Join us Schenectady City Thursday, September 22 School District at the The 8th Annual Hall of Springs ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS in Saratoga Springs, NY

TICKET……… INFORMATION Bill Eddy 1998 Schenectady .

Sig Makofski 1998 City School District Larry Mulvaney 1998 TICKETS are $40 ...... ……………………. Walt Przybylo 1998 For Tickets and Information Ray Vacca 1998 . Please Call Barry Kramer 1999 thletic Donna Frank Bill Leonard 1999 A (518)668-5332 or (518)355-9115 Tony Parisi 1999 . Pete Shulha 1999 Hall of Fame Bob Pezzano (518)346-9297 Ed Catino 2000 and . Bill Rapavy 2000 Pat Riley 2000 Reunion inner GUEST SPEAKER Tommy Brennan 2001 D Billy Connors 2001 ...... Larry Mulvaney Mack Suprunowicz 2001 Dom Denio 2002 Thursday • Inducted into the SCSD Athletic Hall of Al DeSantis 2002 Fame in 1998 Norm Kitching 2002 September 22, 2005 Steve Szumachowski 2002 • Highly successful football coach at Jim Barbieri 2003 Mont Pleasant High School (107-64-4 record) Bill Kirvin 2003 Dick Suprunowicz 2003 2005 INDUCTEES • Coached 3 undefeated football teams Walt Suprunowicz 2003 (his 1967 team was ranked #1 in NYS) Mike Maietta 2004 . . . . Schenectady Little League • Coached wrestling team at Mont 1954 World Series Champions Bob Czub Pleasant High School . (209-58-6 record) 2004 . . . ………………………………... • Wrestling teams won three sectional The purpose of the Athletic Hall . oe DeMeo titles of Fame is to honor those J individuals who have made . . . • Coached two NYS Champions, 9 NYS significant contributions to the . Place Finishers & 41 Sectional Champions history and tradition of sports in the Schenectady City School . • The football field at Schenectady High District. School has been named in his honor ……………………………. (Larry Mulvaney Field)

Schenectady City School District • Declined opportunities to enter professional boxing & • Coached two Olympic Gold Medalists ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME try out for the Buffalo Bills • Coached over 75 times in • Teacher at Linton High School (1958—59) international competition 2005 INDUCTEES • Coached freshman football at Linton (1958) • One of the founders of the Adirondack Three- Style Wrestling Association (ATWA) Bob Czub Joe DeMeo • Member of the Mont Pleasant H.S. Athletic …………………... Hall of Fame Nott Terrace High School 1954 …………………... Mont Pleasant High School 1960 • Member of the NYS Wrestling Hall of Fame • All-star football player in high school Member of the NCAA Wrestling Hall of Fame & college • Played football & wrestled at Mont Pleasant High • School • Capital District All-Star Team (guard) 1952 • Member of the Capital District Sports Hall • Undefeated in wrestling dual meets during his three- of Fame All-County Scholastic Football Team (guard) • year varsity career 1952 & 1953 Marty Servo* • Won the Section II Tournament in 1960 (pinned all 4 • Co-captain of the 1953 undefeated Nott opponents in record time—6:48) …………………... Terrace football team (outscored opponents Nott Terrace High School 277-6) • Voted Best Wrestler in Section II (1960) • Born in Schenectady on November 3, 1919 • All-County Scholastic Football Team—1953 • Received the Mastroianni Award (real name was Mario Severino) • Thom McCann Award—Outstanding • Varsity wrestler for three years at Cornell Ran cross-country at Nott Terrace High School scholastic football player University • • Junior Chamber of Commerce • Had two undefeated dual meet wrestling seasons • Began boxing in the mid-1930’s Outstanding County Football Player (lost one dual meet in three years) • Compiled an amateur record of 91-4—Won the • Scholastic Coach Magazine • Undefeated vs. Ivy League opponents Golden Gloves & Diamond Belt Featherweight High School All-American Team • Cornell won the Ivy League Wrestling Titles • National High School Football All-America Championship all 3 years • Turned professional in 1938 Prep All-Star Team • Won the National Freestyle Championship • Initially fought as a lightweight after college • Graduate of Cornell University 1958 • 43-0-2 record in his first three years as a pro • Guard, center & linebacker on the • Assistant wrestling coach at State • As a , he lost to the legendary Sugar 1957 Cornell football team (3 yrs.) Ray Robinson in two close decisions • Selected to weekly ECAC All-Star team 3 • Assistant wrestling coach at Stanford for one year times in 1957 • Head wrestling coach at Stanford for 6 years • Professional career was interrupted by World (vs. Colgate, Harvard & Brown) (winningest coach at the time, in school history) War II (he served in the Coast Guard) • Selected to All Ivy League second team as • Coached several All-Americans • Resumed boxing after World War II guard in 1957 • Assistant Wrestling Coach at SUNY Albany for 1 Year • Won the Welterweight Title by knocking out • All Ivy League honorable mention as a • Varsity Wrestling Coach at SUNY Albany (17 years) - Freddie “Red” Cochrane in the fourth round on center 1957 Coached 47 All-Americans and 5 NCAA Champions February 1, 1946 (changed positions during season) • Head coach of the U.S. Greco Roman World Team • Lost to Graziano, in a non- • Honorable Mention ECAC All Major (4 times) title fight on March 29, 1946 College Team • National Coach of the year for U.S.A. Wrestling • Retired from boxing on September 25, 1946 • Cornell Alumni Most Improved Player Award (3 times) • Pro boxing record 48-4-2 • Received Cornell University Athletic • Coached in the Pan American Games Association Award for outstanding • Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of (head coach twice, assistant coach 5 times) Fame in 1989 (Denver, CO) contribution to Cornell Athletics • Helped to coach numerous U.S. Jr. World Teams • Participated in AAU Boxing Championship • Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame • Member of the National Wrestling Coaching Staff (NCAA & Ivy league rules prevented him in 2003 (Commerce, CA) for 30 years from advancing) • Inducted into the Capital District Sports Hall of • Coached in World Championships (17 times) • Cornell University Boxing Champion, Light Fame in 2003 • Head coach of the World Cup team (5 times) Heavyweight Champion (Fr. & Soph.), • Died in 1969 • Member of the U.S. Olympic Coaching Staff Heavyweight Champion (Sr.) (‘76, ‘80, ‘88, ‘92) *Will be inducted posthumously