ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Please Join Us Monday, September 18 Annual Bill Eddy 1998 The 9th at the Sig Makofski 1998 Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs, NY Larry Mulvaney 1998 Schenectady Walt Przybylo 1998 ………TICKET INFORMATION City School District . Ray Vacca 1998 Barry Kramer 1999 TICKETS are $43 Bill Leonard 1999 Athletic . Tony Parisi 199 9 For Tickets and Information Pete Shulha 1999 Hall of Fame . Please Call Ed Catino 2 0 0 0 Donna Frank Bill Rapavy 2000 (518)668-5332 and . or Pat Riley 200 0 Bob Pezzano Tommy Brennan 200 1 Reunion Dinner . (518)346-9297 Billy Connors 2001 Mack Suprunowicz 2001 Dom Denio 2002 Monday . GUEST SPEAKER . Al DeSantis 200 2 September 18, 2006 Norm Kitching 2002 Steve Szumachowski 2002 Jim Barbieri 2003 Assemblyman Jim Tedisco Bill Kirvin 2003 • Played basketball at Bishop Dick Suprunowicz 2003 Gibbons for Don Blaha and Larry Walt Suprunowicz 2003 Feldman (nephew of Abe Mike Maietta 2004 DUCTEES Feldman) 2006 IN 1954 Schenectady Little League

World Series Champions 2004 • Scored 55 points in a high school Don Blaha postseason tournament game Bob Czub 2005 . (made Sports Illustrated’s “Faces Joe DeMeo 2005 in the Crowd”) Marty Servo 2005 . Shirley Muldowney • All-American basketball player at ………………………………... Union College (still holds single game scoring record with 49 The purpose of the Athletic . points) Hall of Fame is to honor Abe Feldman

• Received NCAA Silver those individuals who have . Anniversary Award in 1997 made significant contributions to the history Guest Speaker • Named to the National Association and tradition of sports in the Assemblyman Jim Tedisco of Basketball Coaches’ Silver Anniversary Team in 1997 Schenectady City School District. • NYS Assembly Minority Leader ……………………………. 2006 INDUCTEES Shirley Muldowney • Selected by NYS Senate in 1998 as one of Don Blaha …………………... “Thirty Women of Distinction” …………………... Nott Terrace High School • A & E did a biographical documentary on • Began racing career in 1950’s her life Mont Pleasant High School Class of 1959 • Broke down gender barriers in auto racing • One of the most popular & famous drivers in • Earned six varsity letters at Mont Pleasant drag racing history • Became the first woman licensed by the • Finished his senior year unbeaten in the high National Hot Rod Association in 1965 • An icon in the field of motorsports jump & set school record • Won the International Hot Road Association • First women inducted into the Schenectady • New York State high jump champion Southern Nationals in 1971 City School District Athletic Hall of Fame • Shared the Norman Kitching Award for track • Voted first woman member of 10-person Auto • Played basketball and baseball at M.P.H.S. Racing All-America team by American Auto Abe Feldman* • Earned 6 varsity letters at Division I NYU in Racing Writers & Broadcasters Assoc. in ‘75 basketball & baseball (made team 4 other times) …………………... • Recorded twelve consecutive pitching • Named “Drag News” Top Fuel Driver of the Year Mont Pleasant High School victories during frosh & sophomore years in 1976 and 1977 • Played fullback for the old Schenectady High • Won both games of a doubleheader vs. • Became the first woman to win the Winston World School and on the first Mont Pleasant High Hofstra, pitching two complete games, points championship in 1977 School football team striking out twenty • “Car Craft” magazine’s Person of the Year in 1977 • Began his amateur career while in high school • Named the Most Valuable Pitcher of • First Top Fuel driver to win three consecutive the Metropolitan NHRA events (1977) • Had a 63-5 amateur boxing record Collegiate Baseball Conference in 1961 • Also won the Winston World points championship • Turned pro in 1932—turning down an offer to • Named MVP of NYU baseball team in 1962 in 1980 & 1982, becoming the first professional attend the University of Pennsylvania • Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference driver to win drag racing’s most prestigious title • In 1934, he fought Bob Olin to a draw in the All-star in 1961 and 1963 three times fight before Olin won the light heavyweight • Named the MVP of the New York State • Won the American Hot Rod Association title world championship Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament in 1981 • Defeated John Henry Lewis in 1935 just before • Pitched 3 no-hit, no-run games in N.Y. S. • Named the Top Fuel Driver of the Year by “Car Lewis won the light heavyweight world title Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament Craft” magazine in 1981 and 1982 • The National Boxing Association ranked him • Numerous outstanding seasons pitching in • Only woman to win the Top Fuel Eliminator the number one light heavyweight contender the Schenectady Twilight League, Championships at the U.S. Nationals and the number four heavyweight challenger in the mid-1930’s. Heavyweights ranked ahead (9-0 record, ERA less than 1.00 in 1965) • Career Best: 4.579 Elapsed Time of him included James Braddock, • Played on 2 NYU basketball teams that • Career Best Speed: 327 mph and Max Schmeling reached the “Sweet Sixteen” of the NCAA • Life chronicled in the 1983 film, “Heart Like a • Fought James Braddock, Tournament (’62 & ‘63) - Teammates in- Wheel” cluded Barry Kramer & Happy Hairston and Tony Galento during his pro career • In 1997, voted to the U.S. Sports Academy’s • Nearly fought Joe Louis in Detroit • 2nd high scorer on the only undefeated (18-0) distinguished list of Top 25 professional female • Fought bouts in the Orange Bowl, the Olympic freshmen basketball team in NYU history athletes from 1972—1997 • Coached basketball at Bishop Gibbons High Auditorium, Yankee Stadium, Comiskey Park, • 2001, voted number 5 on the NHRA’s list of all- Ebbets Field and Madison Square Garden School where he won three Diocesan League time greatest drivers—only woman in top 50 Championships; Won the Eastern NYS • Record of 14-0 in bouts at Madison Square Catholic High School Championship in 1964 • With co-author Bill Stephens, published book Garden “Shirley Muldowney’s Tales from the Track” • B.G. won a record 21 consecutive Diocesan • Lost just 14 of his 76 bouts (other sources League games from 1963—1965 • U.S. House of Representatives presented her with have his record as 67-9-2) Outstanding Achievement Award in 1977 • Player-coach for the Wedekind Pros basket- • Retired from professional boxing in 1939 • Recipient of U.S. Sports Academy Mildred “Babe” ball team during their first year—1965-1966 • Served in the Coast Guard during World War II Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award in 1992 • Held golfing records at Willows Country Club • Was named by the Mont Pleasant Athletic • Inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (7 under par 66) and Stadium Golf Club (4 Club as Schenectady Co-Athlete of the in 2003 under par 67) Quarter Century in 1963 • Member of the NDBG Hall of Fame • Inducted into International Motors Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 *Will be inducted posthumously