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PAUL GORHAM RECEIVES DOUBLE LUNG      TRANSPLANT AT CLEVELAND CLINIC

WE RECENTLY RECEIVED NEWS THAT CHAPTER MEMBER AND SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH PAUL GORHAM RECEIVED A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC ON FEBRUARY 12. PAUL IS STILL RECOVERING AT THE CLINIC AND MAKING PROGRESS ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE NOREEN. PAUL AND NOREEN’S SON MATTHEW WAS A 2010 SCHOLAR ATHLETE FROM CHESHIRE HS. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND PAUL A GET WELL CARD TO: PAUL GORHAM, CLEVELAND CLINIC, 9500 EUCLID AVE, ROOM G91-24, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44195.

DAN MARTIN SELECTED TO HALL OF FAME

SCHOLAR ATHLETE SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAN MARTIN WAS HONORED ON MARCH 18 WITH HIS INDUCTION INTO THE CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME.  DAN HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE NEW HAVEN FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION FOR 39 YEARS AND SERVED AS PRESIDENTOF THEIR BOARD IN 2000.  DAN HAS SERVED AS CHAIRMAN SINCE 1978.

He is shown above (R) with chapter member Mike Barbaro a fellow Hall of Famer who received the Vincent Reilly Award.

In attendance for fellow board member Dan Martin’s Hall of Fame induction were L-R Tony Mortali, Bill O’Brien, Dan, Eileen Moriarty and Paul Sponheimer. Over 265 guests were in attendance for the ceremony.

TONY SPARANO RETURNS HOME TO         RECEIVE CHAPTERS HIGHEST HONOR

IN CAN TRULY BE SAID LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD IN THE CASE OF THE  CHAPTERS 2012 DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AWARD WINNER TONY SPARANO.  TONY WAS BORN IN WEST HAVEN AND GRADUATED FROM RICHARD C. LEE HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW HAVEN. HE PLAYED FOOTBALL AT LEE FOR 2009 DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AWARD WINNER DR. LEROY WILLIAMS. TONY THEN PLAYED FOOTBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, BEFORE COACHING AT BU AND RETURNING TO UNH AS HEAD COACH. HE LED THE CHARGERS TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 1997. FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS TONY HAS BEEN COACHING IN THE NFL, INCLUDING A FOUR YEAR STINT AS HEAD COACH OF THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. HE IS NOW THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR OF THE NEW YORK JETS AND HE WILL BE RETUNING HOME ON MARCH 30 TO RECEIVE THE CHAPTERS HIGHEST HONOR.

52ND SCHOLAR ATHLETE DINNER MARCH 30

THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY SCHOLAR ATHLETE DINNER WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY MARCH 30 AT FANTASIA, 404 WASHINGTON AVE IN NORTH HAVEN. THE RECEPTION BEGINS AT 5:30PM WITH THE MARCH TO THE HEAD TABLE AT 6:30PM. TWENTY NINE SCHOLAR ATHLETES WILL BE HONORED BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 1,066 OVER 52 YEARS.

THE 2012 DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AWARD WILL GO TO FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN AND MIAMI DOLPHIN HEAD COACH TONY SPARANO, NOW THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE NEW YORK JETS. IN ADDITION, THE CHAPTER AWARD OF MERIT WILL GO TO LONG TIME MEMBER JOHN SPONHEIMER OF ORANGE, THE COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD TO SEAN MARINAN OF THE #1 RANKED XAVIER FALCONS AND THE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION AWARD, AS SELECTED BY THE NEW HAVEN FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION, WILL GO TO EDWARD ‘NED’ CONLAN, A 43 YEAR OFFICIAL FROM WATERBURY.

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED BY CONTACTING DONNA LIMONE AT 203-481-8375 OR BY EMAIL AT DPLUDLO214@AOL.COM. THE COST IS $45. CONGRATULATORY ADS CAN BE ARRANGED BY CALLING PAUL CRISCUOLO AT 203-231-3992 OR BY EMAILING HIM AT PAUL@RABASSOCIATES.NET.

A COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS CAN BE SEEN BELOW.

L-R Sean Marinan, Xavier, Coach of the Year, John Sponheimer, Chapter Award of Merit and Edward "Ned" Conlan, Official Recognition Award winner get together at the scholar athlete reception.

WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HONORS CHAPTER CHAMPIONS AND COACH

THE WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HONORED FOUR CHAPTER SCHOOLS AT THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS HELD ON SATURDAY JANUARY 14 AT ANTHONY’S BANQUET FACILITY. XAVIER (LL), HAND (L), ANSONIA (M) AND HOLY CROSS (S) WERE PRESENTED PLAQUES FOR THEIR SUCCESS. IN ADDITION HAND COACH STEVE FILIPPONE WAS AWARDED THE WALTER CAMP COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD. OTHER FINALISTS INCLUDED SEAN MARINAN OF XAVIER AND TOM BROCKETT OF ANSONIA. IN ADDITION ANSONIA’S ARKEEL NEWSOME WAS SELECTED AS THE WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HAND’S NICHOLAS VITALE AND MASUK’S CASEY COCHRAN WERE THE OTHER FINALISTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS.

Xavier High School of Middletown To Receive Walter Camp’s 2011 “Joseph W. Kelly” Award

New Haven County Chapter member Xavier High School of Middletown, the consensus No. 1 team in every state high school football season-ending poll, is the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s choice to receive the Joseph W. Kelly Award, which is awarded annually to Connecticut’s top high school football team.
It is the second straight year and third time overall that Xavier has earned the Kelly Award. It is also the third consecutive year a team from the New Haven County Chapter has won the honor (Notre Dame of West Haven, 2009). The Falcons are also the fourth team to repeat as Kelly Award recipients, joining Ansonia (2006-07), Bloomfield (1998-99) and four time winner Cheshire (1992-95).
“From the first game of the season to its last, Xavier distinguished itself as the top team
in the state of Connecticut,” said Walter Camp Football Foundation President John Marks. “We salute Coach Sean Marinan, his staff and players on another tremendous season.” Xavier (13-0) captured the SCC Division I West title on its way to a perfect 10-0 regular-season record. In the state playoffs, Xavier combined a potent offense and stellar defense to capture its second straight Class LL title. The Falcons outscored its three playoff opponents 131-27.

It is the fourtenth time since 1991 that one of the New Haven County Chapter member teams has captured the Kelly Award (Xavier 2005, 2010 and 2011; Cheshire 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995; Hand 1997 and 2004; West Haven 2002; Ansonia 2006 and 2007 and Notre Dame 1991 and 2009).
Also on January 14, Xavier along with the three other state football champions from the New Haven County Chapter – Hand (Class L), Ansonia (Class M) and Holy Cross (Class S) – will be honored at the Walter Camp Breakfast of Champions, which will be held at Anthony’s Ocean View. That morning, the Walter Camp All- Connecticut Team, High School Player and Coach of the Year will also be announced.

Chapter Wins All Four State Titles

CHAPTER WIN ALL FOUR STATE TITLES

THE NEW HAVEN COUNTY CHAPTER WON ALL FOUR STATE TITLES AT THE CIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS PAST WEEKEND AT RENTSCHLER FIELD. THE HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS WON THE CLASS “S” TITLE ON FRIDAY WITH AN EXCITING 34-27 VICTORY OVER THE CROMWELL PANTHERS. IN THE TITLE GAMES ON SATURDAY THE ANSONIA CHARGERS BROUGHT HAVOC ON THE 11-1 LEDYARD COLONELS WITH A 38-0 VICTORY TO WIN THE CLASS M TITLE. THE CHARGERS FINISHED 14-0 ON THE SEASON. IN THE CLASS L GAME THE HAND TIGERS DEFEATED THEIR OLD NEMISSES THE NEW CANAAN RAMS 38-7. IN THE CLASS LL CHAMPIONSHIP THE DEFENDING TITLE HOLDERS XAVIER FALCONS RAN AWAY FROM THE STAPLES WRECKERS FOR A 42-7 VICTORY. IN 2005 THE CHAPTER WON FIVE TITLES WHEN THERE WAS SIX DIVISIONS. TITLES WERE WON BY XAVIER, HAND, WOODLAND, BRANFORD AND HYDE.

Congratulations To

Holy Cross Class S Champions

Ansonia Class M Champions

Hand Class L Champions

Xavier Class LL Champions

Speakers at October Chapter Meeting

       UConn Coach Paul Pasqualoni        Offensive Coordinator George Deleone

THE NEW HAVEN CHAPTER INVITED UCONN COACH PAUL PASQUALONI AND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR GEORGE DELEONE TO OUR OCTOBER 20 MEETING. NO STRANGERS TOO MANY CHAPTER MEMBERS, BOTH COACHES SPOKE ABOUT RETURNING TO THEIR HOME STATE AND THE PROGRAM AT UCONN, INCLUDING RECRUITING AND RECENT CHANGES IN THE BIG EAST. COACH “P” WAS THE 1998 DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AWARD WINNER AT THE CHAPTER SCHOLAR ATHLETE DINNER AND GEORGE WAS THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT IN 1980. OTHER PHOTOS FROM THE OCTOBER 20 MEETING CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING ON “CHAPTER MEETING PICTURES” UNDER “RECENT NEWS”.