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Inducted in 1977 … 1963 Clarkstown H.S. alumnus … superb all-round athlete who made his greatest scholastic impact in basketball but really shone as a football quarterback in college at the University of Wyoming … in 1967, was named Player of the Year in the Western Athletic Conference and finished 12th in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy … at Clarkstown, he was a 6-foot-1, All-County center who set what was a Rockland PSAL one-game scoring record of 50 points against Suffern his senior year, 1963 … he was county scoring leader that season with 453 points and 25.2 points per game to lead the Rams to a 13-1 record and the county title … he was an All-Rockland center fielder in baseball who batted better than .500 his senior year … made honorable mention All-County as a quarterback in football … he captained all three teams his senior year … as a junior at Wyoming, he was the football team’s most improved player and an All-Conference safety … as senior quarterback, he completed 134 of 241 passes for a 58.1 percentage and 1,791 yards, and amassed 1,915 total yards of offense … he led all major college quarterbacks in touchdown passes with 18, and finished third in the nation in passing and fourth in total offense … he set 11 Western Athletic Conference records and was the All-Conference quarterback and Back of the Year … he was voted United Press International Player of the Year in the Rocky Mountain region and finished fifth in a nationwide UPI Player of the Year poll … he helped lead Wyoming to an undefeated regular season and No.6 ranking in one wire service poll … he earned the Most Outstanding Back Award as a member of the North squad in the Senior Bowl in 1968 … he also made a school-record six interceptions in one season and set seven passing records at Wyoming … he was drafted on the seventh round by the NFL Houston Oilers … he has coached the varsity boys’ basketball team at Clarkstown North since the 1976-77 season.