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Crist’s legacy honored as Salamanca museum Hall of Distinction inductee BY KELLEN M. QUIGLEY SALAMANCA — Football gave Charles T. “Chuck” Crist his fame, but looking back through his athletic career both as a student and recreationally, it could have been any number of sports. After his days as a player came to an end, Crist continued his involvement in sports as a coach and ultimately as an educator in the Salamanca City Central School District. For his dedication both on and off the field, the late Chuck Crist was inducted July 25 into the Salamanca Area Historical Society Museum’s Hall of Distinction. It was standing room only as nearly 100 family members, friends, colleagues and supporters of Crist from the greater Salamanca area gathered on the museum main floor to remember him. “This is a moment that is long overdue as we honor our local hero,” said Jim Griffith, Salamanca’s city historian. Griffith said when he first began talking to Crist’s wife, Patti, about inducting her husband to the Wall of Distrinction a few years ago, he asked if she had any memorabilia she could share with the museum for the display. “She said, ‘Yes, I have storage units in three states,’” he said. “So she was able to come up with some ideas for us.” Patti Crist thanked the historical society board for the tremendous tribute to her husband and thanked

all in attendance for coming together to honor his memory. “Chuck would be so honored and full of pride for his hometown to take a place on the wall upstairs with his accomplished fellow nominees,” she said. “They all kept Salamanca in the public eye and made our hometown proud.” Patti said Chuck was always thankful to everyone who supported him at St. Patrick’s School and Salamanca High School, saying he had the most talented and dedicated coaches and teachers. His early training and discipline set him up for collegiate and professional success, she added. “Speaking to all of you who have known Chuck forever is a challenge. I can’t embellish a thing because you all know the truth,” Patti said, receiving a large laugh from the attendees. Chuck’s path to the NFL, any sport and any professional thing he did was done with blood sweat and tears, Patti said. “The good, the bad and the ugly. The thrill of victory and the agony of an occasional defeat. That’s the sports world.” Patti said she was blessed to be by her husband’s side on his rollercoaster of a life. She said his God-given athleticism, paired with lots of discipline, was nurtured and refined to make him the best player he could be. “Hey may have worked even harder during his principal years in Salamanca school,” she said. “He loved

Photo by Kellen M. Quigley The late Charles T. “Chuck” Crist was inducted into the Salamanca Area Historical Society Museum’s Wall of Distinction on July 25. Holding his display before hanging it on the wall are (from left) Crist’s son, Scott; his wife, Patti; and his daughter, Niki.

his job, his teachers, his staff — all dedicating their lives so the kids could live their best lives and become good citizens.” Patti said Chuck had many opportunities to become “a city boy” in New York, New Orleans and San Francisco, but after the last day of the season, the family was either in the car or on the plane on their way back to Salamanca. “I think there was a couple times (their son) Scott was in the car the night before because he couldn’t wait to get back here,” she recalled. Patti also expressed hope that Salamanca produces another Academy Award winner, more Major League Baseball managers, more

politicians that get the national spotlight, savvy businessmen and women and more NFL players to add to the museum’s distinguished wall. “And in Chuck’s favorite last words: Once a Warrior, always a Warrior.” CRIST LEFT AN indelible athletic legacy to those who saw him perform, from Salamanca High School in the 1960s, college basketball at Penn State or in the NFL for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. Crist graduated from Salamanca in 1968, where he was awarded a Varsity letter in four sports in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He still holds

the school record for the triple jump — nearly 45 feet — and participated in the New York State Track and Field Championship his senior year. Crist was also named to First Team All Western New York Baseball for the 1967–68 season. Crist attended Penn State University on a four-year scholarship as a dual-sport athlete. He played basketball for three years at Penn State and was named team captain his senior year. Despite not playing football in college, Crist played professionally in the NFL from 192 to 1987 as a strong safety for the Giants, Saints and 49ers. After retirement from the NFL, Chuck worked as the assistant coach with the

