Frank Hinkey 1891 A member of the PA football team for two years, Frank Hinkey was a slight young man with a severe lung problem. The doctors advised him to lead an easy, healthconscious life. Instead, Hinkey played football with every ounce of determination and energy possible—prior to protective equipment and modern rules. While at PA, Hinkey’s team played 14 games, including ones against Tufts and MIT. In 10 of the victories, the PA team shut out the opponent. Hinkey went on to become a three-time All-American at Yale and captained the Yale team in the infamous and contentious game against Harvard at Springfield in 1894. Yale won that day 12–4 after several serious injuries on both sides of the field. Hinkey died prematurely in 1925. Following his death, New York sports columnist Grantland Rice said of Hinkey: “Never since he came up from the club system at Andover through his four years at Yale did any team gain a yard around his side.” In 1951, Hinkey was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Honored posthumously
Sarah E. Mleczko 1976 Sarah Mleczko entered Andover in 1973 and was among the first girls to attend PA. She earned nine varsity letters in three years and played on the boys’ junior varsity squash team. “I believe Sarah could adapt herself to play any sport proficiently in a very short period of time,” recalls her coach Lou Hoitsma, now retired, “for she had the confidence, attitude, and ability to attempt and succeed.” In her first year at Andover, Mleczko led the basketball team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game, including 22 against Exeter. Her spring lacrosse season earned her the distinction of Female Athlete of the Year, which she would earn twice more. The next year, she led the field hockey team with 12 goals—and she made history by competing on the boys’ junior varsity squash team. She later became number one on the ladder of the new girls’ varsity squash team. At Harvard, Mleczko earned 10 varsity letters and was inducted into the Varsity Club Hall of Fame. She was the first female athlete elected to the Crimson’s Hall of Fame in the All-Around category, a very select group. In 1987, Mleczko opened Sarah M. Woolworth Fine Art, Inc., which specializes in American and European 19th-century painting. She has been recognized in Art & Auction magazine as one of the top eight private dealers in the country.