Nassau County sports HOF established

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The Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame (HOF) has been created to recognize, preserve and promote the heritage of interscholastic sports in Nassau County. The HOF will be temporarily located in the rotunda of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola until plans for its permanent home are finalized.

The 2015 class is comprised of 28 inductees, including NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, 20-time county champion field hockey coach Diane Chapman, and the winningest high school football coach in New York State, Howard Vogts. The class also features nine administrators, including Joan Case (Clarke High School), Ethel Kloberg (Baldwin High School), Marcus Martone (Carey and Sewanhaka High Schools) and Bernie O’Brien (Valley Stream South and South Side High Schools.) An induction ceremony will be held Sept. 30 at the Crest Hollow Country Club.  

Here’s a breakdown of the athletes and coaches of the inaugural class. For more information call (516) 396-2488 or visit http://www.nassauboces.org/Page/6523.

ATHLETES:
JEAN BARTHOLOMEW: A three-sport star at Garden City High School (Class of 1985) in field hockey, basketball and golf. She scored more than 1,000 points in her basketball career. 

JIM BROWN: Brown played football, lacrosse, basketball, track and baseball at Manhasset (Class of 1953). He was the 1952 Thorp Award winner and two-time All-County football player. He averaged 38 points per game in the 1952-53 basketball season, which still stands as a Nassau record. He was a county track champion in the high jump, and an All-Metro midfielder in Lacrosse.

CARL BRAUN: A 1945 Garden City graduate, Braun was All County in basketball, soccer and baseball. In the 1944-45 hoops season, he scored a Long Island record 393 points. A soccer goalie, Braun also tossed a no hitter in a perfect 6-0 campaign on the mound in the Trojans’ 1945 county title season.

JAY FIEDLER: A 1989 Oceanside graduate, Fiedler was a football, basketball and track star receiving All Country recognition in all three sports. Starting quarterback for three years he passed for over 4,800 yards, a Nassau County record. He broke the NYS pentathlon record twice. 

MORLON GREENWOOD: He never played or watched a football game until he was convinced to come out for the Freeport team as a junior. At the end of that season, Syracuse offered him a full scholarship. He was All-County in 1996 as well as All-L.I. and All-State. He was also a NYS wrestling champ.

JASON MORGAN: Morgan is one of the most decorated Track & Field athletes in Nassau County history. The 1999 Lawrence grad is a nine-time NYS champ in indoor and outdoor track. He set an American Class Junior record for the 600 meters winning the race by “eight” seconds.

WALLY SZCZERBIAK: The 1995 Cold Spring Harbor grad is arguably one of the greatest High School basketball players in Long Island history. In his varsity career, Szczerbiak poured in 1,709 points from 1993-1995.  He was Long Island’s Player of the Year and First Team All-State as well as an All-American as a senior.

COACHES:
DIANE CHAPMAN: Prior to last season, Chapman was Garden City’s field hockey coach for 24 years and won 20 County titles, 17 L.I. crowns and six NYS championships. In 13 years as lacrosse coach, her teams have nine Nassau, nine L.I. and eight NYS titles.

TOM FLATLEY: Flatley has coached football and lacrosse for 50 years, the last 29 years at his alma mater, Garden City. Prior to the 2014 season, Flatley’s football teams were 235-38-7, a winning percentage of .849, the best in Long Island history. He’s won 16 Conference titles, four L.I. championships and four Rutgers Cups.

LORRAINE HOFFMAN: For almost 30 years, Hoffman taught Physical Education and coached field hockey, basketball, lacrosse and gymnastics at Massapequa. She was also instrumental in helping implement Title IX and the reorganization of Section VIII.

BUDDY KRUMENACKER: The 1965 Farmingdale grad’s head coaching career started at Hempstead in 1978.  Krumenacker coached there for 11 years going 77-19-5 while winning five conference championships and four Rutgers Cups. He got the head job at his alma mater in 1993 and has added seven Nassau titles, one L.I. crown, and the Rutgers Cup in 2007.

TED PETERSEN: Petersen’s Island Trees wrestlers were literally “Bulldogs” on the mat.  His team compiled a team dual meet mark of 325-70-4. Petersen’s squads produced 20 conference titles, 22 individual Section VIII champs and six NYS champs. He is a member of the NYS and National Wrestling Halls of Fame.

FRED SMITH: Smith coached football at the high school level for 38 years, starting at Friends Academy in 1961. He retired in 1998 after 30 years on the sidelines for Locust Valley and compiled 202 victories. He guided the Falcons to three straight Nassau Conferences IV Championships from 1985-87.

DON SNYDER: Snyder was a highly respected Athletic Director and teacher for 42 years. This NYS Hall of Famer made his name on the sidelines at Farmingdale. His Dalers were 237-93-7 on the gridiron. Snyder led his team to 15 conference titles and seven undefeated seasons. The 1978 team went 9-0 and didn’t allow a point.

HOWARD VOGTS: Vogts is New York State’s all-time winningest football coach with 361 wins. He founded the Bethpage program in 1953 and was named Nassau Coach of the Year 12 times in a 55-year stint. His teams won 29 regular season league on conference championships, three Rutgers Cups and five L.I. titles.