The Adelphi University Athletic Hall of Fame

The Adelphi University Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1961, under the direction of former Athletic Director George Faherty, to honor those former Adelphi athletes, coaches and friends who have distinguished themselves during their time at the University or thereafter.

From 1961 until 1981, the University inducted 61 honorees into the Hall of Fame. Among those honored were former President Dr. Paul Eddy, former baseball coach Ron Davies, former major league pitcher Joe Sambito and former track coach Stu Parks.

After a ten year hiatus, the Hall of Fame was reestablished in 1991, and has since inducted outstanding athletes including Olympic record-holder Bob Beamon, fellow Olympian Portia Lack, radio and television broadcaster Al Trautwig, and lacrosse great Bob Engelke. In 1992, Al Davis, President of the Oakland Raiders and a former Adelphi coach, was inducted. Membership in the Hall of Fame stands at 182 after the induction of the six in April, 2009.

Adelphi Hall of Fame Criteria and Nomination Form.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M

N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

The Frank Cassell Memorial Award
The Woodruff Award

A
Thomas Aiello '93
Carol Alberts '52
Bob Alexander '52
William Altenburg '70
Albert "Angie" Angelone '60
Louis Argondizzo '50
Christopher M. Armas '94
Elizabeth Arnone '53

B
Robert Baratta '60
Dr. Chester Barrows '68
Ron Bazil
Bob Beamon
James Bedell '58
Artie Benoit '59
Kristen Peterson-Blandino '88
Jeanne Bockrath '83
Helmut Bohringer '89 '97
Julie Bolduc '87
Allen Boyce '54

C
Paul Caffrey '91, M.B.A. '94, M.A. '99
Frank Cassell '68
Nadine (Reid) Chase '80
James Cheeseman '89
James Chestnut '64
Joe Chiofolo '79
Nicholas Clark '99
Louis Consenza '68
Rowland Copeland '53
Joseph Crafa '58

D
William N. Dabney '77
Ronald Davies '59
Al Davis
Keith Davis '74
Joseph DeClerk '49
Jeffery Deneroff '63
Morton Diamond '53
Anne DiPrima '70
Constantinos Dodos '66
Paul Doherty '62
James A. Dolan '70
Regina Dooley '85
Malcolm T. Dowdy '91
Nimrod Dreyfus

E
Dr. Paul D. Eddy
Robert J. Eitel '53
Robert Engelke '79
Audrey Erickson '55

F
George Faherty
James Fanning '52
Janet L. Ficke '59
Charles Finger '55
Louis Flego '55

G
Bill Gaffney '79
Melissa Galletta '93 '99
Len Galluzzi '68
Robert Gary '61
Dominic Gatti '93
Bill Gearns '52
Dina Gentile '92
Danny Gimpel '97
Wallace Girling
James Grant '59
June Griffith '81 '84
Richard Grismer '98
Walter Grossman
Dr. Owen Groves '60
Scott Grubert '79
Howard Gulker '64
Richard Guy '68

H
Dr. Harvey Halfond '56
William Hanigan '66
Richard Hardware
Dr. Ruth Harley '24
Robert E. Hartwell
Perry Herbert '97
Ed Hughes '81
William Humburg '56

I
Bill Irwin

J
Charles Jackson '53
Kirk Jurgelevich '75
Lisa Jusino '01

K
Robert M. Kavner '65
Ruth Keen '28
Bridget McSloy Keenan '87
Shannon Sepe Keenan '95
Marv Kessler
Donald Kohart '56
Kendra Koneski '96
Richard Kuster '51

L
Portia Lack '85
Eleanor Lalena '55
Tom Lang '81
Tom Lauritano '82
Ron LaValle '65
Ray Lee '74
Blanch Leich '39
David Leistman '81
Danielle Leonard (Margarita) '00
Menahem Less
Thomas Liotti '70
Donald Loughlin '50
Doreen Lumbra-Clifford '90 '98

M
Robert Macaluso '68
Stephen Mallis '65
Laura A. Martin '97
Joseph Martini '52
Manny Matos '75
Francis McCall '56
Gordon McCrae '91
Clyde Mc Pherson '72
Ernest Merz, Jr. '69
Gladys Meyer '60
John Miele '53
Robert Miller
William Miltenberg '69
Robert Modica '57
Bob Montgomery '74 '92

N
Arvilla Nolan
Paul Nussbaum '89 '97

O
Bill O'Conner '86
Jim O'Connor

P
Margaret Pape '84
Stuart Parks
Donald Payne '55
Thomas Pecora '84
Mel Pender '76
Billy Phillips '78
Pablo Pick '65
Eric Piper '66
Kevin Price '78
Gordon Purdie '88

Q
Vincent Quarto

R
Kathryn Raub '79
Gerry Reardon '83
Jeff Reh '90
Scott Reh '89
Charles Reilly '74
Roy Richey '57
Paul Riley '86
Donald C. Robertson '67
Duane Robinson '90
Kelly Rohan '90
Larry Ross '74
Dr. Peter Rovegna '60
Thomas Ruane ' 86 '95
Claude Ruggian

S
Joseph Sambito
Vin Santostefano '61
Ron Schneider '79
Mark Schissler '68
Gilbert Scott '56
Steve Sherman '67
Victoria Sidorenko '95
Dr. Ruth Skinner '41
Arthur Snelders '50
Joseph Spollen '50
Ellen Spruce '88
Ron Staffieri '70

T
David Takach '86
Susan Tarzian '82
Dr. Andrew Tatom ' 53
Dr. Susan Tendy '70
Beatrice Toner '50
Rosalind Tooker '41
Bella Totino '87
Al Trautwig '78

V
Margaret Varas '87
John Verdi '50
Louis Vlogianitis '57
Howard Vogts '52

W
Dennis Walker '73
Mary Wallace '85
John Waller '93
Cecil Watkins '75
Dr. Joan Shean Williams '53
Curtis P. Wilson '91 '94
Mike Windischmann

Y
Rueven (Roby) Young '71 '72

The Frank Cassell Memorial Award
Anthony Bonomo, 1991
Manny Matos '75, 1992
Stephen Wirth '70, 1993
Dr. Carl Rheins, 1994
William Hofmann, 1995
Abe Reiss, 1996
James O'Connor, 1997
Tom Sowinski, 1998
Ruth Skinner '41, 1999
Lisa White, 2000
Steve Clifford, 2001
Paul Doherty '62, 2002
Janet L. Ficke '59, 2003
Timothy Burton, 2004
Maggie Yoon '98, 2005
Kathleen Petronis, 2006
Curtis O. Minnis '76, 2007
Angelo B. Proto MBA '70, 2008
Judith Ann Salerno '66, 2009

The Woodruff Award
Ron Davies '59, 1998
Bob Hirschfield, 1998
Richard Vining, 1998
John J. Powers, 1999
Richard Speckmann, 2000
William G. Tierney, 2000
Dr. Norbert Sander, 2001
Vincent Conlon, 2002
Kathleen Meehan, 2003
Vincent Salamone, 2003
Donald Ryan '66, 2004
Gail A. Marquis, 2005
James Jones, 2006
Joe Jones, 2006
John DiRico M.A. '81, 2007
Susan Petersen Lubow, 2008
Dr. Drew Bogner, 2009




In 2008 the Hall of Fame display wall was moved from the Ruth S. Harley Univesity Center to its new home in the Hall of Fame Atrium in the new Center for Recreation and Sport. A graphic display of memoriabilia in special wall mounted casings along with photography of legendary athletes as well as photos of each Hall of Famer will greet alumni, guests and fans as they make their way into the gymnasium.