Sports News
Abbey Honors Its First Sports Hall of Famers It was an evening long in coming, but well worth the wait. On October 2, during Homecoming, twelve storied figures of Abbey Athletics were inducted into the inaugural sports Hall of Fame. There was much laughter and a few tears, the latter coming when Jim Riches talked about his late son, Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy, who died while attempting to rescue victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. On a less sobering note, perhaps the highlight of the evening was when the name of the new Hall was announced: The Mike Reidy Abbey Athletics Hall of Fame. The entire crowd rose to its feet and applauded in unison in tribute to Dr. Reidy, who still works at the College, and remains one of our mostbeloved people.
The inaugural inductees. (Back Row L-R): Abbot Placid Solari, O.S.B. (on behalf of Abbot Walter Coggins, O.S.B.); Jennifer Dowd Breuer; Howard Wheeler (on behalf of Howard Wheeler, Sr.); Dr. William Thierfelder; Natalie Monfils; Henry Steincke (on behalf of Al McGuire); Melissa Barrett; Jim Riches Sr. (on behalf of Jimmy Riches). (Front Row L-R): Theodore Crunkleton; Danny Doyle; Stanley Dudko; Joseph McDermott; Dr. Michael Reidy.
Stanley Dudko gets a kick out of his being inducted, as do others.
60 Crossroads
The Magazine of Belmont Abbey College
Athletic Director Dick Dull unveils Hall of Fame plan.
Spring 2009