2012 Athletic Hall of Honor Program

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2012 Induction Ceremony Saturday, June 9, 2012 4:15 p.m.

Kemper Auditorium

Keynote Speaker

Raymond A. Lamontagne ’53 A 2011 inductee into the Andover Athletics Hall of Honor, Ray Lamontagne excelled at multiple sports at Andover. He was a running back on the undefeated 1952 football team (inducted into the AAHOH in 2009) that beat Exeter 59–0. In track, Lamontagne represented Andover on the BAA Relay Team and took first place against Exeter in the broad jump.

In baseball, he played center field and won the Coach’s Award, given to the most valuable player; upon graduation from Yale, he was offered a major league contract.

Instead, Lamontagne accepted a Yale-in-China teaching fellowship and taught English at New Asia College for two years. He then became a group leader for Crossroads Africa and built a school in Gabon, West Africa.

A year after entering Yale Law School, Lamontagne took a leave of absence to join Sargent Shriver in Washington, D.C., as part of a group of early organizers of the Peace Corps. Upon completing law school, Lamontagne joined the staff of John D. Rockefeller 3rd in New York City and was involved with numerous Rockefeller nonprofits. In 1987, when Paul Newman launched his effort to build the Hole in the Wall Camp for children with life-threatening diseases, Lamontagne served as chair of the capital campaign that raised the monies to build the camp—and continues to serve as board chair to this day.

Opening Remarks & Special Presentation

Announcement of Inductees

Keynote Speaker

Closing Remarks

Dan Dilorati ’75 and Chris Gurry ’66 Cochairs, Athletics Committee

Dan Dilorati ’75 and Chris Gurry ’66

Ray Lamontagne ’53 (introduced by George Bixby ’53)

Scott Mead ’73 Charter Trustee

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James H.H. Carrington Cmdr. James H.H. Carrington was an Annapolis six-time All-American award recipient in three sports: football, swimming, and lacrosse. He also was a recipient of the U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword for Athletic Excellence and is a member of the Naval Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame. At Andover, he set the 200-yard freestyle swimming record in 1941.

John G. Clayton 1942

which saw action in the Korean War; the carrier USS Leyte; and the USS Plymouth Rock.

Following his Naval career, he completed his PhD degree in business administration at American University and joined the faculty as an associate professor. After two years, he transferred to Georgetown University to become the director of budget and management. His final academic assignment was at George Washington University, where he taught small business administration and wrote the business management text Command, Control, and Compromise. He continued his passion for athletics by coaching teams from the lower levels up to the NCAA level. Annapolis named the James H.H. Carrington Room within the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in his honor.

The only three-sport All-American athlete to attend the Naval Academy, Carrington also was a nationally ranked squash player, winning both U.S. National hardball and softball competitions as well a World Masters Doubles title. He attended Fordham, Cornell, and the Naval Academy for his college education, earning a total of 13 varsity letters. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1948, Carrington served for the next 20 years aboard the USS Hanson,

1947 John G. Clayton was a standout in varsity football, basketball, and baseball, but the latter two sports took a backseat to his love of and talent on the gridiron. He was Andover’s quarterback for three years and team captain his senior year. Clayton then followed his brother to Dartmouth College, where Hal ’43 had been a fullback during the war years.

Dartmouth teammate, to play in the 1950 EastWest game in Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.

A three-year starting quarterback for the Big Green, he passed for 2,227 yards and a total of 26 touchdowns between 1948 and 1950. His career passing total still ranks 14th all-time for the Green.

Following graduation in 1952, Clayton joined the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant and was stationed in Ohio and then Japan until the conclusion of the Korean War. Clayton’s professional career was spent predominantly with Knapp Shoes. He has served in a variety of volunteer roles for Andover, Dartmouth, and the town of Hingham, Mass.

The younger Clayton would prove to be a critical factor in recharging Dartmouth’s weak offense.

He led the team to a 6–2–0 season in 1948, with wins over six major opponents. In 1949, the Boston Gridiron Club awarded Clayton the Bulger Lowe Award, given to the most outstanding collegiate player in New England.

He was even invited, along with another

1942 lacrosse team: Carrington is first row, second from left.

1947 football team: Clayton is back row, center.

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Thomas F. F le m i n g 1972 Thomas F. Fleming attended Andover as a postgraduate, excelled in football and hockey, and was New England’s Prep School Champion in track in both the 100-yard and 200-yard dash.

In 1971 he was given the Phillipian Athlete of the Year Award. He continued his education at Dartmouth College where he was a three-sport athlete in football, hockey, and track.

the Ivy League in scoring. The recipient of Dartmouth’s 1974 Alfred E. Watson Award for Top Male Athlete, Fleming later was inducted into Dartmouth’s Wearers of the Green.

