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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