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FORDHAM PREP TRACK & FIELD
HALL OF FAME

12th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
March 24, 2007

Josh Howell '60, Pete McIntosh '60, Brian Faraci '72 and Fr. Ken Boller S.J.

11th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
March 18, 2006

Dennis Riordan '66, Dr. Robert Pane '66, Wayne "Buzz" Carroll '65, William Mulligan '66

10th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
March 19, 2005

George Febles Jr., Ron Kemly '65, Richard Ahern '47, John Doyle '70 and Fr. Kenneth Boller S.J.
Photos by John Hallinan '70
Photos
by Larry Curran '77


9th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
May 1, 2004
New Balance Armory Track & Field Center
and National Track & Field Hall of Fame

George Febles, Jr., Jim Scott '44, Bill Thierfelder '76, Des Sugrue '70
photo by Joe Altenau '04

Photos by John Hallinan '70


8th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
March 22, 2003
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Mike Nahon '70, Jack Lynch '74, Jim Redmond '53, Fr. Joe Parkes SJ
photo by John Hallinan '70


7th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
April 6, 2002
at the 168th Street Armory
This year's Inductees:
Rev. Peter McCall '54
Michael Iachetta '54
Roger Dexter '61
Patrick Reilly '70
Join Us!
6:30pm at the Armory


The 6th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
Saturday, March 24th
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Joe McGovern '60,  John Hemsley '77 &   John Hallinan '70 inducted into Hall of Fame!

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Once an future record holders: John Hallinan '70 and William Holder '04
held the Freshman Indoor 440 Yard record 34 years apart.


The 2000 Dinner saw George "Jack" Gallico 35, Robert Anastasio '70, and Ernest Robertson '76 inducted!  Log onto http://www.trackmeets.com on and after Wednesday, March 29th to see the entire webcast of the dinner!
(See System Requirements)


Mark Johnson '72 looks on as Dad-in-law George Gallico shows off Letter sweater the Prep owed him for 67 years! 


THE HALL OF FAME

Joseph P. Fox '29


1929 880 Yard Champion
Architect of Postwar Prep Track Team & CHSAA
Coach 1945-1965, 1972-1974
CHSAA Chairman 1971-1983 Inducted: 1996

Terrence Foley '50


CHSAA Mile Run City Champion 1950
Jesuit Cross Country Champion 1949
Metropolitan Mile Champion 1951-54
Member World Record 2 Mile Relay 1954
Inducted: 1996

Thomas Carroll '57


National HS Record Holder:
880 Yards, 800 Meters, 1000 Meters
5 Time CHSAA City Champ
Member World Record Indoor 2 Mile Relay 1960
Inducted: 1996

Richard McCall '43


School Record Holder:
100 Yards :10.0
220 Yards :21.8
Inducted: 1997

Thomas Byrne '60


City Champion 1960: 880 Yard Relay
Member NCAA Record Sprint Medley 1964
Prep Coach 1965-1970
Nationally Ranked Relays 1969-1970
Inducted: 1997

Michael Cleary '79


4-Time CHSAA Champion
School Record Holder:
Mile Run, 2 Mile Run
Inducted: 1997

James Rafferty '33

5-Time National Champion
Undefeated 1945 Mile Run
World Record Flat Floor Mile: 1945
1945 Track Writer's Association Athlete of Year
Inducted: 1998

Norbert Sander MD '60

Member 1958, 59 City Championship Teams
Member 1963 4-Mile Relay Penn Relay Record Team
1974 NYC Marathon Champion
Founder: Armory Sports Foundation
Inducted: 1998

Frederick J. Miller '69

1969 CHSAA City Champion: 440 Yards
1968, 1969 Sectional Champion: 440 Yards
Anchor: 1969 School, State Catholic Record Mile Relay
Prep Coach: 1974-1977
Inducted: 1998

Charles DiOrio '48
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4-Time CHSAA Champion
7-Time CHSAA Medalist
School Record Holder:
Long Jump (17 years) and
220 Low Hurdles (16 Years)

Inducted: 1999

 

Joseph Schaller '68
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School Record Holder:
100 Yd Dash, 280 Yd Dash
Freshman 440 Yd Dash
1968 Sectional 220 Yd Champion
Backbone of Byrne Years
Inducted: 1999

James W. De Rienzo '75

CHSAA Champion: 1975 1000 Yards (MVP) & 880 Yards
2 Time All American ('77& '80)
1980 Olympic Trials 800m Finalist
Georgetown Hall of Fame

Inducted: 1999

George Gallico '35


1933, 1934 CHSAA 220 Yard Hurdles Champion
"Jack", Prep team captain, won the CHSAA 440 Yard title
in 1935, one week after his brother Jim won the Metro
Inter-Collegiate 100 Yard Title for Fordham University

 Inducted: 2000 

Robert Anastasio '70


First Prep Runner to Break 4:20 Mile
School Record Holder: Cross Country, 2 Mile, Mile Run
Member of School Record 2 Mile & Sprint Medley Relays
1976 Olympic Trials Semi-Finalist: 800 Meters

IInducted: 2000

Ernest Robertson '76

1976 CHSAA 440 Yard Champion
1975 Sectional 220 Yard Champion
School Record Holder: 100 & 300 Yards
All-Heptagonal Collegiate Sprinter

