36th Annual Sports Banquet Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame May 18, 2011 Matt Minker Builder of Baseball He Gave All He Knew The Treatment Love, Carol, Clark and Michele The Grandchildren & the Minker Family Mission Statement The mission of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history, preserve the legacy, and honor the heroes of the sports within Delaware and those who have brought recognition to Delaware by their accomplishments elsewhere. The membership strives to educate young and old about athletics, sportsmanship, and work ethic while providing inspiration to maintain active and healthy lifestyles through sports. 1 PROGRAM Call to Order Introduction of Past Inductees Introduction of Class of 2011 National Anthem Bips Egnor - Organist Welcome Dinner Volunteer of the Year Award TBA Banquet Chairman Joe Ackerman Program/Ad Book Jerry Barsha, Jim Bowden, Stan Bradley, Ells Edwards, Holly Fleming, Jack Holloway, Brett Kleckner, Bob Lennon, Jon Rafal, Ben Sirman, Bob Tattersall, Debbie Windett OFFICERS & BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2011 President Bob Tattersall Past President Jerry Barsha 1st Vice President Ben Sirman 2nd Vice President Jack Holloway Secretary Holly Fleming Treasurer Bob Lennon Historian Ells Edwards BOARD MEMBERS Anne Brooking Jim Clapp Sandy Coveleski Chuck Durante Ken Farrall Bud Hitchens Brett Kleckner Debbie Windett BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Tom DeLucia MUSEUM DIRECTOR Jon Rafal 2 PAST INDUCTEES 1 9 7 6 1 9 8 2 Caras, Jimmy Coveleski, Frank Johnson, Judy Garvine, Cliff MacLure, Marion Jessup Marshall, Chip Michaels, Eddie O’Neill, Rev. James Miller, Creighton Shakespeare, Frank Oliver, Ed Taylor, Ellis Zwolak, Vic Tosi, John 1 9 7 7 1 9 8 3 Koffenberger, Ed Cooper, Johnny McGowan, Bill Green, Dallas Newlin, Frank Hazewski, Eddie Sawin, Nancy Miller, Rosemary Tribuani, Al Mulvena, Jack Waller, Ron Murray, Bill Willis, Vic Pitts, Jackie 1 9 7 8 1 9 8 4 Carpenter, Bob Chadick, Paul Douglas, Dave Cloud, Nate Marvil, Dallas Doherty, Billy Montero, Dim Klosiewicz, Cas Nelson, Dave May, Dave Warrington, Tex McGraw, Rea Wharton, Buck Neiger, Al 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 5 Cole, Billy Brooks, Lou DuPont, Will Crawford, Al Grier, Cap Crimian, Jack McMahon, Matchie Doherty III, Gerald P. Hayes, Walter Naylor, Millard Krapf, Jim Schollenberger, George McConnell, Willard Short, Chris Reilly, Kevin Wilcutts, John 1 9 8 0 Zablotny, Walter Aiello, Johnny Betts, Huck 1 9 8 6 Cartwright, Al Givens, Charlie Doherty II, Gerald P. Hayman, Conway Field, Bryan Hickman, John Hall, Tom Johnson, George Vosters, Bunny Lichtenstein, Vic Roache, Willie 1 9 8 1 Turley, Doug Blaney, Bernie 1 9 8 7 Chalmers, Shorty Carpenter, Ruly Cihocki, Eddie George, Bennie Donahue, Matt Guthrie, Grant Knight, Pat Hagan, Jim Sasse, Ralph Morris, Johnny Skinner, Bill Pankowski, Joe Pennock Rawstrom, Harry 3 PAST INDUCTEES 1 9 8 8 1 9 9 4 Birkenheuer, Rev. John Anderson, Anthony Elliot, Carlton Gerow, William “Bill” Estock, George McBride, Steve Hoffman, Rob Moser, Lou Justice, Rita Redden, Art Snowberger, Russ Slattery, Herb Swartz, Hymie Sezna, Wally Sund, Al 1 9 8 9 White, Randy Davis, Brandon