36th AnnualSports Banquet

DelawareSports

Museumand Hallof Fame

May 18, 2011

Matt MinkerBuilder of Baseball

He Gave All He Knew The

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Love, Carol, Clark and MicheleThe Grandchildren & the Minker Family

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Mission StatementThe mission of the Delaware Sports Museumand Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,preserve the legacy, and honor the heroes ofthe sports within Delaware and those whohave brought recognition to Delaware bytheir accomplishments elsewhere.

The membership strives to educate youngand old about athletics, sportsmanship, andwork ethic while providing inspiration tomaintain active and healthy lifestylesthrough sports.

PROGRAMCall to OrderIntroduction of Past InducteesIntroduction of Class of 2011National Anthem Bips Egnor - OrganistWelcomeDinnerVolunteer of the Year Award TBABanquet Chairman Joe AckermanProgram/Ad Book Jerry Barsha, Jim Bowden,

Stan Bradley, Ells Edwards,Holly Fleming, Jack Holloway,Brett Kleckner, Bob Lennon,Jon Rafal, Ben Sirman,Bob Tattersall, Debbie Windett

OFFICERS & BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2011President Bob TattersallPast President Jerry Barsha1st Vice President Ben Sirman2nd Vice President Jack HollowaySecretary Holly FlemingTreasurer Bob LennonHistorian Ells Edwards

BOARD MEMBERSAnne Brooking Jim ClappSandy Coveleski Chuck DuranteKen Farrall Bud HitchensBrett Kleckner Debbie Windett

BOARD MEMBER EMERITUSTom DeLucia

MUSEUM DIRECTORJon Rafal

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PAST INDUCTEES1976

Caras, JimmyJohnson, JudyMacLure, Marion JessupMichaels, EddieMiller, CreightonOliver, EdZwolak, Vic

1977Koffenberger, EdMcGowan, BillNewlin, FrankSawin, NancyTribuani, AlWaller, RonWillis, Vic

1978Carpenter, BobDouglas, DaveMarvil, DallasMontero, DimNelson, DaveWarrington, TexWharton, Buck

1979Cole, BillyDuPont, WillGrier, CapMcMahon, MatchieNaylor, MillardSchollenberger, GeorgeShort, Chris

1980Aiello, JohnnyBetts, HuckCartwright, AlDoherty II, Gerald P.Field, BryanHall, TomVosters, Bunny

1981Blaney, BernieChalmers, ShortyCihocki, EddieDonahue, MattKnight, PatSasse, RalphSkinner, Bill

1982Coveleski, FrankGarvine, CliffMarshall, ChipO’Neill, Rev. JamesShakespeare, FrankTaylor, EllisTosi, John

1983Cooper, JohnnyGreen, DallasHazewski, EddieMiller, RosemaryMulvena, JackMurray, BillPitts, Jackie

1984Chadick, PaulCloud, NateDoherty, BillyKlosiewicz, CasMay, DaveMcGraw, ReaNeiger, Al

1985Brooks, LouCrawford, AlCrimian, JackDoherty III, Gerald P.Hayes, WalterKrapf, JimMcConnell, WillardReilly, KevinWilcutts, JohnZablotny, Walter

1986Givens, CharlieHayman, ConwayHickman, JohnJohnson, GeorgeLichtenstein, VicRoache, WillieTurley, Doug

1987Carpenter, RulyGeorge, BennieGuthrie, GrantHagan, JimMorris, JohnnyPankowski, Joe PennockRawstrom, Harry

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1988Birkenheuer, Rev. JohnElliot, CarltonEstock, GeorgeHoffman, RobJustice, RitaSnowberger, RussSwartz, Hymie

1989Davis, BrandonDunn, ChrisGregg, SteveHilyard, Jennifer FranksKelley, RobertLore, FrancisSpruance, Gretchen Vosters

1990Brown. MikeCarucci, Dom “Quack”Chambers, BillHahn, PatsyLucas, John “Cookie”Reitzes, HermRiley, Bob “Peanuts”

1991Bruton, BillJacobs, Forrest V. “Spook”Johnson, DaveMason, TomSalvatore, PeteWalsh, FrannyWilson, Tim

1992Anderson, HarryCampbell, JoeHawke, VicHayman, GaryShowalter, Audie KujalaPassmore, BillWills, Howard

1993Brady, John J.Katzman, IzzyMilligan, HankRaymond, Harold “Tubby”Roberts, MiltWatson, SteveWockenfuss, John

1994Anderson, AnthonyGerow, William “Bill”McBride, SteveMoser, LouRedden, ArtSlattery, HerbSezna, WallySund, AlWhite, Randy

1995Brooking, AnneDowd, Robert F.Johnson, Sterling “Terl”Lesher, JohnMartin, RenieSeaburg, GusSlowik, Carol Thomson

1996Baker, DorothyCunningham, BertDuncan, ScottyHall, MikeLambert, RodneyRylander, C. RoyTaylor, Irvin “Ace”Thompson, Harold “Buck”

1997Baldwin, ReneeCapodanno, LauraDiPace, DanFranks, RogerHitchens, Mary AnnLand, JohnMasley, FrankMeade, MikeThomson, WilliamA.

