Greg Paulus heads 2018 class of Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame

[OrangeXtreme]

Greg Paulus heads 2018 class of Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame

Here are the other seven members of the class of 2018:

• Jake Crouthamel: Former Syracuse University athletic director who oversaw the construction of the Carrier Dome and the expansion of many programs and facilities. He was also one of the founding figures of the Big East conference. Crouthamel was an outstanding football player at Dartmouth and was the first player signed by NFL's expansion Dallas Cowboys. As a football coach he led Dartmouth to three consecutive Ivy League championships.
• Bill Dutch: Co-founder/first president of Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame and past president of Syracuse Chiefs.
• Tommy Myers: Former standout defensive back for Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Syracuse University and the New Orleans Saints. He was a member of SU's all-century football team.
• Ron Pelligra: A Christian Brothers Academy and St. Lawrence University wrestling and football hall of famer. At CBA he compiled an 80-8 career wrestling record and was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American as a defensive tackle at St. Lawrence. He was also a collegiate All-American in wrestling and became SLU's first NCAA champion in any sport when he won as a superheavyweight in Division III. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 2013 at the age of 58
• Joe Reddick: Former basketball star at Corcoran and Albany (Ga.) State College.
• Eddie "Babe" Risko: Syracuse-born boxer who became the middleweight champion of the world in 1935. He died at age 45 in 1957.
• Ed Schmitt: Long-time Fayetteville-Manlius boys soccer coach. He compiled a career mark of 264 wins-55-14 ties and won 15 league and sectional Class A championships.

 

[orangedave]

Paulus may head it but Jake's the headliner in my eyes.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

With the smoking regs in NY, will Jake show up?

 

[Mareiniss]

Greg P has also been nominated for the Greater Syracuse Acting Hall of Fame.

 

[cto]

I am surprised that Jake is not already in it. Huge oversight.

 

[Eric15]

Forgive the slight tangent here...

I would really like to see Nick Barone get inducted to the Greater Syracuse HOF. He's a long-time family friend of ours, and lived next door to my grandparents in Eastwood for decades.

Nick was a very successful boxer, and fought for the heavyweight title in 1950, going the distance with Ezzard Charles (who had won the belt from Joe Louis). He also fought in Iwo Jima at age of 16.

Nick Barone - Wikipedia
Nick Barone, 79, Heavyweight Contender, Dies