Arnie Weinmeister - Jefferson (Portland, OR) Ralph Wilson, Jr. (Detroit University School (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) He was named to seven Pro Bowls over the course of his career and at the time of his retirement in 1999, he held seven NFL passing records, including the highest career (96.8) and single season (112.8) passer ratings. He admitted years later he lied about his age so he could play. Board Policy Manual; Online Student Registration . Lake was the MEL back of the year in 1998 after rushing for 1,960 yards and 18 touchdowns. All rights reserved. Chris Doleman - Valley Forge Military Academy (Wayne, Pa.), William Penn (York, Pa.) It goes without saying that the past couple of years have been an extreme challenge as we have all dealt with the pandemic and the cost of everything going through the roof. Gravely lettered in basketball, volleyball and track during her four years at Fairfield. Since then he has played on the Champions Tour 16 times, determined to spread the word that no matter what the odds are against you, anything is possible. He passed away at age 53 in 1993. endobj Hugh McElhenny - George Washington (Los Angeles, CA) Jim Thorpe - Haskell Indian Inst. Two plaques will be funded by the NFHS Athletic Department; one for the school and one for the inductee. A video slideshow and introduction will highlight the evening, along with the presentation of Hall of Fame jackets and plaques to each inductee. Events will consist of: Thursday, April 27, 2023 - Golf Tournament at Canyon West Golf Course, Weatherford, TX. Lake was named Monticello Empire League player of the year as a senior. stream Friday, April 28, 2023 - Welcome Reception & Inductee Group Photo at the Hall of Fame/Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, TX. Max was honored on August 23, 2019 with an open house in the FHS cafeteria followed by the award presentation at the first home football game of the season. (Oakdale, NY) Morris scored 982 points in two big seasons for talented Fairfield teams in 1987 and 1988. 6 0 obj Candidate must have been a graduate, an employee, or a support person of Fairfield High School and its athletic department. Gravely still lives in Honolulu and is a sports specialist. New Years should be a reflective time for us all. The Chargers reached the NCAA tourney in all four of his seasons (1976-79) and three of those advanced to the Division II College World Series. By Matt Miller. The Danbury natives achievements on the PGA Tour were impressive, to say the least. This years team will be all the 1980 Class B field hockey team. Candidates must be former students of Fairfield, Millersburg or New Paris high schools. He had 29 points against Rocklin and drained a famed three-pointer that helped win the game and send the Falcons to the NorCal finals. Jack Lambert - Mantua (OH) The Brakettes finally broke through and won the 1958 championship played in Stratford. Butler won the Mahaney Award for outstanding senior athlete along with the Nelson Award as the top soccer player where she was the second highest goal scorer at the time upon graduation. Willie Davis - Booker T. Washington (Texarkana, AR) 9 0 obj Pete Rozelle - Compton (CA) <> The zoomies are defined as those sudden bursts of pent-up energy that cause dogs to run at breakneck speeds back and forth or around and around, or sometimes in a tight little circle. With Tomasiewicz Nogays induction as the first Weston honoree, a total of 19 different towns are now represented in the Hall of Fame. "__-Q>%W!N2V2SA%iW tl>d?nyJjq But local soccer fans really began taking notice of his talents a year later when, as a ninth grader at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School in 1964, Kydes scored 16 goals in just seven games. The zoomies are defined as those sudden bursts of pent-up energy that cause dogs to run at breakneck speeds back and forth or around and around, or sometimes in a tight little circle. The 7-foot-6 center averaged 22.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 7.1 blocks per game that year. Fletcher (Joe) Perry - David Starr Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) 4. When I had this accident, the first thing I thought about was, What can I do with this? Here at the bios on each inductee (information courtesy of the Hall of Fame Committee): Martinez Wright was named pitcher of the year in 1997 and 1998 at Fairfield. 