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On Nov. 3, 2007, five alumni were recognized
for their outstanding athletic abilities while enrolled at CUA. The
Hall of Fame committee, composed of alumni, coaches, Athletic
Director Mike Allen and his staff, completed its review of nominees
in April and named the following inductees:
Betsy (Becker) Laborde,
B.A. 1992, Volleyball, 1988-1992. A three-time captain of the
volleyball team and team MVP her senior year, she led her team to
three record-breaking seasons. In addition to volleyball, she
lettered in basketball and track.
Arthur "Scotty"
Cranston, B.A. 1951, Basketball/Baseball,
1947-1951. He led all Cardinal basketball players during the
1947-1948 season with 202 points. The next year, he was the
second-highest scorer. In 1951, he was selected to the Mason-Dixon
Conference Team and the All-District Team. In 1948 he played
baseball, becoming the team's top relief pitcher.
Douglas C. Eby, B.A.
1981, Tennis, 1977-1981. The only CUA singles player ever to win
the annual tournament of the top singles players in D.C.
universities, he was also a member of the only CUA doubles team to
win the Pro/Collegiate Doubles Tournament. He is one of four CUA
tennis players ever to win the Harris Cup, the coveted CUA athletic
award for service to the university as a scholar, an athlete and a
gentleman.
Ralph C. Fuccillo, B.A.
1985, Football, 1981-1985. As a sophomore in 1982 he was credited
with turning the CUA football program around. He helped his team
set a school record with 19 quarterback sacks that year. The
following season, Fuccillo had 16 sacks of his own, which led to
his selection as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the
Year and 3rd team Division III All-American. He still holds the CUA
record for most career sacks, with 38.5.
William H. Holl, B.E.E.
1950, Football/Track and Field/Wrestling, 1947-1950. A Harris Cup
recipient and dean's list student, he ran the football for an
average of 100 yards per game his senior year, was co-captain of
the Mason-Dixon Conference champion wrestling team, and won the
boxing title in the 155-pound division in the annual Catholic
University tournament.
Members of the CUA Athletic Hall of Fame
(listed by induction year)
Class of 1977 (Inducted February 25,
1977)
James Carney,
B.A. '28- basketball, football
William J. Connor, Esq.
L.L.B. '27- basketball, football
F. Joseph Donahue, B.A.
'22, L.L.B. '25- football, basketball
Raymond A. DuFour, B.A.
'28- football
Bernard L. "Dutch"
Eberts, B.A. '24- basketball, baseball, football
William J. Harvey, B.A.
'28- basketball, football
Edmund R. LaFond, B.A.
'27- football, boxing
John J. Long, B.A. '28-
basketball, basketball coach
Edward J. Lynch, L.L.B.
'24- basketball, baseball, football
Class of 1978 (Inducted March 10, 1978)
John B.
Ambrose, B.A. '32- basketball, baseball, football
Rocco R. Blasi, B.S. '31-
football, boxing, baseball
William P. Byrne, B.A.
'28- baseball, football, boxing
Hugh P. Flynn, B.A. '33-
football, boxing, track, basketball
Vincent H. Fraatz,
B.C.E. '33, '40- football track
Wilfred D. Howell, B.A.
'28- football, boxing, track
John J. Jankowski,
Sr., B.A. '34- basketball, football
John J. Malevich, B.A.
'30- football, boxing, track
Eugene X. Murphy, B.A.
'30- football, baseball
John. D. Oliva, '32-
basketball, baseball, football, boxing, track
James G. Schmidt, B.A.
'29- basketball, football
Lester J. Sheary, B.A.
'33- basketball, baseball, football
Thomas Whelan, B.A. '33-
basketball, baseball, football
Edgar A. White, B.E.E.
'34- football, boxing
Class of 1979
(Inducted February 2, 1979)
William A.
Adamaitis, A.B. '37- football
Joseph P. Anthony
(Antonavage), A.B. '37- football
Richard V. Arnold, A.B.
'37- football
Herbert L. Brown, A.B.
'37- basketball, baseball, football
John F. Carlton, B.A.
'38- football
Maurice C. Carroll,
B.A. '38- football
Joseph E. Clements,
B.A. '37- football
Peter J. Draginis,
B.S. '37- football
Edward F. Dunne, Jr. '37-
football
Joseph F. Foley, '36-
football
Raymond K. Foley, '28-
basketball, baseball, football
Joseph P. "Pappy"
Glodeck, A.B. '37- football
Salvatore J. Greco, Sr.,
B.A. '39- football, boxing
Edwin J. Karp (Karpowich),
B.A. '37- football, track
Leo Katalinas, B.A.
