Hall of Fame
The Athletic Hall of Fame at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
was formed in 1990 by John Mandel '64, Bob Lavinia '70, Tom Hughes
'80, Russ McVay '64 and Pete Rackett '61 to honor and recognize
graduates of the Academy who distinguished themselves and brought
credit to the Academy through outstanding achievement in
intercollegiate competition.
1990
Louis J. Viau '46
Stanley D. Wheatley '47
Frank E. Allen '48
Robert N. Wiechard '53
Ralph J. Ortolano '54
George W. Munnich '58
John Silva '63
Graham M. Hall '64
Donald M. Adams '71
Joseph V. Rizzo '73
Kurt V. Yost '73
James W. Liebertz (Honorary)
Giles C. Stedman (Special)
1991
John A. McCrane '46
Chester R. Wojcicki '47
John T. Biezup '51
Carmine F. Ragucci '55
Robert E. Rogaski '61
Lloyd L. Smith '65
Edward F. Hoffman '69
Harvey B. Adams '70
Jonathan Wright '71
John M. Nunnenkamp '74
Clem Stralka (Honorary)
1992
Mark U. McKie '47
Edward M. Michalski '47
John J. Gelke '55
Alexander Wind '57
Robert T. Madden '59
Robert K. Post '66
Robert J. Lavinia '70
Daniel A. Rogers '75
Bill Omeltchenko (Honorary)
1993
Arthur G. Kleinschmidt '46
Robert D. Klages '52
Richard C. Keller '67
Paul G. Brown '77
Morgan I. Reeser '84 (Special)
Charles A. "Joe" Prosser (Honorary)
1994
Arden V. Means '45
William W. Stein '46
Edward H. Russell '57
Alexander Smigelski '79
Arthur L. Zielinski (Honorary)
1995
Woodie B. Smith '47
Henriks J. Zeile '60
John V. ReShore '75
Arthur Mercante (Honorary)
1997
Thomas J. Foley '45
Thomas F. Cannon '55
William H. Sargeant '64
Stephen F. Schmidt '64
Mark Delesdernier '79
Kevin W. Popelka '82
George Paterno (Honorary)
1999
Richard H. Gabey '48 (Swimming)
Dean Rasmussen '65 (Track)
Kenneth R. Nelson '76 (Football)
Thomas A. Lihan '82 (Swimming & Sailing)
Dan Buckley (Honorary)
2001
Louis E. Shoneff '45 (Basketball)
William H. Guest '52 (Football & Track)
Peter J. Rackett '61 (Honorary)
Leslie M. (Custer) Grimm '85 (Swimming)
Robert C. McNamee '85 (Basketball)
2003
Robert Igoe '47 (Honorary)
Donald J. Collar '67 (Baseball)
Dean R. Doe '82 (Football)
Stephen M. Midas '85 (Soccer)
John M. Renehan '85 (Sailing)
Paul E. Coan '87 (Swimming)
2005
Jules A. "Red" Wagner '45 (Honorary)
Paul L. Blowers '49 (Basketball, Baseball and Football)
Bruce Schwager '55 (Football, Wrestling and Track/Field (Shot
Put)
Robert E. McNamara '62 (Cross Country and Track)
Thomas P. Tiefenthaler '88 (Football)
William S. Nixon '89 (Diver)
Kevin T. D'Arcy '90 (Basketball)
2007
Robert Domini '54 (Basketball and Baseball)
Thomas Scanlan '60 (Football and Track and Field)
John Bailey '78 (Swimming and Diving)
John Bruckner '85 (Football, Basketball and Baseball)
Robert Kocis '91 (Track and Field)
Harold Krebs '91 (Football)
Charles Pravata (Honorary / Football and Baseball Coach)
Harry Wright (Special / Football Coach)