Dunn, Chris 1 9 9 5 Gregg, Steve Brooking, Anne Hilyard, Jennifer Franks Dowd, Robert F. Kelley, Robert Johnson, Sterling “Terl” Lore, Francis Lesher, John Spruance, Gretchen Vosters Martin, Renie Seaburg, Gus 1 9 9 0 Slowik, Carol Thomson Brown. Mike Carucci, Dom “Quack” 1 9 9 6 Chambers, Bill Baker, Dorothy Hahn, Patsy Cunningham, Bert Lucas, John “Cookie” Duncan, Scotty Reitzes, Herm Hall, Mike Riley, Bob “Peanuts” Lambert, Rodney Rylander, C. Roy 1 9 9 1 Taylor, Irvin “Ace” Bruton, Bill Thompson, Harold “Buck” Jacobs, Forrest V. “Spook” Johnson, Dave 1 9 9 7 Mason, Tom Baldwin, Renee Salvatore, Pete Capodanno, Laura Walsh, Franny DiPace, Dan Wilson, Tim Franks, Roger Hitchens, Mary Ann 1 9 9 2 Land, John Anderson, Harry Masley, Frank Campbell, Joe Meade, Mike Hawke, Vic Thomson, William A. Hayman, Gary Showalter, Audie Kujala 1 9 9 8 Passmore, Bill Billings, Bill Wills, Howard Collick, Bill Hannah, Bob 1 9 9 3 Motley, Felmon Brady, John J. Shepherd Sr., Lennell Katzman, Izzy Shockley, Costen Milligan, Hank Smith, Janet Raymond, Harold “Tubby” Sund, Leonard “Lenny” Roberts, Milt Watson, Steve Wockenfuss, John 4 PAST INDUCTEES 1 9 9 9 Grandell, Dr. Peter A. Balick, Charlotte Kampert, Sue Manelski DuPont Osborne, Margaret Kapa, William L. Gillen, Eugene “Buzzy” Mason, Fred A. Hanford, Carl Scott, B. Gary Henry, Spencer Silicato, Thomas Carmen Kenney, Rev. Robert Viera, Barbara L. Saddler, William “Bubby” 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 Brooks, Sr. C. Melvin Farmer Sr., Dale C. Delaney-Scheetz, Susan Farmer, Robert (Clyde) Hoffstein, Ace Ferrell, Howard (Toots) Mattson, Bob Kadel, C. Walter Mees, Thomas Ludington, Ron Neill, Michael Richardson, Elizabeth (Betty) Purzycki, Joseph White Jr., Henry G. Taylor, John Zabitka, Matthew “Matt” Townsend, John Walls, James F. 2 0 0 1 Bianchini, Rosemary “Roe” 2 0 0 6 Hanna, Norman Andrus, Robert Harris, Dionna Buckalew, Bart Lewis, Jimmy DeShields, Delino Robinson, Robert “Robbie” Harris, Barbara Sheats, Earl Johnson, Dennnis Stansky, R. Benjamin Koffenberger, Richard' Tiberi, David Leshem, Leonard Williams, Pat Wentworth, James Wisniewski, Irvin C 2 0 0 2 Davis, Eddie 2 0 0 7 Frick, George Bernard “Barney” Briggs Huber-Rudawsky, Vicki Jim Bundren Joseph, Melvin Bob Immediato Kane, Joseph Vincent “Winnie” Mayer Meharg, Margaret “Missy” Rick McCall McCall, Francis J. “Mike” Lovett Purnell Trotter, Harold Vinnie Scott David Whitcraft 2 0 0 3 Val Whiting Bastianelli, Herm Ciesinski, Roman “Ray” 2 0 0 8 Damico, Lawrence “Laudy” Bender, Lou Dayton, Julie Ann Carmichael, Donald “Ducky” Ferguson, Pat Ryan Clapp, Jim Pheiffer, William Dickerson, Ron Reynolds, Bruce Ferris, Brenda Becker Steers, Kenneth D. Fry, Doris Callaway Taylor, Steve Holloway, Jack Hudson, Aubrey 2 0 0 4 Knisely, Mary Schilly Apostolico, Martin Oddo, Jim “Whitey” Bodley, Hal Rollins Sr., John W. Bucci, Nicholas Smith, Jim English, A. J. 5 PAST INDUCTEES 2 0 0 9 Edward “Punk” Callaway Albert “Buddy” Clark, Jr. James “Jimmy” Flynn Dave Hubinger James “JJ” Johnson Frank Kaminski Clifton “Gator” Lewis Tom Marshall Mike McGlinchey F. Tucker “Tuck” Mulrooney Charles “Gene” Schaen Dave Sysko 2 0 1 0 Steve Bastianelli Frank Cephous Bob Degroat Helen Doherty TedKempski Laura