IInducted: 2000

Joseph P. McGovern '60

CHSAA Cross Country Champion 1959
Member 1958, 59 City Championship Teams
Member 1963 4-Mile Relay Penn Relay Record Team
Inducted: 2001
John Hallinan '70
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CHSAA 220 Yard Champion 1970
CHSAA 280 Yard Indoor Champ 1970
Member, 1969 CHSAA & School Mile Relay Record Team

Inducted: 2001

John Hemsley '77
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CHSAA Mile Run Champion 1977
Jesuit & Bronx Cross Country Champion 1977
Anchor, School Record Distance Medley 1977

Inducted: 2001

Rev. Peter McCall '54

School Record Holder 600Yards
1953 CHSAA 400 Yard Run Champion 
World-renowned Faith Healer and co-founder, House of Peace Ministry


Inducted: 2002

Michael Iachetta '54

Perennial Leadoff or Anchor on Championship Relays
Ran re-creation of original Marathon in Fordham uniform as author & columnist
John Scanlon Memorial Award Winner


Inducted: 2002

Roger Dexter '61
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4-Time CHSAA Champion: 
Long Jump 1962
4x200m Relays: 1961 & 1962
960yd relay: 1962
John Scanlon Memorial Award Winner


Inducted: 2002

Patrick Reilly '70

School Record Holder: 440 Yard Run
Silver Medalist, 1970 CHSAA 440 Yard Run
Mamber, State Cath. School Record Mile Relay
Member School Record Sprint Medley

Inducted: 2002
Jim Redmond '53

Undefeated 2-Time CHSAA
Pole Vault Champion
1952-53
Inducted: 2003
Michael Nahon '70

Member
School Record 2 Mile Relay
& Sprint Medley

Inducted: 2003

Jack Lynch '74

Member
School Record XC Team
Bear Mountain Invitational Champion 1973

Inducted: 2003

Jim Scott '44  
Inducted: 2004

Xavier High School Track & Cross Country Coach 1957-1993
Longtime NYCHSAA Chairman
A True Man for Others

T. Desmond Sugrue '70

Inducted: 2004

Record Holder: National Age Group Mile
School Record Holder: Freshman Mile & Varsity and Soph VCP XC Courses
Member, School Record 2 Mile Relay
 
William Thierfelder '76

Inducted: 2004

1976 CHSAA High Jump Champion
1980 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
1981 2-Time NCAA Division I All American
1983 Irish National Champion & Record Holder
1984 Olympian (DNC)
 
Richard L. Ahern '47

1947 BMW 880 Yard Champion
Runner Up, 1947 CHSAA 880 Yard Run
Captain, Holy Cross Track & Cross Country Teams
Inducted:2005
Ronald K. Kemly '65

1965 CHSAA & AAPS Champion
School Record Holder: Long Jump
Member, School Record Freshman 440 Yard Relay
Inducted:2005
John M. Doyle '70

Member, School Record 2 Mile Relay
1967 Freshman City Champion 880 Run
Member, City Champ Freshman teams

Inducted:2005

Wayne Carroll ‘65

School Record Holder,
Van Cortlandt Park XC Course
4th Place Finisher, 1964 CHSAA Championships
Inducted:2006
Robert D. Pane ‘66

       School Record Holder, Indoor Shot Put 
       Two Time Jesuit High School Champion 
     1966 CHSAA Silver Medal, Indoor & Outdoor Shot Put
Inducted:2006
Joshua Howell '60

1960 CHSAA 880 Yard Relay Champion
School Record 440
Yard Relay
School Record 880 Yard Relay (Twice)
Inducted
2007
Pete McIntosh '60
Member of 1958 & 1959
CHSAA XC Championship Teams
School Record 4 Mile Relay
Penn Relays DMR & Two Mile Relay
Inducted 2007
Brian Faraci '72

CHSAA Freshman XC Champion 1968
CHSAA Cross Country Champion 1970
 CHSAA Steeplechase Champion 1971
Van Cortlandt Park School Record Holder
Inducted
2007


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5th Annual Dinner
 March 25th, 2000 Hall of Fame Dinner

Kevin Farragher '75, Dr. Ernie Robertson '76, Fr. Joseph Parkes, George "Jack" Gallico '35,  Walter Johnson '34, Robert Anastasio '70, Olympian Marcel Philippe

The 4th Annual Dinner was a blast!! 
Saturday, March 27th, 1999
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Father Joseph Parkes, S.J. joins Prep greats Charles DiOrio'48, Joe Schaller '68, and Jim De Rienzo '75 - the "Class of 1999"

Contact Coach George Febles or Larry Curran in the development office for feedback.

Separated by 17 years, and a quarter of an inch.
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Ronald Kemly '65 and Charles DiOrio '48:
Bookends for the Prep coaching career of Joe Fox.

Ron's 1965 long jump of 21'9.75" surpassed, after years of near misses, Charles DiOrio's 1948 school record of  21'9.5".  Ron's record still stands.



1998 Inductees Norbert Sander MD '60, James Rafferty '33, Fred Miller '69
The 1998 Hall of Fame and Track and Field Reunion Dinner (3rd Annual) was a great success! Held on March 21st in the Hall of Honor, 96 attended, and 3 Fordham Prep greats were honored!



1997 Inductees Thomas Byrne '60, Michael Cleary '79, Richard McCall '43


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