Tonight March 27, 2020 we would be honoring these 28 outstanding young men at our 60th Anniversary dinner as Scholar Athletes who played high school football, excelled in the classroom and for their school or community activities. Read More. CANTON, Ohio -- One of NFL's most decorated players helped close out the Pro Football Hall of Fame's grandest enshrinement weekend in its history Sunday night as Peyton Manning led the Hall's . Allen Lessels. They included Casinelli of Shelton and Terzi from Shehan along with Mekhi Geter of West Haven, Andrew Paulus of Law and Frank Paine of Notre Dame. On December 6, 1930, Colgate traveled to New York City's Yankee Stadium to play New York University (NYU) in one of these games and won, 7-0. UNH is committed to achieving both. When UNH's (relatively new) women's ice hockey assistant coach met the football team's Hall of Fame-winning former coach at the latter sport's home opener Sept. 10, it's easy to imagine the conversation went something like this: " Hello, I'm Bill Bowes. A. Scott Curtis '87, Football In addition awards were presented to 22 year official Michael Moran who received the Official Recognition Award and Reggie Lytle coach of Hillhouse, the Class M State Champions, with the Coach of the Year Award. It becomes even tougher when an all-star quarterback gets knocked from the game. Erin Whitten Hamlen '93, Women's Ice Hockey, M. William Bowes, Football Coach At the October meeting coach Tony Sagnella of North Haven spoke about his experience as a member of the 1987 Washington Redskins during the strike year where he was one of the replacement players that went 3-0 before the NFL players returned and won the Super Bowl. Two former chapter scholar athletes recently finished their playing careers at Yale. While offense made its presence felt early, defense nabbed the spotlight in Connecticuts 28-7 victory over Rhode Island in the revival of the Governors Cup Senior All-Star football game on a sweltering Saturday at New Britains Veterans Stadium. With Norwich Free Academys Shea McManaway getting knocked out early in the second quarter, Capital Prep quarterback and Central Connecticut State signee Kyle Zajack played the remainder of the game. Thanks to the Knights of St Patrick for hosting us, for Fran our bartender hostess and to UNH coach Chris Pincince, CCSU Associate AD of Communications and Quinnipiac journalism professor Rich Hanley for giving informative and entertaining talks. The Casey-O'Brien New Haven County Chapter will be honoring 27 scholar athletes who have excelled in the classroom and played the great game of football at the chapters 57th annual banquet on Friday March 31 at Fantasia 404 Washington Ave, North Haven. 2019 Black Pioneer Honorees. Email: sportspr@uvm.edu. This year we recognized another noteworthy groups of honorees including 27 outstanding young men for their outstanding achievements in the classroom, in the community and on the football field bringing the total over the years to over 1200. We wanted to post these pictures to go with a previous post which includes pictures with their parents and coaches. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased by calling Donna Limone at 203-481-8375. Charles Broderick '18, Football CWells 8 run (Stefano kick) Several awards were presented before dinner and Northeast Region Coordinator of the National Football Foundation, Howie Vandersea, told the audience of the latest developments of our national organization. Andria Hunter '90, Women's Ice Hockey Anna Hill Gerry '91, Soccer and Lacrosse Shannon Doherty Alger '92, Women's Swimming Kate Scanlon-Gehn '92, Women's Crew Joyce Hiller '54, Women's Basketball, Tennis Sharon Stepanian DiRubio '48, Field Hockey Randy Hall '90, Men's Cross Country, Track and Field Little '38, Football Sue Merz '94, Women's Ice Hockey Jean Mitchell, for significant contributions to the lives of student-athletes, Greg Blaisdell '03, Alpine Sking Russell Martin '38, Football Dec. 1DURHAM, N.H. Forty-five years after he first stepped foot on campus, 30 seasons from when he took on a coaching role at his alma mater and nearly 23 years since he took the reins from his. In addition to the 29 scholar athletes awards were presented to high school Coach of the Year John Ferrazzi of Sheehan High School, the Official Recognition Award to long time official Scott Kelly, the Chapter Award of Merit to Southern Connecticut Conference Commissioner Al Carbone and the Chapters Distinguished American Award to State Senator Len Fasano who represents the 34th Senate District and has served as leader of the Senate Republical Caucus since 2014. Philip Blum '70, Men's Basketball Boy '39, Basketball Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault of