COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY A T H L E T I C S H A L L O F F A M E c o m m e m o r a t i v e e d i t i o n The Class of 2018 Norman Armitage ’27CC ’29SEAS • Catherine Beauregard Sheehy ’03CC ’06LAW • Liam Boylan-Pett ’08CC • Diana Diep ’96SEAS • Heyward Dotson ’70CC, ’76LAW • Harry Fisher 1905CC • Don Jackson ’73CC ’80BUS • Anna Martens Davidson ’89CC • Ellen Futter ’71BC ’74LAW • David Newmark ’69CC • Barton Nisonson ’62CC ’66P&S • Erin Raggio Eriksen ’03CC • Heather Ruddock ’88CC • Ray Ruddy ’32CC • Charles Sands 1887CC • Charlene Schuessler Fideler ’90BC • George “Butch” Seewagen • Ken Torrey • Michael M. Wilhite ’78CC ’07GSAPP • 1950-51 Men’s Fencing • 1973 Men’s Tennis • 1980-81 Wrestling • 1985-86 Women’s Basketball The Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium Low Memorial Library • Thursday, October 18, 2018 The Inaugural Class: 2006 Katy Bilodeau • Eddie Collins • Tony Corbisiero • Tosh Forde • Chet Forte • Dave Galdi • Lou Gehrig • Paul Governali • George Gregory • Ben Johnson • Lou Kusserow • Gene Larkin • Lou Little • Sid Luckman • Ula Lysniak • Connie Maniatty • Devon Martin • Jim McMillian • Cliff Montgomery • Barry Nix • Jon Normile • Nat Pendleton • Lisa Piazza • Archie Roberts • Tina Steck • Bill Swiacki • Cristina Teuscher • Marcellus Wiley • John Witkowski • 1967-68 Men’s Basketball The Class of 2008 Rolando Acosta • Ben Atkins • John Azary • George Baker • Stacey Borgman • Ellen Bossert • Walt Budko • Alton Byrd • Andy Coakley • Carrie Daly • Irv DeKoff • Frank Dobbins • Marty Domres • Bruce Gehrke • Leonard “Buck” Jenkins • Janette Kizer-Antiles • Tzu Moy • Gene Rossides • Bill Sanford • George Shaw • Steve Sirtis • Russ Warren • Lawrence A. Wien • 1950-51 Men’s Basketball • 1983 Men’s Soccer The Class of 2010 Alison Ahern • Thomas Auth • Charles Batterman • Lou Bender • Nicole Campbell • Oliver Campbell • Robert Cottingham Jr. • Rikhardur “Rikki” Dadason • Delilah DiCrescenzo • Aldo T. “Buff” Donelli • Lucy Eccleston Norvall • Dieter Ficken • Kathy Gilbert White • Edward T. Kennedy • Walter Koppisch • Garrett Neubart • John J. O’Brien • Gerald Sherwin • Erinn Smart • Stephen Sobel • William Steinman • Nicholas Szerlip • Frank Thomas • Al Thompson • Rory Wilfork • 1961 Football The Class of 2012 Danicia Ambron • Emma Baratta • Nora Beck • Caroline Bierbaum LeFrak • Monica Conley • Horace Davenport • Neil Farber • Ted Gregory • Steven Hasenfus • Caitlin Hickin • Erison Hurtault • Robert K. Kraft • William Morley • Shannon Munoz • James Murray • Robert Nielsen • Barry Pariser • Marion R. Philips • Jack Rohan • Frank Seminara • Harold Weekes • Desmond Werthman • 1933 Football • 1988 Men’s Fencing The Class of 2014 Jacqueline Adelfio • Amr Aly • Al Barabas • John Baumann • Howard Endelman • Emily Jacobson • John Howard Johnson • Milena Kachar • Ted Kiendl • George Kolombatovich • Kathy Lavold • Len Renery • Eugene Rogers • Daria Schneider • Bruce Soriano • Steve Sundell • 1929 Heavyweight Rowing • 1987 Men’s Tennis • 1996 Football • 2005 Women’s Cross Country The Class of 2016 Roone Arledge • Allison Buehler • Steve Charles • Liz Cheung-Gaffney • Rocco B. Commisso • Kevin DeMarrais • Ylonka Dubout-Wills • Paul Fernandes • Megan Griffith • Howard Hansen • Bob Hartman • Paul Kaliades • Judie Lomax • James Margolis • Sara Ovadia • Matt Palmer • Johnathan Reese • Sophie Reiser • Ron Russo • Jeff Spear • 1954 Men’s Fencing • 1979 Men’s Soccer • 2006 Women’s Soccer Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame Dear Friends of Columbia Athletics: Dear Friends of Columbia Athletics: Thank you for joining us at this special This is a wonderful occasion—the 2018 Columbia induction ceremony for the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame celebration—and I University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. extend my congratulations to all the athletes who are inducted tonight. I am especially delighted that former Celebrating the achievements of those who Barnard College President Ellen Futter, ’71BC, is being have competed in our intercollegiate athletics honored for the critical role she played in the creation program over the years brings us closer as of the consortium 35 years ago. a University community, from those here on campus to Columbians out in the world. As an athlete myself, I can attest to the importance of sports. Being part of a team teaches cooperation, diligence, and Please join me in thanking the alumni, friends, and staff whose contributions continue to make this a festive and meaningful event. have every reason to be proud, for they not only excel in the classroom but We greatly appreciate your support of and commitment to our perseverance—qualities that benefit any life endeavor. Our student athletes athletics program. onThank the playingyou to the field. coaches and the fans, the staff and administration, and all Sincerely, who support athletics at Barnard and Columbia. We are very grateful for your team spirit and your commitment to this important program. Sincerely, Lee C. Bollinger President, Columbia University Sian Leah Beilock