2 0 obj %{Ad ufKR^5lV8y*L zd3v.2fRyz$;aBvO+b;-`;;5YG0s82M <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> ut86g[VovekVI8l]WEENQrv> 4Z!] Ggv5"^'5=QVb%6Vf:*yVI=OWZa/#G%Y0hTrPctI{w\X>QJE@KH- pQ |HN}e3/U:dG8 She played basketball and softball all four years and when field hockey was introduced her junior year, she competed in that earning her the team MVP Award. A candidate must receive a majority vote to be named to the Hall of Fame. He has three tournament wins to his credit, including his first victory right here in Connecticut at the Buick Championship in 2006. 13 0 obj He was a free spirit then and still is today. Ireland earned nine varsity letters in baseball, basketball and soccer and also served as team captain in all three sports. A special presentation will be made to the Team of the Year, a team from the past selected for the honor. Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its 8th Class to be inducted on Thursday, July 14th, at Fort Fairfield High School. Long before he bagged quarterbacks . Larry Allen - Vintage (Napa, Calif.) Centennial (Compton, Calif.), Tokay (Lodi, Calif.) Williams was elected to the FCSCs UConn Wing of the Hall of Fame in 2009. The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Post, Hamilton Journal and Greater Miami Conference have named him coach of the year on multiple occasions. Andy Robustelli - Stamford (CT), La Salle Military Acad. Larry Csonka - Stow (OH) Tittle - Marshall (TX) A special presentation will be made to the Team of the Year, a team from the past selected for the honor. But it wasnt until he moved to the United States and Norwalk with his family that he became passionate about the sport. George Musso - Collinsville (IL) Information on the plaque will be compiled by the council and approved by the inductee. Mike Singletary - Evan E. Worthing (Houston, TX) The hall of fame is organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful athletic programs at Fairfield Local High School (including Leesburg High School, Highland High School and Samantha High School). We welcome your support. Jim Sykes coached football at Fairfield from 1981 to 1997 and is the winningest football coach in both school and city history with a 110-69-2 record. The Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its seventh class to be inducted on Thursday, July 15th, at Fort Fairfield High School. . Ron Mix - Hawthorne (CA) He covered many of the legendary teams and moments at Fairfield High during his stretch with the newspaper. Morris was the varsity girls basketball coach at Carondelet High School from 2018-2020 and is now the head coach at Armijo. Chuck Bednarik - Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty (Bethlehem, PA) 16 0 obj Nominators and nominees shall be informed of the committees decision. Guy Chamberlin - Blue Springs (NE) Marv Levy - South Shore (Chicago, IL) Troy Aikman - Henryetta (Okla.) With the Kuczos being enshrined it will be the first time that a father and son have gone into the HOF together. She proved to be the catalyst that transformed the Brakettes and Stratford, CT into the softball capital of the world. Dwight Stephenson - Hampton (Va.) Jason Taylor - Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, PA) Here is a link to that story: https://www.timesgazette.com/sports/67817/fairfield-accepting-hall-of-fame-nominations. . Former UConn athletes are inducted each year during a reception, which is open to the public. Orlando Pace - Sandusky (Ohio) 1 in wins (75), shutouts (907) and ERA (1.45). Nearly anyone who has ever had puppies or dogs can relate to The Zoomies. He might have played for himself, but he also played for his country, earning a spot on the 1989 Ryder Cup team, a memory Green said hell never forget. 12 0 obj endobj Tony Dungy - Parkside (Jackson, Mich.) His other two tour victories came in 2012 and 2015 at the Barracuda Championship in Reno, NV. % Stan Jones - Lemyone (PA) John Stallworth - Tuscaloosa (AL) Yale Lary - North Side (Fort Worth, TX) She had 66 3-pointers in one season and averaged 29.1 points per game. Benny Friedman - East Tech, Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) Thats not Greens style. Claude Humphrey - Lester (Memphis, Tenn.) During the time that he was the head coach of track, the Falcons were MEL champions in 1978 and 1982 and section champions also in 1982. While also earning varsity letters in track, golf, and football, Gilmore was heavily recruited for basketball by many college programs after being named all-state for three years. Pete Pihos - Austin (Chicago, IL) <> (Daily Republic file 1994). 