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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