Nevada, Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen and Miami (Ohio) athletic director David Sayler are joining the College Football Playoff's 13-member . Ralph Bissell '17, Football, Basketball, Baseball 2023 University of New Hampshire Athletics, Vronique Archambault-Lger, '10, Women's Alpine Skiing, Andy Leitz, for significant contributions to the lives of student-athletes, Richard "Rick" Schavone '71, Swimming & Diving, John "Jack" Sebastian '88, Men's Lacrosse & Men's Soccer, Katey Stone '89, Women's Ice Hockey & Women's Lacrosse, Jean Mitchell, for significant contributions to the lives of student-athletes, UNH Athletics Staff External Branding And Assets (UNH.edu), Prospective Student-Athlete Questionnaires. Seventeen players from our chapters schools played for CT including 15 from the SCC. Nicole Mullins '94, Gymnastics They didnt roll over they came out and played hard. They then posed for a group photo before marching to the head table to the music of "Mister Touchdown". Stephan Glover '83, Lacrosse In addition Hillhouse coach Reggie Lytle will receive the Coach of the Year Award. Richard David '69, Men's Ice Hockey On March twenty-ninth the Casey-O'Brien New Haven County Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame held our 59th Scholar Athlete dinner honoring twenty-nine young men that played high school football, were active in their school or community and above all excelled in the classroom. Elizabeth Hills-O'Leary '76, Women's Crew He served as interim coach in 2019 and as associate head . William Knight '66, Sports Information Director Casey Thomas '08 -COLA. 2022 |2018 Joe Thomas. Robert Dickson '63, Football His role-modeling and mentoring thousands of young men will not be replaced; we can only hope to take what he has given us and carry it forward.". And on Wednesday, Lombardo will have the opportunity to reach another milestone in his Hall of Fame career, when the third-seeded Eagles face 11th-seeded London in a Division II district semifinal at Hamilton Township. David Pemberton '72, Men's Basketball I think we all realized that and I think we all realized how important this is. Those selected receive a letter from the scholar athlete chairman telling them of their selection and inviting them and their parents and coaches to a reception in February at the Floyd Little Athhletic Center, named after Floyd Little a star player from Hillhouse, Syracuse University and the Denver Bronco's. Theresa Redmond-Stevens '83, Women's Basketball Richard Eustis '32, Football, Basketball Bill Burt, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. Bruce Huther '77, Football It was unexpected, you obviously dont want to see someone go down like that, Zajack said. Current college football head coaches who either coached, played or both for Coach Mac include Chip Kelly (UCLA), Ryan Day (Ohio State), Joe Conlin (Fordham), Tony Trisciani (Elon), Dan Curran (Merrimack) and Mike Lichten (University of New England). It sucks that it happened. Greats from both teams are going into the Hall this year. 'Rock', as he was called, always brought his good natured spirit to all chapter activites and lit up the room with his humor and wit. But the Hall's . The official athletics website for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. Maria Hassett '94, Women's Skiing Jean Rilling, Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse Coach Coach Mac embraced the honor of 'standing on the shoulders' of a coaching legend to elevate the football program to even greater heights. John Fay '81, Men's Lacrosse Grady Vigneau '77, Football Edward W.H. Robert "Pop" Houston, Sr., Faculty John Parker '55, Football, Baseball, Track, Reggie Atkins '28, Men's Track Moses Brown was Rhode Island Coaches Award winner. DISCOVER. He was a long time coach as well as a 35 year football official for the New Haven Football Officials Association who selected him to receive the 2003 Official Recognition Award at our annual scholar athlete awards dinner. Chief Boston Clarence Elijah "Chief" Boston [1] (April 13, 1917 - May 4, 2002) was an American football player, college football coachmost notably at the University of New Hampshire and United States Army officer. Tony was a friend to many in this area and he will be missed. Michael Foley '96, Football But at the end of the day, we still had to finish business that we had here and give Connecticut a win.. Coach Sagnella is shown with Tony Robinson the replacement quarterback hold renderings of the rings they have since received. He was only 56. Enclosed is my check for $ made payable to The National Football Foundation. #UNDproud | #LGH. Gail Bigglestone '60, Ski Coach, Faculty James Urquhart, Leitzel Award Winner for significant contributions to the lives of UNH student athletes Patrick