In 1987, under the leadership of Alumni Director Brother Henry Betz, Athletic Director Bill Aberer ’67, and Secretary of the La Salle Academy Alumni Board of Governors Bob Welsh ’55, the Athletic Department of La Salle Academy established the Athletic Hall of Fame. The athletic tradition of La Salle, to say the least, has been very rich, and it is only fitting that a vehicle such as the Hall of Fame was established to recognize the accomplishments of our many fabled athletes, coaches, and moderators.
1987 – Hall of Fame
Dan Buckley ’43
Dick McGuire ’43
Bro. Cormac Godfrey
Dennis Healy
1988 – Hall of Fame
Jerry Houston ’60
Jim McDermott ’29
Bro. Andrew O’Gara
John Roche ’67
1989 – Hall of Fame
Vincent Caruso ’71
Bro. Leo O’Brien
Frank O’Donnell ’53
Nick Thornton ’41
1990 – Hall of Fame
Tom Burns
Paul Hurrell ’60
1991 – Hall of Fame
Del Benjamin ’64
Tom Cunningham ’46
Dick Falvey ’46
1992 – Hall of Fame
Chris Chimera ’63
Mickey Crowley ’53
Harold Jensen ’39
Alex Menar ’62
1993 – Hall of Fame
Joe Daley ’55
Bruce Gronveldt ’72
Danny O’Brien ’54
Dewitt Thomson
1994 – Hall of Fame
Steve Quinn ’67
Ray Dolan ’43
1995 – Hall of Fame
Ed Bartells ’44
John Candelaria ’72
1996 – Hall of Fame
Kevin King ’72
Brian Long ’72
Ricky Nedd ’89
1999 – Hall of Fame
Bill Aberer ’67
Joe Fiorito ’75
City Championship Team of ’54
2005 – Hall of Fame
Joe Gaeta ’58
Val Reid ’63
James Passannante ’78
2011 – Hall of Fame
Inducted May 6th, 2011
Dennis Murphy ’58
Reginal Brandveen ’71
Gary Druitt ’73
Shammgod Wells ’95
2015 – Hall of Fame
Inducted May 8th, 2015
Charles McGrath ’53
Charles Jackson ’65
Kelly Grant ’75
Ian Drayton ’76
Fred Cocchiarella ’83
2016 – Hall of Fame
Inducted Friday, May 6, 2016
Claudius Johnson ‘89
Sharif Fajardo ‘94
Kurt Mahoney ‘77
1972 Relay Team
-Michael Brown ‘72
-Dennis Donahue ‘72
-John Eagan ‘72
-Joe Gonzalez ‘72
-William Nestor ‘73
2018 – Hall of Fame
Inducted Friday, February 2, 2018
Stephen McDowell ’94
