Football Hall of Fame
On May 6, over 175 Prep alumni, administrators, coaches,
students, parents, and friends and family of the inductees
gathered for the Third Annual Football Hall of Fame Dinner and
Induction Ceremony.
Only days after the passing of football legend, Bruce Bott ’59,
many of the attendees who played with, for or against Bruce
and his teams, fondly reflected upon the many memories of
their time with him. Rev. Christopher Devron, SJ, remarked in
his opening prayer that all of us could be inspired by how Bruce,
“as a Man for Others, taught generations of Prep players the
same values he learned as a Prep student and football player:
character, integrity and confidence.”
The evening focused on the inductees, including the Prep’s first
professional football player, an inventor, industrialists, lawyers,
a doctor, the founder of the Fathers’ Club, accomplished college
football athletes, U.S. military veterans, members of the financial
community, business owners, and even a Jesuit and former
principal of the Prep.
The 2017 class of inductees represents not only some of the best athletes ever to
play football for Fordham Prep, it also represents the strong values and faith shared
by all Prep alumni. As successful as each of these men were or are in their chosen
professions, their success has been overshadowed by their service to the Prep and
the communities in which they live.
Robert Abplanalp ’39
John Beck 1918
Mario Biaggi ’76
Thomas Brennan ’56
Howie Cook ’72
Daniel Cunniffe ’93
Michael Fischetti ’61
Richard Flory ’63
Rev. Charles Matthews, SJ
Principal
Calvin McCoy ’08
Edmund McHugh ’39
Walter “Buzzy” Morris ’56
John Neary ’87
Jehu Richardson ’93
Vincent Santomero ’84
Dr. George Zambetti ’68
John Zampino ’62
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