Following Dartmouth he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He coached high school hockey for 26 years, during which time 62 of his players became college captains, 11 played in the NHL, and 7 became Olympians. In 2007, Fleming was awarded the John Mariucci Award, presented by the American Hockey Coaches Association.

On the ice at Dartmouth, Fleming’s line mate was Greg Cronin ’72. (The pair particularly relished playing against former PA teammates Kevin Burke ’72 and Danny Bolduc ’72, also an Andover Athletics Hall of Honor inductee.)

As a football player, Fleming led Dartmouth in receiving. In hockey, he was All-Ivy and led

Fleming has been teaching at Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y., since 1983 and currently lives on campus with his wife, Karen.

Henry G. Higdon I I A three-sport varsity athlete in football, basketball, and baseball, Hank Higdon was recognized for his breadth and caliber of athletic skills when he won Andover’s Outstanding Athlete award during his senior year. Cocaptain of the football team as a senior, Higdon also was voted Best Class Athlete for the Class of 1959.

in Division I in the final polls), he was one of three sophomores (and the only back) who lettered. Higdon was elected captain of the team his senior year. Today, he is a founding director of the Ivy Football Association.

Professionally, Higdon is a managing partner and founder of the executive search firm Higdon Braddock Mathews. The father of Erika ’88 and Henry ’94—both also outstanding PA athletes— Higdon has volunteered for Andover in many capacities, including as president of the Alumni Council, as an Alumni Trustee, and as a member of his 50th Reunion Committee.

Along with 54 Andover classmates, Higdon continued his education at Yale. As a Bulldog, he played both halfback and safety. He won the freshman team MVP award after an undefeated season. On the 1960 undefeated and untied varsity football team (ranked 13th in the country

1972 hockey team: Fleming is front row, third from right.

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1959 basketball team: Higdon is front row, third from right.

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1912 A football standout at Andover, Eddie Mahan went on to play for the Harvard Crimson. A halfback, he was named an All-American football player consecutively from 1913 to 1915. In 1913 against the University of Maine—his very first varsity appearance—he delighted fans and teammates with two touchdowns and a 67yard run. Mahan was captain of the Crimson in 1915, his senior year, and led his team to one of the most crushing defeats of the Yale Bulldogs at that time. In that game, Mahan scored four touchdowns. Afterward, many regarded him as the “greatest football player of all time.”

Football, however, was not his only skill. Mahan also played baseball at Harvard for three years and, in 1916, drew attention when he pitched a shutout game against the Boston Red Sox. Soon after, Mahan received multiple offers from major league clubs, but did not accept any of them. Instead, he joined a semi-professional baseball team in New Haven, Conn., following his 1916 Harvard graduation. In 1951, Mahan was inducted into Harvard’s Athletic Hall of Fame as part of its first group of inductees.

The Phillipian archives are loaded with the athletic feats of Michael Moonves. In three of his four years at Andover, he was a three-sport varsity athlete. One headline read: “Led by quarterback Mike Moonves, the Lower backfield put on an impressive show.” Off the field, Moonves also participated in traditional Blue Key activities for the Big Blue. His education, athletics, and student involvement continued at Trinity College, where he became a three-year varsity athlete in baseball and squash. He was named baseball MVP his junior year and served as cocaptain during his senior year.

He recently retired from a 40-year career at The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Mass., where he served many roles. A dormmaster and advisor, he taught history and was director of admissions for 18 years before becoming director of alumni-parent relations. On the fields, he coached baseball, basketball, football, and golf. A Governor’s Academy faculty chair and scholarship were named in his honor, as was the Independent School League’s golf sportsmanship award.

In his 50th Reunion yearbook, Moonves noted: “Andover was special in many ways, but most importantly it was the people—classmates, teammates, teachers, and coaches that made the experience immeasurable.”

Following graduation in 1966, Moonves chose to remain close to his Trinity roots, serving as a graduate assistant, then as coach of the freshman football, squash, and lacrosse teams.

1911 baseball team: Mahan is middle row, second from left.

1962 basketball team: Moonves is front row, center.

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Julia Trotman Brady

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While at Andover, Julia Trotman Brady was captain of the field hockey team and cocaptain of the ice hockey team during her senior year.

At Harvard, she continued with ice hockey and pursued her passion for sailing, earning varsity letters in both sports all four years and captaining both Harvard teams.

won a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona in the Europe Dinghy class. While there, she met her future husband, James Brady, a silver medalist in the three-man Soling class.