Cattaraugus Central School from 1983 to 1985 and the Alfred Saxons football team from 1985 to 1991. He then earned his master’s degree in education and was employed with Salamanca schools, serving as the high school principal until 2001, when he began serving as principal at Seneca Elementary until his retirement in 2015. Crist was inducted into the Cattaraugus County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, the Chautauqua County Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. He was also named Southwestern New York Athlete of the Century by the Olean Times Herald. Still an avid athlete recreationally, Crist became an outstanding golfer, going on to win the Holiday Valley Golf Club Championship six times. He also excelled in fast-pitch softball in the summer and played shortstop with the best in Western New York. Crist died Oct. 28, 2020, at the Cleveland Clinic after a long illness. He was 69. Crist’s display will share space on the wall across from the museum’s elevator with three other Salamanca natives who became giants in sports and entertainment — Tony-winning and Oscarnominated writer, producer and director George Abbott; three time Oscar-winning songwriter Ray Evans; and professional baseball pitcher Ray “Slim” Caldwell, who played for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians from 1910 to 1921.

Senecas applaud NY Senators’ support for Haudenosaunee inclusion in 2028 Olympics BY KELLEN M. QUIGLEY IRVING — With lacrosse among the games returning for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the Seneca Nation is applauding members of the New York State Senate for adding their voice to calls to allow the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to compete as its own nation. Republican members of the Senate’s State-Native American Relations Subcommittee wrote a letter to the International Olympic Committee supporting the Haudenosaunee Nationals’ request to participate in the games under their own flag. The 2028 Summer Olympics will mark the return of lacrosse to the Olympic stage for the first time in more than a century. “The game of lacrosse began with our ancestors. It is part of our culture,” said Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca. “Our ancestors shared the game with the world after it was gifted to the Haudenosaunee people by the Creator.” The International Olympic Committee has thus far said it would not allow the Haudenosaunee to participate under its own flag. Eligibility rules state that countries can only participate if they have a National Olympic

Committee (NOC), which requires recognition by the international community and acceptance by the IOC. “Despite having a significantly smaller population than other national teams, the Haudenosaunee produce extraordinarily talented players and have competed successfully on the global stage,” the letter from the Senate Republican Conference on the committee for State - Native

American Relations reads. “We believe there would be great benefit to a worldwide audience from watching the Haudenosaunee lacrosse team compete at the Olympics.” President Seneca said lacrosse is more than a sport to the Haudenosaunee — it is a spiritual game and a game of healing, a way of bringing people together. As the International Olympic Committee prepares to bring the world together

in Los Angeles in 2028, the Haudenosaunee people and the origins of the Creator’s Game deserve to be included, the president said. “Our players have competed internationally under the Haudenosaunee flag on the biggest stages, including the upcoming World Championships,” he continued. “We want to see them — and supporters throughout the world want to see them — celebrate the tradition of the Creator’s

game in the Olympics.” The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy encapsulates the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora tribes, whose traditional and current territory lies within the borders of New York state. “The game of lacrosse is one of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy’s greatest gifts to the world, and their exclusion from Olympic play would be both historically and morally wrong,” said Sen. George Borrello, member of the Committee on State - Native American Relations, whose district includes Seneca Nation territories. “Recognizing their sovereignty and honoring their deep connection to the origins of this sport is the right thing to do and long overdue.” The Haudenosaunee Nationals are preparing to compete in the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in South Korea in August. In June, the Seneca Nation hosted the Haudenosaunee Lacrosse Weekend on its Allegany Territory, featuring practices and exhibition games by the Haudenosaunee Nationals U20 team as the team completed its roster for the World Championship tournament.

Seneca thanked the members of the New York State Senate for urging the International Olympic Committee to “do the right thing and welcome our players to take the field and compete in our game. “The Olympics hold the games to the standard of bringing together the world’s best athletes for the world’s greatest international sporting competition,” he continued. “Ignoring the origin of the game and the culture of lacrosse in its Olympic return would be a total failure to meet that standard.” “We urge you to favorably consider allowing the Haudenosaunee Nation to compete and be properly represented in the 2028 Olympic Games,” the Senate letter concludes. “Such inclusion would represent a historic and meaningful step forward in honoring Indigenous contributions to sport and culture on the world stage.” Men‘s lacrosse previously appeared as a medal event in the 1904 St. Louis and 1908 London Olympics. It was later played as a demonstration event in the 1928 Amsterdam Games, the 1932 Los Angeles Games and the 1948 London Games.

