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Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

 

Building athletic excellence through the years

Class of 82
1982

Class of 83
1983

Class of 84
1984

Class of 85
1985

Class of 86
1986

Class of 87
1987

Class of 88
1988

Class of 89
1989

Class of 90
1990

Class of 91
1991

Class of 92
1992

Class of 93
1993

Class of 94
1994

Class of 95
1995

Class of 96
1996

Class of 97
1997

Class of 98
1998

Class of 99
1999

Class of 00
2000

Class of 01
2001

Class of 02
2002

Class of 03
2003

Class of 04
2004

Hall of Fame 2005
2005

2006 HOF recipients
2006

2007 HOF recipients
2007

The Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor those alumni who achieved excellence and distinguished themselves in Fairfield's athletic programs. Each year inductees are selected through a nomination process by the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and honored at a Fall induction ceremony.

Athletic Hall of Fame Unveiling
October 14, 2006

2007 Hall of Fame
2007 recipients: Corrine Carlson '01, Stephen Dogmanits '01, Trisha Elser-Grim '92, Izabella Kotowski '02, Spencer Steele '00

Year of
Induction 		 Name Sport
1982 John Barry '62 Cross Country
& Track
1982 Norbert Fahey Jr. '53 Baseball &
Basketball
1982 Thomas Finch '71 Baseball & Basketball
1982 Robert Gerwien '55 Basketball
1982 William Granata '69 Baseball &
Football
1982 George Groom '73 Basketball
1982 William Jones '68 Basketball
1982 Frank Magaletta '70 Basketball
1982 John O'Connell '55 Basketball
1982 John Redway '59 Baseball
1982 John Ryan '74 Basketball
1983 George Bisacca Athletic Director
& Basketball Coach
1983 Robert Jenkins '62 Basketball
1983 Joseph Kehoe '52 Basketball
1983 Robert Markovic '54 Basketball
1983 Joseph von Ehr '74 Cross Country
& Track
1984 Michael Branch '66 Basketball
1984 C. Donald Cook '63 Service to Athletics
1984 Arthur Crawford '61 Basketball
1984 Raymond Kelly '75 Basketball
1984 Lawrence Puzzo '73 Lacrosse
1985 Joseph DeSantis '79 Basketball
1985 Robert Kownacki '78 Baseball
1985 James Monahan '72 Ice
Hockey
1985 Mark Young '79 Basketball
1986 Stephen Balkun '78 Basketball
1986 Brian Burke '68 Football
1986 Patrick Burke '66 Basketball
1986 Robert Ciccone '77 Baseball
1986 Jean-Guy Laflamme '72 Ice
Hockey
1987 Michael Beaudoin '79 Baseball
1987 Robert Brennan Sr. Service to Athletics
1987 Nicholas Macarchuk '63 Basketball
1987 Donna Margine '81 Basketball
1987 Edmund Sybertz '72 Ice
Hockey
1987 Jerome Williams '80 Basketball
1988 John Keefe Cato '82 Baseball
1988 Craig Leach '81 Football
1989 Kim Fisher '78 Basketball
1989 Mark Longwell '82 Soccer
1989 Joseph Miko '51 Basketball,
Cross Country
& Track
1989 Mary Rowe Service to Athletics
1990 Fred Barakat Basketball Coach
1990 Katrina Fields '85 Basketball
1991 William Barnes III '80   Baseball
1991 Christopher Galvin '72   Rugby
1991 Tony George '86   Basketball
1991 Robert Hutter '63 Basketball
1992 Carolyn Hodges '84 Basketball
1992 Rev. Victor Leeber, S.J. Service to Athletics
1992 Thomas Meyers '82 Football
1993 Peter DeBisschop '83 Basketball
1993 James Hanrahan M.A.'52 Basketball Coach
1993 Elizabeth Sterling '84 Basketball
1993 Brendan Vane '79 Baseball
1994 Michael Collins '77 Cross Country
& Track
1994 Christopher O'Connell '87 Swimming
& Diving
1994 Dana Pellegrino '88 Basketball
& Softball
1994 Alberto Zappala '82 Baseball
& Soccer
1995 Gary Dittrich '74 Basketball Coach
1995 Stephen Festa '84 Ice Hockey
1995 James Kuhlmann Soccer Coach
1995 John McConachie '69 Golf
1995 Arthur "A.J." Wynder '87 Basketball
1996 Paul Barnes '67 Football
Co-Founder
1996 Jeffrey Gromos '87 Basketball
1996 Arthur Kenney '68 Basketball
1997 Lisa Mikelic '91 Basketball
1997 Charles Phillips '67 Basketball
1997 Patricia Sacca-Fabbri '91 Basketball
1997 Michael Svab '90 Baseball
1998 Dr. Joseph Grassi (posthumously) Tennis Coach
1998 Jim McElderry '93 Soccer
1998 Ralph Rehn '75 Basketball
1998 James Turney '91 Swimming
& Diving
1998 Kim Zagajeski-
Gallagher '91		 Softball
1999 Janet Kendall Douaire '86 Field Hockey
1999 Kathleen Heller '91 Swimming
& Diving
1999 Michael McCann '94 Tennis
1999 William Mraz '73 Lacrosse
1999 Patrick Yerina '86 Basketball
2000 Frances Arthurs '95 Cross Country
2000 Christopher McTague '95 Swimming
& Diving
2000 Bob Meyers '83 Football
2000 Jack Smith '85 Ice Hockey
2001 Catherine Bassi-Desmarais '93 Swimming
& Diving
2001 Troy Bradford '89 Basketball
2001 Dianne Nolan M.A.'89 Basketball Coach
2001 Christine Fryer
Paprocky '96		 Basketball
2002 Shannon Bowman '97 Basketball
2002 Melissa Gassler '95 Tennis
2002 Kara Burmaster
Heckler '96		 Soccer
2002 Dr. John McCarthy Ice Hockey Coach
2003 Paul Davis Rugby
Moderator
2003 Greg Francis '97 Basketball
2003 Kelli Hurley '98 Soccer
2004 Matthew Baron '92 Swimming
& Diving
2004 Hugh Coyle '88 Lacrosse
2005 Matthew
Callaghan '98		 Lacrosse
2005 Elizabeth Bower Curran '00 Volleyball
2005 Jessica Grossarth '98 Basketball
2005 Ian MacNeill '97 Cross Country
2005 Jennifer McLaughlin
Strauss '00		 Volleyball
2006 Abby Allan '00 Soccer
2006 Jim Lopusznick '00 Football
2006 Theresa O'Connor '99 Softball
2006 Christen Veach '97 Soccer
2007 Corrine Carlson '01 Volleyball
2007 Stephen Dogmanits '01 Football
2007 Trisha Elser-Grim '92 Basketball
2007 Izabella Kotowski '02 Field Hockey
2007 Spencer Steele '00 Lacrosse