Trotman Brady was the 1985 Women’s National Sailing Champion and the 1992 Rolex/U.S. Yachtswoman of the Year. She also was elected by her peers as the two-time New England Women’s Intercollegiate Sailing Association Outstanding Sailor and the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Athlete Representative in 1992.

She returned to Harvard and earned an MBA degree in 1997. A three-time sailing AllAmerican, Trotman Brady was inducted into the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

After graduating from Harvard in 1989 she worked in New York City for one year but then quit, determined to put her full energy into training, fundraising, and regatta competitions in preparation for the 1992 Olympic trials. By winning the grueling 12-day, 12-race trials in Newport Beach, Calif., she qualified for the sole spot in the Olympics—in the single-handed women’s boat, called a Europe Dinghy. She

1985 field hockey team: Trotman Brady is front row, center.

faculty member. Wennik would teach alongside those who had taught him (Bob Maynard, Hart Leavitt, and Diz Bensley) and, as varsity baseball coach, coach among such Academy legends as Frank DiClemente, Ted Harrison, and Steve Sorota. Most notably, Wennik’s seven-year tenure as director of athletics would produce a new coeducational athletics program and an athletics complex able to accommodate and serve both boys and girls. Wennik and his wife, Inga, are the parents of Stefan ’82, Marten ’86, and Luke ’88.

After serving four years in the U.S. Army, Wennik returned for further education at the University of Virginia—until a call came from up north. Headmaster John Kemper invited him to teach German at his alma mater. This was the start of Wennik’s 33-year career as an Andover

Mike Kuta, the current director of athletics, puts it simply: “Joe joins the ranks of the greats who went before me and taught me.”

1952 football team: Wennik is back row, far left.

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Since arriving at Andover in 1948, Joe Wennik has held a wide array of roles at Phillips Academy, including athlete, teacher, director of athletics, and director of alumni affairs. As a student, Wennik played football, hockey, and baseball, and served as captain of the baseball team during his senior year. After Andover, Wennik headed to Yale, where he played baseball and hockey for the Bulldogs, earning varsity letters in both in 1955 and 1956.

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Randolph B. Wo o d 1982 Randy Wood played four years of varsity hockey for Andover, leading the team with goals and assists during his upper and senior years. He was born into a hockey family: his dad, Norman Wood, captained the 1954 Harvard hockey team and coached the Princeton hockey team from 1959 to 1965. Wood went to Yale University, played right wing for the Bulldogs, and was named an All-Ivy League selection in 1985 and 1986 and All-American hockey selection in 1986.

the New York Islanders. After playing much of his first year with their minor league affiliate, the Springfield Indians, Wood was elevated to the Islanders for the end of the regular season and the playoffs.

During his 11 seasons in the NHL, Wood played for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars. In addition, he represented the United States in the 1986 and 1989 World Championships and in the 1991 Canada Cup. In 1997, he retired after 741 games in the NHL, recording 175 goals and 159 assists.

During his junior year at Yale, he set the single season scoring record—which he reset again his senior year with 55 points. Following graduation, Wood signed his first professional contract with

2008 Inductees

2009 Inductees

2010 Inductees

2011 Inductees

George H.W. Bush ’42

Stephen S. Sorota, coach (d)

William S. Belichick ’71

Becky Dowling Adams ’94

Daniel G. Bolduc ’72

John F. Bronk, athletic trainer (d)

H. Richard Duden ’43 Fred H. Harrison ’38 (d) Frank Hinkey, Class of 1891 (d) Sarah E. Mleczko Kasten ’76 Aisha Jorge Massengill ’88 John L. Morrison ’63 Richard J. Phelps ’46 Shirley J. Ritchie, faculty emerita Natalie Ware Ryherd ’63 (d)

Frank F. DiClemente, coach (d) Martha Hill Gaskill ’78 William C. Matthews, Class of 1901 (d)

William H. Brown ’34 (d) Archibald M. Bush, Class of 1867 (d) Joseph V. Cavanagh Jr. ’67 Ashley A. Harmeling ’00

John P. McBride ’56

Gerard E. Jones ’55

James P. McLane Jr. ’49

Harvey M. Kelsey Jr. ’41

C. Anthony Pittman ’90

Carter Marsh Abbott ’93

Robert W. Sides ’34

Arthur K. Moher ’45

Arthur R.T. Hillebrand, Class of 1896 (d) Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ’43 Meredith Hudson Johnston ’01 Paul Kalkstein ’61 Raymond A. Lamontagne ’53 Thomas E. Pollock III ’61 William S. Smoyer ’63 (d)

Eleanor Tydings Gollob ’86 1952 Football Team

1948 Swim Team (d) = deceased at the time of induction

1982 hockey team: Wood is front row, third from left.

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