Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports
Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports Volume 52 Issue No. 8 www.harvardvarsityclub.org May 12, 2010 2010 Hall of Fame Dinner Six Inducted into Harvard Annals by Geoff Rathgeber ’08 athletes as undergraduates, and it is often a difficult task to Special Assistant of the Harvard Varsity Club whittle this list down to the best of the best who will eventually be inducted. On May 7, the Harvard Varsity Club inducted a new class This year, the Varsity Club was proud to induct six outstand- of all-stars into the annals of Harvard Athletics—the Hall of ing athletes into the Hall of Fame: Tamara Butler Battaglino ’95 Fame. For those who are unfamiliar with the Hall of Fame, it is (Basketball), Libby Eynon Welch ’95 (Squash), Vincent Martelli comprised of Harvard’s all-time greats who achieved success in ’83 (Baseball), Steve Martins ’95 (Ice Hockey), Jerry Pawloski sport while an undergraduate at ’88 (Ice Hockey), and Donald Clarke Harvard. Sweeney ’88 (Ice Hockey). All of Every year, the Selection these athletes possessed tremendous Committee meets throughout the athletic skill and earned numerous ac- winter to determine who should be colades including All-America status, inducted into this elite group. The Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Ivy Selection Committee holds itself to League Player of the Year, the title of three strict guidelines as it consid- National Champion, during their Har- ers possible candidates for induc- vard careers. Of these six athletes, the tion. First, he or she must have first five were in attendance on May been a graduate of the college for 7, as Don Sweeney, Assistant General 15 years.
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