he'd pout and start complaining. Here is probably the best athlete in the country, pouting because he didn't win in free throws at practice.

"I just think it's very unique that you have an athlete like that who cares that much about winning. It's a great quality to have. I think that's what made him rise above expectations. He was hyped so much, but in my opinion, I think he surpassed the hype."

Pryor was involved in a few controversies this season, like a fight after a PIAA basketball game against North Catholic. When asked if he would do anything over again, he said, "Nothing, except any game we lost I wish I could have done something different."

Jeannette went 16-0 in football during Pryor's senior year. He had 3,788 yards running and passing, believed to be a WPIAL single-season record. He rushed for 1,899 yards on 143 attempts (13.3 average) and completed 87 of 130 for 1,889 yards. He accounted for 58 touchdowns -- 33 rushing, one on a reception, one on an interception and 23 passing. He helped Jeannette set a state record for scoring with 860 points.

He was the first player in Pennsylvania history to rush and pass for more than 4,000 career yards -- 4,238 rushing and 4,340 passing. In basketball, he averaged 21.9 points a game and finished his career with 2,285 career points, eighth-best in WPIAL history.

"I think he was misunderstood by the public in some ways and I think the one thing that people don't understand about him is how hard he works," Reitz said. "A lot of kids have athletic ability, but they don't work at it. He has a tremendous work ethic. He really worked hard in the weight room this summer. He was 235 pounds before he left for Ohio State."

Pryor signed with Ohio State to play football and left for Columbus a few weeks ago to begin classes and workouts.

"I'd like to thank all the Jeannette fans for sticking with me," he said.

His mother and father have all of his trophies and medals now. The Jeannette fans have the memories.