Class of 1999, Hall of Fame Members
Professional Baseball Player In 1972, the Cleveland Indians signed LaSalle High School standout and No.1 draft pick Rick Manning to a contract with the largest salary and bonus package (at that time) ever given a Western New York athlete. The highly-touted Manning...
Class of 1999, Hall of Fame Members
Buffalo Sabres Forward In considering the candidacy of Pat LaFontaine, one must start with his career numbers: totals of 468 goals and 1,013 points (second-best among American born players), .541 goals per game (eighth all-time), two seasons with 50 or more goals and...
Class of 1999, Hall of Fame Members
Athlete, Sports Physician Dr. Gicewicz had a brilliant athletic career at the University at Buffalo from 1948-1952. Although he captained the varsity baseball team (while moonlighting as clean up hitter for the Muny AAA Champions Puchalski Florists) and basketball...
Class of 1999, Hall of Fame Members
High School Coach In the late 1920s, Barnes was a starting halfback on one of the era’s big time college football powers, Loyola University in the South. Loyola was coached by Clark Shaughnessy, a man credited with bringing the T-formation to football. In 1931,...
Class of 1999, Hall of Fame Members
Basketball Player and Coach Generally considered the most talented (and most highly recruited) female basketball player ever produced by Western New York, Yvette Angel starred for Sister Maria Pares for four seasons at Sacred Heart Academy. Yvette averaged 23.9 points...
