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SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Fourth Annual MEMBERS Schenectady Please join us City School District Athletic Monday Hall of Fame BILL EDDY (1998) September 24th SIG MAKOFSKI (1998) & Reunion Dinner LARRY MULVANEY (1998) Monday At the WALT PRZYBYLO (1998) RAY VACCA (1998) September 24th BARRY KRAMER (1999) Hall of Springs BILL LEONARD (1999) Saratoga Springs, New York TONY PARISI (1999) PETE SHULHA (1999) Tickets are $35 ED CATINO (2000) BILL RAPAVY (2000) PAT RILEY (2000) Call Donna Frank Please visit the lobby just A Look Back 370-8185 Lastoutside September, the gym nearly at the 600 Or guestsPat Riley attended Sports ourCenter Third at AnnualSchenectady Athletic High Hall School of Fame to Bob Pezzano view& theReunion Athletic Dinner. Hall of 2001 Inductees 370-8185 or Fame Wall. The wall is Weadorned hope withthat bronzeyou can plaques join us 346-9297 honoring eachthis year.member of the Tommy Brennan Hall of Fame. The trophy Billy Connors Limited Number of Seats Available case across the hall contains Hall of Fame collages and Mack Suprunowicz memorabilia. ♦ Led team in scoring all four years About Our Billy Connors ♦ Michigan won the 1948 “Big Nine” Championship 2001 Inductees Linton ‘59 ♦ Played in 1948 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden ♦ Member of Schenectady Little League World Series runner-up team (1953) & World Series championship ♦ Set University of Michigan scoring re- team (1954) cords for single game, single season, and Tommy Brennan career ♦ Outstanding basketball & baseball player at Linton Mont Pleasant ‘38 ♦ Member of the University of Michigan ♦ Won Sectional basketball and baseball titles at LHS Athletic Hall of Honor ♦ Played basketball & tennis at MP ♦ Schenectady County Player of the Year in both sports ♦ Named to 1950 “Polish All-American Basketball Team” ♦ Played pro soccer in New York City’s Ger- ♦ Played basketball & baseball at Syracuse University man-American & National Leagues ♦ Played pro basketball for Denver of the ♦ Played in 1961 College World Series (finished 3rd) NBL (1950-51) ♦ First local high school & college official/umpire in four sports ♦ Signed with the Cubs in 1961 Guest Speaker ♦ Respected and well-liked ref/umpire for 42 ♦ Major League pitcher with the Cubs (1966) & Mets years (1967-68) ♦ Officiated more than 4,100 games ♦ Coached in the Mets’ organization (Minor League Our guest speaker will be the pitching coach) ♦ Officiated more than 1,200 high school & col- Honorable Barry Kramer lege basketball games ♦ Major League pitching coach for the Royals (1980-81), Cubs (1982-86, 1991-93), Mariners (1987), and Yan- ♦ All-American Basketball player at Linton ♦ President of the IAABO Adirondack Board kees (1989-90, 1994-95) & NYU #36 (1975-77) ♦ Pitching coach for two World Series teams ♦ First round NBA draft pick ♦ Awarded the Jack Cahill Award ♦ Selected as the pitching coach in a Sports Illustrated ♦ Member of the SCSD Athletic Hall of ♦ Honored as a lifetime IAABO member Fame article entitled, “The Team of Your ♦ Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Dreams” (4/15/85) Hall of Fame (IAABO sponsored) ♦ Acting pitching coach for the 2000 Yankees World The purpose of the Athletic Hall of ♦ Annual Selection II basketball team sports- Series Championship team Fame is to honor those individuals manship award is named in his honor (by ♦ Yankee Vice President and Director of Player Person- who have made significant contribu- IAABO Board #36) - “J. Thomas Brennan nel Award” tions to the history and tradition of ♦ “Pitching Guru” sports in the Schenectady City ♦ Umpired more than 1,200 high school & col- lege baseball games ♦ Officiated more than 1,000 high school & col- Mack Suprunowicz lege soccer games ♦ Played basketball for Sig Makofski at MP in mid 1940’s ♦ EBASO Interpreter for 25 years A Look Back ♦ First tenth grader to play varsity basketball at MP ♦ Officiated more than 700 high school & col- lege football games ♦ Had an outstanding basketball career at MP Last September, nearly 600 ♦ Received the J. Hal Wittner Award 1984 ♦ Played basketball at the University of Michigan (Class of guests attended our Third ‘50) Annual Athletic Hall of Fame & ♦ Received NYS Association of Certified Foot- ball Officials Merit Award 1988 ♦ Four year starter on the basketball team Reunion Dinner. ♦ Received the National Football Foundation & ♦ First freshman to make “All Big Nine” (MSU not yet in College Hall of Fame Award (sponsored by league) We hope that you can join us the Capital District Chapter of NY) ♦ First player to make “All Big Nine/Big Ten” for four this year. years .