Weaver '93, Skiing 2005 Jerry Azumah '99, Football Brandy Fisher '98, Women's Ice Hockey Jason Krog '99, Men's Ice Hockey 2004 Susanne Fortier '71, Field Hockey, Skiing, Lacrosse Gail Jackson Wolf '84, Women's Basketball, Crew, Lacrosse Brandy Fisher '98, Women's Ice Hockey Lou D'Allesandro '61, Football, Men's Lacrosse, and Baseball Over 325 attended this year's dinner. Ian Smith '99, Men's Swimming Joan Leitzel Award Dick Umile '72, Men's Ice Hockey "It's a great day to be alive and to be a New Hampshire Wildcat," McDonnell added. William Weir '36, Hockey, Baseball, Malcolm Chase '32, Baseball Dave Rozumek '76, Football Alfred O. Wittemen '69, Football, Wrestling In 1931, an informal poll placed Nevers in a tie for second as the greatest football player in history up to that point. Anthony Casablanca with parents Dr.Dominic and Donna Casablanca, Gavin Paul with father Daniel (L) and and coach Tom Drew, Evan Russell with his parents John and Anna and sister Maeve, Edwin Figueroa with his parents Brenda and Edwin (R) and coach Tom Dyer, Michael DeMatteo (East Haven) with mother Dawn and coach Joe Linta, Shawn Austin with mother Azaleah Majaracon, Phil DeLise Jr (Branford) with his parents Phil and Lois (L) and coach Tim Phipps, Michael Becker with parents Stefanie and Walt (R) and coach Chris Haley, SP Pragano with parents Sean and Patti (L) and coach Bill Weyrauch, Aiden Ferrucci with mother Michele and coach Mark Basil, Joseph Vitale III with parents Sandra and Joseph Jr (R) and coach Anthony Sagnella, Michael Consorte with parents Mark and Carla (L) and coach Joe DeCaprio, Julio 'Danny' Hernandez with parents Maria and Julio (R) and coach Jason Bruenn, Nicholas Todice with parents Joseph and Lori (L) and coach Mike Kearns, Terrence Bogan holding sister Taryn Knighton with mother Timeka Knighton, Brian Modica with parents Karen and Chris, Jordan Berrios with mother Tonisha and coach Rich Boshea, Collin Lacy with parents Corrine and Matthew, Kareem Grisham Jr with parents Kareem Sr and Heather Aldi (L) and coach Andy Guyon, O'BRIEN RECEIVES DISTINGUISED SERVICE AWARD. Harriet B. Forkey '54, Field Hockey The Official Recognition Award will be presented to Michael Moran a 22 year official who has officiated 5 CIAC playoff or championship games. Award Criteria With defense, its much easier to get ready.. Jennifer Huggon '03, Women's Ice Hockey [11] In his first three years of leadership at the Hall, the organization's net assets grew 161%. During McDonnell's tenure, the Wildcats boasted 46 All-CAA First Team selections, four CAA Offensive Player of the Year Award recipients (Ricky Santos, 3x, 2005-07; Kevin Decker, 2011) and three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Kyle Reisert, 2x, 2017-18; Nick Marino, 2017). C. Clifford McDonald '71, Football Fred W. "Duke" Peaslee '26, Men's Track Marisa Didio '78, Women's Lacrosse/Staff Earl Eddy '52, Football 2019 Diversity Hall of Fame Inductees. 1986, William Andberg '34, Men's Track McDonnell, also known as Coach Mac, won 100 conference games during his tenure. Pete Smilikis '60, Men's Basketball At halftime, the message was, for the rest of your lives youve got 24 minutes, for the state of Connecticut, for your family and for your school and what are you guys going to do with it? George Ford '54, Men's Basketball We talked to them at halftime about finishing, Guyon said. Amanda Hall '06, Women's Gymnastics We knew he could do it, said Lockwood, who will play at Trinity College. Let me show you these legs, these legs made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame [pulled up trouser legs for crowd]." Tom Flores (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 1979-87; Seattle Seahawks 1992-94) Edward Rumazza '23, Football Gabrielle Haroules Fecteau '81, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Basketball Although from the unlikely birthplace of Taiwan, Rod Langway became one of the NHL's premier defenseman. Michael Dix '93, Men's Swimming Speakers included Rich Boshea (West Haven), Jeff Roy (Shelton), Tom Marcucci (Notre Dame), Jason Bruenn (Platt), Tom Brockett (Ansonia), Don Drust (Cheshire), Tom Lennon (Seymour) and Reggie Lytle (Hillhouse). A sure-handed receiver, Raymond fumbled only once in 13 years. Jacqueline MacMullan Boyle, Women'sBasketball Sector: Colby Community College is accepting applications for a full-time Head Women's Basketball Coach at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I level as a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. Kenneth Kaplan '82, Football John McLaughlin '57, Men's Basketball CONSTITUTION 7 20 0 0 27, First Quarter Matt Evans '12, Football The game was basically becoming a defensive showdown, Washington said. 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