Class Notes
Fort Lauderdale Attendees at a cocktail reception in Fort Lauderdale hosted by Bob James ’ 53 . L-r : Bob James ’ 53 , Father Devron , Bill Lamonica ’ 57 , richard Felago ’ 65 , John mohan ’ 55
1949 CLASS REP gus Stellwag - astellwag @ juno . com
1950 CLASS REP ed Squire - squireec @ comcast . net
1951 CLASS REP position Available
1952 CLASS REPS gerry mcCabe - kibblesmcc @ aol . com ed O ’ Brien - irished @ aol . com
William Brennan has retired after a ten year second career in public service after serving four elected terms as the First Selectman ( mayor ) of Wilton , CT .
1953 CLASS REPS John murphy - jwfmurphy @ aol . com max pelisson - cpelisson @ optonline . net
1954 CLASS REP Michael Iachetta - miachetta @ aol . com
1955 CLASS REP paul petrocelli - petro63 @ aol . com
Michael Campbell attended the Class of 1955 ’ s 60 year reunion which was organized by Bob Gazzola and Bob Wetjen . The luncheon was hosted by Michael “ Buzzy ” O ’ Keeffe at the river Café .
1956 CLASS REPS Tom Brennan - tab1938 @ gmail . com Tony Fiorella - afiorell @ courts . state . ny . us paul Williams - pppandpw @ aol . com
1957 CLASS REPS Al Apicelli - dramalfi @ mac . com ed mcAnaney - jmcananey @ gmail . com Al preisser - ajpreiss @ swbell . net greg rinn - gfrnfo @ verizon . net Bill Skehan - lawprof1122 @ verizon . net marty Waters - mamapop @ optonline . net
1958 CLASS REPS Steve Amoretty - amoretty @ verizon . net Joe Dioguardi - jjd @ aacl . com Jim melican - pelican9840 @ hotmail . com ed pardon - pardons @ snet . ne
1959 CLASS REPS Bob Armbruster - armbrusterrbrt @ aol . com
1960 CLASS REPS Frank D ’ Onofrio - ftdjr2 @ aol . com Jack geraghty - jacknavy @ aol . com paul powers - ppowers @ ssbb . com norb Sander - nsander @ armorytrack . com
Norbert Sander was recently given the Outstanding philanthropic Achievement on Behalf of Sports and Community Development Award at the City and State reports ’ Corporate Social responsibility Awards in Corporate , Foundation and Family philanthropy .
The 1954 Thanksgiving Day Game by michael Campbell ’ 55
As i look back on the 1954 prep ’ s Thanksgiving Day game against our archrival Xavier , i remember that day vividly more than 60 years later . The prep had been undefeated and untied up until that day . The final game of the season was especially important to our team . We had some excellent players who received recognition for their accomplishments , including end Frank Costello ’ 55 who was named All Catholic All American , All Scholastic , All met and was the leading nYC Catholic Schools pass receiver . Then there was fullback Tom Brennan ’ 56 who was All Scholastic , All met and the nYC Catholic League ’ s leading scorer . Other honors went to guard Bob rybicki ’ 55 who was All Scholastic and All met . Tackle mike Siano ’ 55 was All Catholic and All met . Quarterback Dick Cea ’ 55 was All met and All Scholastic . Walter “ Buzzy ” morris ’ 56 was All Scholastic
and All met . Quarterback Tony Fiorella ’ 56 was selected for the All Scholastic team . We definitely had a formidable team , which included other fine players namely Bob “ The rabbit ” Oswald ’ 57 , ed Ariniello ’ 55 , gerry Carroll ’ 55 and Dick Timothy ’ 57 .
it rained the night before the Thanksgiving Classic in 1954 making Jack Coffey Field muddy , so our beloved and astute coach Joe “ Sammy ” Ososki provided us with extra-long spikes for better traction . These definitely helped us . The New York Times reported that there were 8,600 people in the stands , one of the largest crowds to attend the Turkey Day game .
We started off fast , scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter . in the second quarter , Xavier came back when Cadet mcgee scored a touch down after pilfering the ball from Cea who was attempting to throw a pass . in the third quarter , Xavier tied the game as Cadet Faletti sped 49 yards for a score that tied the game . With only 5 minutes remaining , Cea threw a pass to Brennan for the go ahead touchdown . We won the game by the final score of 18 – 12 and made history by finishing the season undefeated and untied . An accomplishment that still stands to this day ! The crowd also celebrated by tearing down the goal posts !
it was an unforgettable day and season !
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