'38- football
William Lajousky, '36-
football, track
Robert A. Makofske,
B.S. '37- football
George Mulligan, '36-
football
Charles R. Munhall,
Sr., B.A. '38- football
George R. Orth, B.E.E.
'37- football
Herman R. Schmarr, A.B.
'37- football
Victor P. Sochon, B.A.
'38- football
Howard W. Walker, '36-
football
Joseph C. Yanchulis,
B.A. '37- football
Class of 1980 (Inducted January 18, 1980)
David B.
Bernstein, B. Arch. '40- boxing
Joseph J. Bunsa, '46-
boxing
William K. Conter, B.A.
'34- football, basketball
Gerald C. Gearty, B.A.
'44- football
Thomas J. Gearty,
L.L.B. '39- football, boxing
A. Albert Rosenfield,
B.A. '35- football
Frederick T. Stant, Jr.,
Esq., B.A. '39- football, boxing
James C. Turner, Jr.,
B.A. '40- boxing
Class of 1982 (Inducted June 2, 1982)
Wayne
Ambrose, B.A. '40- basketball, football, baseball
Arthur "Dutch" Bergman-
football coach
Alphonse F. Calabrese,
B.A. '40, M.S.W. '50- football, basketball
Frederick R. Favo, B.
Arch. E. '55- track, wrestling, cross country
Francis "Red" Fleming,
B.S. '35
John Kasunich, B.A.
'39- football
Dr. James P. Lyons, B.S. '34- football, boxing
Harold McGann, Esq., L.L.B. '37- football
Fred Mix, B.A. '38- football, boxing, track
Thomas Oliver, B.A. '36- basketball, football, boxing
Rocco A. Pirro, '40-
basketball, football
Fred Rice, Sr.- basketball coach
Ferdinand C. Rogers, B.A. '39- football
Henry Sant'Ambrogio, Esq., B.A. '39- basketball, football
Louis P. Shine, B.S. '40- basketball, football
Edward J. White, B.A., '38- football, boxing
Class of 1985 (Inducted June 8, 1985)
Andrew J.
Balint, B.A. '56- basketball, baseball
Robert F. Comstock,
B.A. '58- basketball, baseball, track
Thomas J. Cronin, Jr.,
M.A. '50- boxing, cross country
Joseph M. Della Rata,
B.A. '53- basketball, baseball, boxing
William J. Dorasavage,
'41- tennis, tennis coach
William B. Ennis, III,
B.C.E. '51- football, boxing, track
Dorsey Griffith- track
coach
Joseph F. Guyon, B.S.
'40- basketball, football, baseball
John J. Hartke, Jr.,
B.C.E. '27- baseball
William J. O'Connell,
B. Arch. '49- basketball, baseball
Michael J. Shortley,
Sr., '17- basketball, football, baseball
Robert J. Talbot, B.A.
'59- baseball, basketball
Class of 1988 (Inducted April 23, 1988)
Robert A.
Adrion, '74- basketball
Francis E. Murray, '50-
boxing, equiptment manager
Robert M. Flynn, '57-
football, baseball, basketball, track
John R. Corbett, '41-
track
Sharon Hodges
Repass, '81- basketball
John L. Schroeder, '42- football
Steven I. Varsa, '68-
track, soccer
Class of 1990 (Inducted April 21, 1990)
Eugene F.
Augusterfer, '34- football, basketball, baseball
Henry A. Brostek, A.B.
'42- football
Forest "Fod" Cotton-
football, basketball coach
William J. Ennis, B.A.
'69- track**
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick,
Jr., B.A. '69- track**
Eugene J. Horan, B.A.
'64- basketball
Ralph J. "Whitey"
Hubert, B. Arch., '50- football, wrestling
Baldwin Hurns, B.A. '72-
track**
Rev. Albert
MacPherson, '69- track**
John J. Madison,
B.M.E., '59- cross country, track
Barbara Migaki
McGaffigan, B.A., '77- tennis, swimming
Walter C. Pipp, '13-
baseball
**1969 All-American Relay Team was inducted, those listed were
members
Class of 1992 (Inducted April 25, 1992)
Leonard M.