1998Billings, BillCollick, BillHannah, BobMotley, FelmonShepherd Sr., LennellShockley, CostenSmith, JanetSund, Leonard “Lenny”

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1999Balick, CharlotteDuPont Osborne, MargaretGillen, Eugene “Buzzy”Hanford, CarlHenry, SpencerKenney, Rev. RobertSaddler, William “Bubby”

2000Farmer Sr., Dale C.Farmer, Robert (Clyde)Ferrell, Howard (Toots)Kadel, C. WalterLudington, RonRichardson, Elizabeth (Betty)White Jr. , Henry G.Zabitka, Matthew “Matt”

2001Bianchini, Rosemary “Roe”Hanna, NormanHarris, DionnaLewis, JimmyRobinson, Robert “Robbie”Sheats, EarlStansky, R. BenjaminTiberi, DavidWilliams, Pat

2002Davis, EddieFrick, GeorgeHuber-Rudawsky, VickiJoseph, MelvinKane, JosephMeharg, Margaret “Missy”McCall, Francis J. “Mike”Trotter, Harold

2003Bastianelli, HermCiesinski, Roman “Ray”Damico, Lawrence “Laudy”Dayton, Julie AnnFerguson, Pat RyanPheiffer, WilliamReynolds, BruceSteers, Kenneth D.Taylor, Steve

2004Apostolico, MartinBodley, HalBucci, NicholasEnglish, A. J.

Grandell, Dr. Peter A.Kampert, Sue ManelskiKapa, William L.Mason, FredA.Scott, B. GarySilicato, Thomas CarmenViera, Barbara L.

2005Brooks, Sr. C. MelvinDelaney-Scheetz, SusanHoffstein, AceMattson, BobMees, ThomasNeill, MichaelPurzycki, JosephTaylor, JohnTownsend, JohnWalls, James F.

2006Andrus, RobertBuckalew, BartDeShields, DelinoHarris, BarbaraJohnson, DennnisKoffenberger, Richard'Leshem, LeonardWentworth, JamesWisniewski, Irvin C

2007Bernard “Barney” BriggsJim BundrenBob ImmediatoVincent “Winnie” MayerRick McCallLovett PurnellVinnie ScottDavidWhitcraftVal Whiting

2008Bender, LouCarmichael, Donald “Ducky”Clapp, JimDickerson, RonFerris, Brenda BeckerFry, Doris CallawayHolloway, JackHudson, AubreyKnisely, Mary SchillyOddo, Jim “Whitey”Rollins Sr., John W.Smith, Jim

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2009Edward “Punk” CallawayAlbert “Buddy” Clark, Jr.James “Jimmy” FlynnDave HubingerJames “JJ” JohnsonFrank KaminskiClifton “Gator” LewisTom MarshallMike McGlincheyF. Tucker “Tuck” MulrooneyCharles “Gene” SchaenDave Sysko

2010Steve BastianelliFrank CephousBob DegroatHelen DohertyTed KempskiLaura Knorr MolikenJamie NatalieJim “Tuffy” PabstTerence StansburyChester V. “Bud” TownsendMary Jane Weldin