2V6$B-lP])di#cK c'dB|TgS! (Albany, N.Y.) by profootballhof.com, Website design & development by americaneagle.com copyright 2021 Pro Football hall of fame all rights reserved, Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. Biggs will always hold the pole vault record at Fairfield High because the event has since been discontinued. When I wrote the first story of our dog Odie, I didnt know that I would write a Part 2, but there were so many more stories that I decided more of this little dogs story needed to be told. As a junior, Kydes broke his own FCIAC mark with 24 goals as he helped McMahon capture the league crown. He now lives in Sacramento and is a fitness manager. Roosevelt Brown - Jefferson (Charlottesville, VA) The 1980s belonged to the San Francisco 49ers. Bob St. Clair - San Francisco Polytechnic (CA) Gravely went on to attend Hawaii Pacific University on scholarship. He sat out the entire 90-91 season due to injury, and averaged 8.7 points and 6 assists for his NBA career. Gale Sayers - Central (Omaha, NE) He played intramurals while at Utah State and won three championships. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Eddie Wilson at [emailprotected]. Ollie Matson - George Washington (San Francisco, CA) The guidelines for nomination and selection of the Fairfield Local High School Hall of Fame and the nomination form are available at the athletic director's office, the high school. Steve Young - Greenwich (Conn.) Website design and development by imagemark.net. An outstanding all-around athlete and winner of the Mahaney award, emblematic of the top athlete in her class. Jack Christiansen - Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City, CO) She was Pacific West All-Conference all four years, and on the first team her senior year. Larry Wilson - Rigby (ID) She threw a perfect game, three no-hitters and struck out a school-record 15 batters in one game, earning many honors in her illustrious collegiate career. Bob Hayes - Matthew W. Gilbert (Jacksonville, Fla.) 3. Darrell Green - Jessie H. Jones (Houston, TX) James Lofton - George Washington (Los Angeles, CA) College News Tracker. Cris Carter - Middletown (Ohio) An 8X10 photograph of the nominee must be provided for inclusion on the Hall of Fame plaque. He was voted 1st team All Tourney recording 32 points, 33 rebounds and 13 assists and 12 steals and was also selected All-State honorable mention. 21468 Lorain Rd. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Les Richter - Fresno (Calif.) Bronko Nagurski - Bemidji (MN), International Falls (MN) 2023 Fairfield County Sports Commission. Michael Strahan - Westbury (Houston, Texas); American School (Mannheim, Germany) Ive been waiting a long time for this. Fairfield High School and its predecessor schools: Leesburg, Highland, and Samantha have a rich and storied history of male and female athletes dating back to early 1900's. Their many accomplishments on and off the field or court have been . The first Alumni Hall of Fame honoree was Dr. Max Bailey. Aeneas Williams - Alcee Fortier (New Orleans, La.) Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Lynn Swann - Serra (Foster City, CA) Cortez Kennedy - Rivercrest (Wilson, Ark.) Recipient must have demonstrated extraordinary dedication to and support of the interscholastic athletic program. QUESTIONS? Honored guests will include previous inductees, along with this years five student-athlete recipients of the Athletic Boosters Clubs Scholarships. She helped lead her basketball team to four tournament appearances at the Bangor Auditorium and was selected to the All-Tourney Eastern Maine team in Class D. She also led her softball team to an Eastern Maine runner-up finish in 2002. Kellen Winslow - East St. Louis (IL) Tickets are now available for the banquet and induction ceremony, which begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour, followed by the meal at 6 p.m. with the induction of this years class of eight athletes. Paul Brown - Massillon (OH) Jan Stenerud - Lillestrom (Norway) The Athletic Council will honor this request, however, the nominators name must appear on the written nomination form. Brandtson Duffie, is the youngest member of the Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame graduating in 2019. endstream 14 0 obj He threw for a still-record six TDs in Super Bowl XXIX, leading the 49ers to a 49-26 win over the Chargers on his way to MVP honors. Fairfield Athletic Director Jimmy Barnett and Fairfield Athletic Booster President Tom Purtell have announced that nominations for the Fairfield Local High School Athletic Hall of Fame are due by Oct. 1, 202,2 for the hall of fame class of 2023. John (Paddy) Driscoll - Evanston Twp. 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