Bartone, '41- boxing
Peter R. Bogan, '59-
swimming
Robert A. Denault, '24-
football, baseball
Hicabi Emekli, '58, '63-
soccer, soccer coach
Martha Ford, '74-
tennis
Harold P. Freeman, '54-
basketball, tennis
Samuel B. Lee, '54- track
Edmund Gayle McGuigan, '32- track
Charles V. Moran,
'12-'28- Athletics Director, baseball coach
Daniel O. Pyne, '36- boxing, football
James T. Reilly, '53-'58- basketball coach
Bridget Bayly Zarate,
'78- basketball
Class of 1994 (Inducted April 30, 1994)
Harry "Keats"
Baugher, B.A., '67- swimming
John A. DePasquale,
B.S., '32- boxing
Joseph P. Derby, B.A.,-
'16- baseball, basketball, football, tennis, track
Jone Dowd- founder
Eugene "Gene" Jasper,
B.A., '63- baseball, basketball
Roberta Lynch, B.A.,
'74- basketball, field hockey, volleyball
Ann Hathaway McGlynn,
B.A., '73- basketball, field hockey
Peter Sachon, B.A., '42-
football
Marian Kaye Thompson,
B.A., '72- basketball, field hockey, tennis, volleyball
Burke Vidnovix, B.A.,
'39- football
Class of 1995 (Inducted October 20, 1995)
Robert A.
Cioffari, B.A., '68- basketball
John J. Hengstler,
B.E.E., '33- swimming coach
Russell E. Johnson, B.A.E., '51- track, football
Karyn Dolan
Mulholland, B.S.N., '79- tennis, volleyball,
swimming/diving
Julius T. Stanges, B.S., '41- football, boxing
Class of 1996- (Inducted November 1, 1996)
John C. Libert,
B. Arch., '63- track
David J. Murphy III.,
B.A., '70- baseball, football
Joseph Pascale '72-'84-
football coach
Frederick J. Rice, Jr.,
B.A.E., '44, L.L.B., '49- basketball
Walter Wegesser, B.A.,
'67- cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis, wrestling
Class of 1997 (Inducted October 25, 1996)
Robert Hickey,
B.A., '74, M.A., '78- baseball
Ratchada Pheng La Or
Suber, B.A., '81- volleyball
George Matthews,
B.C.E., '60- track, cross country
William Wilson, B.A.,
'69- basketball
Tom Young 1958-67-
basketball coach
Class of 1998 (Inducted October 30, 1998)
Jack Bruen,
B.A., '72- basketball, coach
Carolyn Hughes Brady,
B.S.N. '84- cross country, track
Stephan Fay, B.A. '75-
baseball
Glenn Kolonics, B.A.
'78- basketball
Donald Mudd, A.B. '59-
swimming
Class of 1999 (Inducted October 22, 1999)
Charles
Boettner, B.A. '75- baseball
Michael C. Halpin,
B.Arch. '62- cross country, track
Dr. Andrew L.
Kurkjian, B.E.E. '75- baseball
Jane Connolly Martin,
B.A. '81- basketball, softball
William F. Uber, Jr.
B.Arch.E. '58- basketball
Class of 2000
(Inducted November 3, 2000)
Sal Ambrosino- baseball
Eric C. Becraft, '80, '81- baseball
Robert Berard- baseball
James N. Bilodeau- baseball
Harold A. Blumenkrantz , '80- baseball
Robert Carney, '79- baseball
Bruce Cudmore- baseball
Michael C. Henry- baseball
Joseph J. Janela, '78- baseball
Francis (Peter) J. Jones, '79, '82- baseball
Vince Kelley, '80- baseball
Matthew B. Kurkjian, '78- baseball
Ron Lord, '80- baseball
Mike Maher, '77, '80- baseball
Joseph G. Mayer, '80, '81- baseball
Timothy J. McCormick, '77- baseball
Alfredo Perez Jr., '80- baseball
Reilly M. Shaughnessy, '80- baseball
Brent Steele- baseball
Mark A. Travaglini, '78- baseball
James R. Van Deventer, '78, '85- baseball
Michael B. Yeager, B.A. '77- baseball
*1977 Baseball Team was inducted as Division I ECAC Champions and
NCAA Eastern Regional Tournament Champs, those
listed are the team members
Class of 2001 (Inducted October 26, 2001)
John Gill, B.A.
'62- basketball, baseball
James Gontis, B.A. '59-
wrestling, cross country
Joe Good, B.Arch. '72-
basketball
Lt. Col. Casimir
Ksycewski, B.A.E. '42- football, baseball, boxing
Louise
Mallet-Kelley, B.S. '85- cross country
Class of 2003
Richard Bausch,
B.S. '79- tennis
Jack T. Gardner, '63-'74-
swimming coach
Bill Leahy, B.A. '64-
basketball
Lisa Kellaher Doolan, B.A.
'86- basketball
Mike Tryon, B.A. '82-
baseball
Class of 2005
Margaret Chapman Bee, B.A. '82-basketball
Charles Boylan, B.A. '65-basketball
Victor Capece, B.A. '69 Football and Baseball
Steve Stanislav, B.A. '81-football
Michael Lonergan, B.A. '88-Coach, Baskterball, '92-'04












