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Elected in 1993 … 1959 Pearl River H.S. alumnus … fleet-footed, elusive halfback who played three years of varsity football, co-captained the team for two years and was instrumental in Pearl River’s undefeated 1958 PSAL championship team … unanimous first-team All-County selection … scored 20 touchdowns over three seasons … once held Rockland record for longest run from scrimmage, 90 yards … earned 13 varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball, track and volleyball … All-County baseball second baseman in 1959 … as a sophomore, broke the previous Rockland County record for the half-mile in track (while finishing second to Tappan Zee’s Gene Martin) … two-year varsity wingback and safety for Rutgers University, contributing to Scarlet Knights’ undefeated (10-0) 1961 campaign … helped organize Buc Eleven Gridiron Club and the Alumni Football program in Pearl River … held leadership positions for many years in Pop Warner Football and in the Monsey and Spring Valley Little Leagues … assistant coach for the ultra-successful Fred Eller Post OTB Pirates American Legion baseball team.