| Amateur Sports |
Year Inducted |
| Allen, Don |
1997 |
Aronberg, Rick
A seven-time swimming All-American at Fairport and a four-time All-American at Clemson University, Aronberg still holds the ACC record for the 1,650-yard freestyle. He participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1988 and competed in the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 1985 and '89, winning 11 medals. Aronberg was also ranked #1 in the world in the 400-meter freestyle in 1989. He has coached the Nazareth men's and women's swim teams for the past nine years.
|
2002 |
Barbato, Steve
Last active original Rochester Wheel who became synonymous with wheel chair basketball throughout its 27-year history. |
2000 |
Batten, Kim
The 1987 East High graduate won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She remains the world record-holder in the event (52.61 seconds, set in August 1995). She was nine-time All-American at Florida State.
|
1999 |
Bouie, Roosevelt
One of the all-time great Section V basketball players at Kendall High School; “Rosie” was an All-American center at SU who teamed up with Louie Orr to lead Jim Boeheim’s first four SU teams to a 100-18 record and four NCAA Tournaments; later went on to become one of Italy’s favorite pro players.
|
2000 |
| Buerkle, Dick |
1997 |
Burhans, Keith
The double below-the-knee amputee won the 2000 U.S. Sailing team trials, represented the United States in the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, coached the Greek Sailing Team in the 2004 Athena Paralympic Games and finished first in the 2006 Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (sonar class). He will be co-chairman of the 2007 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships, hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club.
|
2006 |
| Butler, Al |
1997 |
Castle, Pete
One of the areas premier power hitters in slow-pitch softball, the Cardinal Mooney High grad was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates but declined to sign. The 6-foot-4 outfielder was a member of the Rochester Zeniths' professional softball team. On January 11, 1983 Castle was stabbed to death by a student while working as a teacher at School 5. He was 31.
|
1998 |
Castle, Tommy
A national softball legend, the slugging first baseman helped lead the Rochester's Kodak Park to world titles in 1936 and '40. Castle hit .340 over 25 years in a sport where pitching dominated. The Jefferson High graduate was a landslide choice for the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1964.
|
1998 |
Cooper, Cleveland
A star running back at Madison High, Cooper went to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he became the third leading rusher in Midshipmen history. Cooper was at his best in the annual Army-Navy game. The Middies won two of the three games Cooper played in, including a 51-0 victory in 1973 that saw him rush for 135 yards and three scores. He received a game ball for his efforts. After fulfilling his military commitment, Cooper joined Xerox, where he became an executive.
|
2002 |
Cox, Bill
The bronze-medal winner for the United States in the 3,OOO meter relay at the 1924 Olympics, he devoted his life to health and safety for children and served on the Section V athletic council for 31 years. He died in 1996.
|
1999 |
Cripps, Jim
Called the greatest athlete in Webster history by longtime basketball coach Bill O'Rourke Sr.; the 1961 graduate was all-county in baseball his sophomore year and football, basketball and track his senior year (those teams went 43-0); Major Cripps was killed while on a training mission for the U.S. Marines in 1982.
|
2001 |
Fitch, Scott
All-Greater Rochester guard for Fairport went on to earn NCAA Division III Player of the Year honors at SUNY Geneseo and left as No. 6 all-time Division III leading scorer. Replaced his father, Jeff Fitch, as Fairport boys basketball coach and guided Red Raiders to Section V title this past season. |
2006 |
Frank, Norm
Known as “The Marathon Man”, he began the year 2000 completing 704 marathons, and is second in the world to Germany’s Horst Prizer; began running in 1967 and has since competed in 49 states and many foreign countries.
|
2000 |
| Gears, Harold "Shifty" |
1997 |
Guelli, Frank
Aquinas Mission Bout Champion of 1950, 1951 and 1952; captain of the Syracuse Boxing Team, and the first officer to win the All-Marine Corps boxing championship; charter member of the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame.
|
2000 |
| Holleder, Major Don |
1997 |
Howe, Caitlin
The most recruited girls basketball player in Section V history, she scored 2,001 points for Fairport despite missing virtually her entire senior year. Two-time All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year and a multiple All-American she landed a full scholarship with Duke but subsequently retired due to knee problems. |
2006 |
Hunter, Jerry
The first four-time All-Greater Rochester selection in history, this former East High point guard directed the Orientals to consecutive Section V Class A titles in 1973 and '74 and was chosen in 1996 as one of the top 30 players in area history.
|
2003 |
| Jackson, Trent |
1997 |
| Jones, Mark |
2005 |
Kerwick, Ann
One of the most successful female amateurs in the history of Rochester golf; a longtime member at Brook-Lea Country Club, she has won the Women's RDGA Championship 7 times ranking 2nd all-time; she has also served on numerous golf committees, has been an officer of the WRDGA and is a local tournament coordinator for the USGA.
|
2001 |
| Keyser-Armstrong, JoAnn |
1997 |
| Kircher, John |
2005 |
Kitt, A.J.