President, Barnard College Dear Friends of Columbia Athletics: Welcome to the 2018 Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame Black Tie Dinner and Induction Ceremony. Thank you for sharing this historic evening with us – and congratulations to all of our inductees! We are proud to celebrate the tremendous accomplishments of this year’s class of the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame. Their success is a testament to hard work, dedication and a commitment to excellence. We extend a very big thank you to our sponsors for their support of this event. We could not host tonight’s dinner and ceremony without their generosity. We are also grateful for the hard work of the Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Once again, you have selected an outstanding class of inductees for our athletics program’s highest honor. Enjoy tonight’s ceremony, and Roar, Lion, Roar! Warmest regards, Peter Pilling Campbell Family Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education Columbia University Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Induction Dinner and Ceremony - Low Memorial Library Master of Ceremonies Welcome Welcoming Remarks Columbia-Barnard Consortium 35th Anniversary Recognition Dinner Served Induction of Ceremony Commences Induction of Men’s Heritage Team Induction of Male Student-Athletes, Heritage Era Induction of Special Category Induction of Women’s Team Induction of Men’s Modern Team Induction of Female Student-Athletes Induction of Male Student-Athletes, Modern Era Induction of Athletics Staff & Coaches Closing Remarks & Credits Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame TEAM, HERITAGE ERA 1950-51 Men’s Fencing o Columbia program has been as consistently successful over the years as fencing, Nbut the 1950-51 squad was special, even by Columbia fencing standards. The Lions, who had a 5-8 record a year earlier, began the season with seven victories. However, second-year coach Joe Velarde, writing in Lines on Lions, the athletic department newsletter, warned alumni not to get too carried away because the toughest part of the schedule remained. Velarde was right. The Lions did beat Harvard and archrival NYU, but dropped close matches to Navy and Penn. But that was just the warmup for the postseason, and there the Lions were unbeatable, capturing seven Eastern Intercollegiate Fencing Association and NCAA championships, Theincluding team thewas first led byNCAA senior team captain title ever Bob wonNielsen, by Columbia who posted in any an incrediblesport. 27-2 record in the regular season before repeating as NCAA and IFA foil champion. During his Columbia career, Nielsen won 105 of 112 bouts and was inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. won the deciding bout in a regular-season 14-13 victory over Army, was second in sabre at both championships, junior Al Rubin took fourth in foilBut atthis the was IFA no and one-man sophomore show, Bob as juniorSchafer Dan was Chafetz fourth finishedin sabre firstat the at IFAs. the NCAAs and second at the IFAs in epee; junior Johnny Krajcir, who Velarde also received strong efforts during the dual-match season from Jay Leibel in sabre and Gene Winograd and Jaromir Sevcik in epee. “I think our success was due to the fact that we had better physical condition than anyone else, and that we had tremendous spirit, drive and willingness to work all year,” Velarde said. Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame MALE STUDENT-ATHLETES, HERITAGE ERA Charles Sands 1887CC tennis/golf Most athletes dream of making the Olympics in one sport. Charles Sands did it in three. 85Sands to defeat was best Walter known Rutherford, at the time a Scotsman, “for his prolific by one tennis stroke skills,” for the as gold. one publication put it. But he is best remembered for winning the first Olympic gold medal in golf. That was at the 1900 Paris Olympics, where he shot rounds of 82 and Despite spending two years playing tennis in France prior to the games and winning several major tournaments, he Hewas began eliminated competing in the on first the round U.S. Tennis in both Tour singles in 1887 and followingdoubles. his graduation from Columbia, playing in events across the country, and reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1894. repeatedFive years the later, honor. he applied That was for equivalent a passport to to the spend national an indefinite championship, period ofand time he repeatedin France. a His year time later. was well spent, as Sands became the first American to win France’s highest award for tennis, the Racquette D’Or. A year later, Sands Following the 1900 Olympic Games, Sands returned to New York and competed regionally on the U.S. Tennis Tour winning the 1901 Senior 1903. Championship at Newport, an unprecedented third Racquette D’Or in France in 1902 and the first U.S. Gold Racquets court tennis championship in But there was more to come. In 1908, at the age of 43, he competed in Jeu De Paume at the London Olympic Games becoming one of only two Americans to have competed in three sports in two separate Olympics.