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• Twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter are born in Winchmore Hill, Essex, England on August 12. The brothers would eventually create The Guinness Book of World Records. • American sculptor Gutzon Borglum is invited to the Black Hills region of South Dakota on August 14. Borglum, who is now best known for his work on Mount Rushmore, visits the region to scout for a location for carving a monument on the side of a mountain. • The Cuban Communist Party is founded in Havana on August 16. The party eventually merged with Fidel Castro’s Integrated Revolutionary Organizations in 1961. • The Fourteenth World Zionist Congress opens in Vienna on August 17. Protests by Austrian fascists outside the Congress turn violent and result in injuries to 30 people and 50

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Photo by Bob Clark A 4-H participant shows cattle on July 31 at the Cattaraugus County Fair.

that they appear to be on par with last year’s first eightday fair. Warm temperatures at the beginning of the week were followed by rain midweek, but the cooler temperatures and sunshine

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and the Magic of Lance Gifford. Animal entries were many, proving that the cattle and beef departments continue to grow. While some 4-H members are aging out of their clubs, there are many young cloverbud members joining to take their place. Domestic entries also increased, with many exhibitors utilizing the online entry system. The lone hiccup of the week came Saturday evening when one of the swing rides stopped working, stranding several riders up in the air for about an hour. Quick response from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and the Little Valley, Ellicottville and Randolph fire departments had all the riders back on the ground safely. The Cattaraugus County Agricultural Society extended thanks to the many exhibitors, vendors, volunteers, sponsors and, especially, the visitors from all across Western New York who took part in the 182nd fair festivities. Plans are already being made for next year’s fair, scheduled for Aug. 1–8, 2026. For more information about this year’s fair and other events at the fairgrounds, visit cattarauguscofair.com.

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Fun Facts About August Summer is in full swing in August. Come the eighth month of the calendar year, temperatures outside tend to be especially steamy and individuals and families are doing all they can to make the most of the last full month of summer. As summer winds down, individuals can ponder these fun facts about the month of August. 1. Not unlike July, August is named after a notable individual associated with ancient Rome. Augustus Caesar, also known as Octavian and sometimes referred to as Caesar Augustus, was the first Roman emperor. Augustus’s reign was a lengthy one, beginning in 27 B.C. and lasting until his death in A.D. 14. Augustus’s maternal great-uncle was Julius Caesar, who happens to be the namesake of July. 2. August weather can make some people uncomfortable, and that has made the month part of what’s become known as “The Dog Days of Summer.” The Farmer’s Almanac indicates that the moniker is linked to the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks believed that the rising of Sirius in mid- to late-summer caused the temperatures to rise and conditions to become less comfortable. Though temperatures remain hot and conditions humid in many parts of the northern hemisphere throughout the month of August, the dog days officially end on August 11. 3. Millions of adults feel there’s no more refreshing beverage on a warm summer evening than a cold beer, and that may be even more so on the first Friday of August. That day marks International Beer Day®, which began as a local event in the western United States in 2007 but has since spread globally. More than 200 cities in 80 countries and across six continents now celebrate International Beer Day®, and celebrants can take part by enjoying a cold one and/or giving a loved one a beer. This year’s celebration will take place on Friday, August 4. 4. One of the most enduring motion pictures in Hollywood history premiered in August nearly 85 years ago. “The Wizard of Oz” starring Judy Garland premiered at the Orpheum Theatre in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on August 10, 1939. The Hollywood premiere at the famed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre occurred just five days later. 5. August is a notable month for one of the world’s most accomplished athletes. American swimmer Michael Phelps took center stage at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing when he won a total of eight gold medals, setting a record for the most gold medals by an athlete in a single Olympic Games. Phelps won his eighth gold medal in Beijing on August 17 in the 4 x 100-meter medley relay, officially eclipsing fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz, who had won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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