The Gates native was a three-time Olympic downhill skier and is one of the few American men to win a World Cup race. He is one of three Rochestarians to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
|
1999 |
Klimschot, Jim
A two-time All-Greater Rochester point guard for Webster Thomas, he enjoyed a strong career at the University of Rochester, where he ranks 18th in scoring and fifth in assists. He was inducted into U of R's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
|
2003 |
Lavin, Jody
The 1982 University of Rochester graduate scored a school-record 2,094 points and set 14 UR records. She still holds 10. She was named NCAA Division III Player of the Year in 1982 while establishing five NCAA records. She was part of the inaugural class to the UR Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
|
2004 |
Leibschutz, Peter
A highly successful area golfer who survived brain cancer, Leibshutz played in two World Maccabiah Games 36 years apart and was the first inductee into the Jewish Community Center Hall of Fame in 1961. He won 37 club titles at Irondequoit, Blue Heron Hills, and Cobblestone.
|
1998 |
Lillich, Frank "Chip"
An Oak Hill Country Club golfer who won eight Rochester District Championships, the Rochester District Golf Association Junior Championship in 1957, and an RDGA seniors title.
|
2003 |
Lyman, Peter
One of the City’s all-time best tennis players, winning 16 consecutive city titles, five city squash titles and many table tennis championships; coached the University of Rochester men’s tennis team for 42 years and the UR squash team for 44 years; named Division III tennis coach of the year in 1990.
|
2000 |
MacKenzie, Megan
A three-sport star at Bishop Kearney, MacKenzie went on to earn All America honors in soccer at the University of Rochester. The first girl to play in Brighton Little League and boys youth hockey in the area, MacKenzie officiated women's hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. |
2007 |
| Pavia, Pete |
1997 |
Poles, Junior
The 1978 Small Schools New York State Football Player of the Year led Caledonia-Mumford to an unbeaten season and a No. 1 ranking in the small-schools poll. He went on to star at Boston College as a defensive tackle and
was the final cut of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He currently works as a Rochester police officer. |
2007 |
Quinzi, John Sr.
Captain of the Jenny Five Bowling Team for 11 years; won the prestigious Peterson Classic in Chicago in 1951 and is the first living bowler to be inducted into the New York State Sports Hall of Fame in 1984; won the BPAA Area Match Game Championship five times and RBA Doubles six times.
|
2000 |
Ralph, Anne Trainor
Six-time Women’s Rochester District Golf Association champion; won the WRDGA sub-junior title at 14 and the junior title at 17; daughter of WRDGA twenty-four time champion Jean Trainor.
|
2000 |
Ryan, John Jr.
One of the most promising young golfers in area history, he won five RDGA Championships (including two men’s titles) and earned a golf scholarship to Duke University before dying in a 1982 boating accident on Canandaigua Lake at age 20. The RDGA Championship is named in his honor, and Ryan’s golfing record is placed on the back of every scorecard each year.
|
2004 |
| Santillo, Andy |
2005 |
Scharr, Bill
Generally regarded as the greatest quarterback Section V has ever produced. While at Canandaigua Academy in the mid-1980's, Scharr established a New York state high school record for career touchdown passes (73) while leading the Braves to a 33-1 record and three sectional titles. Scharr turned down scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Miami, and UCLA to attend Syracuse University, where he tied the school record for most touchdown passes in a game (4) and finished sixth in the nation in passing efficiency in 1989.
|
2002 |
Sheehey, Tom
The most recruited male basketball player in Section V history, the four-time All-Greater Rochester star from McQuaid High broke the legendary Al Butler’s City-Catholic scoring record with 1,800 points. Named MVP of the 1981 Section V Class AAA Tournament, he was recruited by national powers UCLA and North Carolina before choosing Virginia. He helped the Cavaliers reach the Final Four his freshman season and went on to play professionally overseas in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Chile and Germany before retiring in 1999.
|
2004 |
Southall, Cornelius "Corny"
All-Greater Rochester running back at Rush-Henrietta and starting safety on Notre Dame teams that went to four bowl games and won a national championship. Also made a Buffalo Bills practice squad and is now a special agent for the Secret Service.
|
2003 |
Steinfeldt, Carl Sr.
Won his first of 22 New York State horseshoe pitching championships at age 16; has also won the Florida State championship 14 times and the world championship 5 times; is a member of the National, New York State and Florida State Halls of Fame; has a personal high of 72 straight ringers.
|
2001 |
Steinrotter, Diann
The Williamson native won a gold medal in downhill skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lellehammer, Norway, and also captured a silver at the 1992 games in Albertville, France.
|
1999 |
Trainor, Jean
She won 24 women's RDGA title, 15 Country Club of Rochester championships and a record eight State Senior Women's Championships, including the 1982 title when she was 64. In 1962, she, husband, George, and daughter, Anne, were named the nation's No. 1 golfing family.
|
1998 |
Turner, Cathy
The East High graduate is Rochester's only two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning short-track speedskating races in 1992 and 1994. She also won a silver and bronze, and her four medals are second in U.S. Winter Olympics history to speedskaters Bonnie Blairand Eric Heiden.
|
1999 |
| Urzetta, Nick |
1997 |
| Urzetta, Sam |
1997 |
Wallace, John
Named Mr. Basketball in New York in 1992 after leading Greece Athena to state title. Powered Syracuse University to NCAA finals in 1996 and is third in school history in points (2,119) and rebounds (1,065). First-round draft pick of New York Knicks played seven seasons in NBA. |
2006 |
| Wambach, Abby |
2005 |
Wyland, Wendy
World’s top ranked platform diver in the early 1980’s and bronze medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; won her first national diving championship at the age of 16 and world championship the next year in Ecuador; in 1990 she was named one of the “Most Beautiful People in the World” by People Magazine. |
2000 |
Felicia and Iris Zimmermann
The sisters from Rush established themselves as two of the most dominating fencers in U.S. history. Graduates of the School of the Arts and Stanford
University, they combined with Anne Marsh for a fourth-place finish at the 2000 Olympics, the best finish ever by a U.S. women's fencing team.
|
2000 |