Knorr Moliken Jamie Natalie Jim “Tuffy” Pabst Terence Stansbury Chester V. “Bud” Townsend Mary Jane Weldin 6 INDUCTEES 1976-2010 Aiello, Johnny 1980 Davis, Brandon “Brandy” 1989 Anderson, Anthony 1994 Davis, Eddie 2002 Anderson, Harry 1992 Dayton, Julie Ann 2003 Andrus, Robert 2006 Degroat, Bob 2010 Apostolico, Martin 2004 Delaney-Scheetz, Susan 2005 Baker, Dorothy 1996 DeShields, Delino 2006 Baldwin, Renee 1997 Dickerson, Ron 2008 Balick, Charlotte 1999 DiPace, Dan 1997 Bastianelli, Herm 2003 Doherty, III, Gerald P. 1985 Bastianelli, Steve 2010 Doherty, II, Gerald P. 1980 Bender, Lou 2008 Doherty, Billy 1984 Betts, Huck 1980 Doherty, Helen 2010 Birkenheuer, Rev John 1988 Donohue, Matt 1981 Bianchini, Rosemary 2001 Douglas, Dave 1978 Billings, Bill 1998 Dowd, Robert F. 1995 Blaney, Bernie 1981 Duncan, Scotty 1996 Bodley, Hal 2004 Dunn, Chris 1989 Brady, John J. 1993 DuPont, Margaret Osborne 1999 Briggs, Bernard “Barney” 2007 DuPont, Will 1979 Brooking, Anne 1995 Elliott, Carlton 1988 Brooks, C. Melvin Sr 2005 English, A.J. 2004 Brooks, Lou 1985 Estock, George 1988 Brown, Mike 1990 Farmer, Sr., Dale C. 2000 Bruton, Bill 1991 Farmer, Robert “Clyde” 2000 Bucci, Nicholas 2004 Ferguson, Pat Ryan 2003 Buckalew, Bart 2006 Ferrell, Howard “Toots” 2000 Bundren, Jim 2007 Ferris, Brenda Becker 2008 Callaway, Edward “Punk” 2009 Field, Bryan 1980 Campbell, Joe 1992 Flynn, James “Jimmy” 2009 Capodanno, Laura 1997 Franks, Roger 1997 Carmichael, Donald “Ducky” 2008 Frick, George 2002 Carpenter, Bob 1978 Fry, Doris Callaway 2008 Carpenter, Ruly 1987 Garvine, Cliff 1982 Carras, Jimmy 1976 George, Bennie 1987 Cartwright, Al 1980 Gerow, Bill 1994 Carucci, Dom “Quack” 1990 Gillen, Eugene “Buzzy” 1999 Cephous, Frank 2010 Givens, Charlie 1986 Chadick, Paul 1984 Grandell, Peter A. 2004 Chalmers, Short 1981 Green, Dallas 1983 Chambers, Bill 1990 Gregg, Steve 1989 Ciesinski, Roman “Ray” 2003 Grier, Cap 1979 Cihocki, Eddie 1981 Guthrie, Grant 1987 Clapp, Jim 2008 Hagan, Jim 1987 Clark, Albert “Buddy” Jr. 2009 Hahn, Patsy 1990 Cloud, Nate 1984 Hall, Mike 1996 Cole, Billy 1979 Hall, Tom 1980 Collick, Bill 1998 Hanford, Carl 1999 Cooper, John 1983 Hanna, Norman 2001 Coveleski, Frank 1982 Hannah, Bob 1998 Crawford, Al 1985 Harris, Barbara 2006 Crimian, Jack 1985 Harris, Dionna 2001 Cunningham, Bert 1996 Hawke, Vic 1992 Damico, Lawrence “Laudy” 2003 Hayes, Walter 1985 7 INDUCTEES 1976-2010 Hayman, Conway 1986 McBride, Steve 1994 Hayman, Gary 1992 McCall, Francis J. “Mike” 2002 Hazewski, Eddie 1983 McCall, Rick 2007 Henry, Spencer 1999 McConnell,Willard 1985 Hickman, John 1986 McGlinchey, Mike 2009 Holloway, Jack 2008 McGowan, Bill 1977 Hubinger, Dave 2009 McGraw, Rea 1984 Hudson, Aubrey 2008 McMahon, Matchie 1979 Johnson, Dave 1991 Meade, Mike 1997 Johnson, Dennis 2006 Mees, Tom 2005 Johnson, George 1986 Meharg, Margaret 2002 Johnson, James ”JJ” 2009 Michaels, Eddie 1976 Johnson, Sterling “Terl” 1995 Miller, Creighton 1976 Johnson, Judy 1976 Miller, Rosemary 1983 Joseph, Melvin 2002 Milligan, Hank 1993 Justice, Rita 1988 Moliken, Laura Knorr 2010 Kadel, C. Walter 2000 Montero, Dim 1978 Kampert, Sue Manelski 2004 Morris, Johnny 1987 Kapa, Willliam L. 2004 Moser, Lou 1994 Kaminski, Frank 2009 Motley, Felman 1998 Katzman, Izzy