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INDUCTEES 1976-2010Aiello, Johnny 1980Anderson, Anthony 1994Anderson, Harry 1992Andrus, Robert 2006Apostolico, Martin 2004Baker, Dorothy 1996Baldwin, Renee 1997Balick, Charlotte 1999Bastianelli, Herm 2003Bastianelli, Steve 2010Bender, Lou 2008Betts, Huck 1980Birkenheuer, Rev John 1988Bianchini, Rosemary 2001Billings, Bill 1998Blaney, Bernie 1981Bodley, Hal 2004Brady, John J. 1993Briggs, Bernard “Barney” 2007Brooking, Anne 1995Brooks, C. Melvin Sr 2005Brooks, Lou 1985Brown, Mike 1990Bruton, Bill 1991Bucci, Nicholas 2004Buckalew, Bart 2006Bundren, Jim 2007Callaway, Edward “Punk” 2009Campbell, Joe 1992Capodanno, Laura 1997Carmichael, Donald “Ducky” 2008Carpenter, Bob 1978Carpenter, Ruly 1987Carras, Jimmy 1976Cartwright, Al 1980Carucci, Dom “Quack” 1990Cephous, Frank 2010Chadick, Paul 1984Chalmers, Short 1981Chambers, Bill 1990Ciesinski, Roman “Ray” 2003Cihocki, Eddie 1981Clapp, Jim 2008Clark, Albert “Buddy” Jr. 2009Cloud, Nate 1984Cole, Billy 1979Collick, Bill 1998Cooper, John 1983Coveleski, Frank 1982Crawford, Al 1985Crimian, Jack 1985Cunningham, Bert 1996Damico, Lawrence “Laudy” 2003

Davis, Brandon “Brandy” 1989Davis, Eddie 2002Dayton, Julie Ann 2003Degroat, Bob 2010Delaney-Scheetz, Susan 2005DeShields, Delino 2006Dickerson, Ron 2008DiPace, Dan 1997Doherty, III, Gerald P. 1985Doherty, II, Gerald P. 1980Doherty, Billy 1984Doherty, Helen 2010Donohue, Matt 1981Douglas, Dave 1978Dowd, Robert F. 1995Duncan, Scotty 1996Dunn, Chris 1989DuPont, Margaret Osborne 1999DuPont, Will 1979Elliott, Carlton 1988English, A.J. 2004Estock, George 1988Farmer, Sr., Dale C. 2000Farmer, Robert “Clyde” 2000Ferguson, Pat Ryan 2003Ferrell, Howard “Toots” 2000Ferris, Brenda Becker 2008Field, Bryan 1980Flynn, James “Jimmy” 2009Franks, Roger 1997Frick, George 2002Fry, Doris Callaway 2008Garvine, Cliff 1982George, Bennie 1987Gerow, Bill 1994Gillen, Eugene “Buzzy” 1999Givens, Charlie 1986Grandell, Peter A. 2004Green, Dallas 1983Gregg, Steve 1989Grier, Cap 1979Guthrie, Grant 1987Hagan, Jim 1987Hahn, Patsy 1990Hall, Mike 1996Hall, Tom 1980Hanford, Carl 1999Hanna, Norman 2001Hannah, Bob 1998Harris, Barbara 2006Harris, Dionna 2001Hawke, Vic 1992Hayes, Walter 1985

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INDUCTEES 1976-2010Hayman, Conway 1986Hayman, Gary 1992Hazewski, Eddie 1983Henry, Spencer 1999Hickman, John 1986Holloway, Jack 2008Hubinger, Dave 2009Hudson, Aubrey 2008Johnson, Dave 1991Johnson, Dennis 2006Johnson, George 1986Johnson, James ”JJ” 2009Johnson, Sterling “Terl” 1995Johnson, Judy 1976Joseph, Melvin 2002Justice, Rita 1988Kadel, C. Walter 2000Kampert, Sue Manelski 2004Kapa, Willliam L. 2004Kaminski, Frank 2009Katzman, Izzy 1993Kane, Joseph 2002Kelley, Robert 1989Kempski, Ted 2010Kenney, Rev. Robert 1999Klosiewicz, Cas 1984Knight, Pat 1981Knisely, Mary Schilly 2008Koffenberger, Ed 1977Koffenberger, Richard “Dick” 2006Krapf, Jim 1985Lambert, Rodney 1996Land, John 1997Leshem, Leonard 2006Lesher, John 1995Lewis, Clifton “Gator” 2009Lewis, Jimmy 2001Lichenstein, Vic 1986Lore, Francis 1989Lucas, John “Cookie” 1990Ludington, Ron 2000MacLure, Marion Jessup 1976Marshall, Chip 1982Marchall, Tom 2009Martin, Renie 1995Marvil, Dallas 1978Masley, Frank 1997Mason, Fred 2004Mason, Tom 1991Mattson, Bob 2005May, Dave 1984Mayer, Vincent “Winnie” 2007

McBride, Steve 1994McCall, Francis J. “Mike” 2002McCall, Rick 2007McConnell,Willard 1985McGlinchey, Mike 2009McGowan, Bill 1977McGraw, Rea 1984McMahon, Matchie 1979Meade, Mike 1997Mees, Tom 2005Meharg, Margaret 2002Michaels, Eddie 1976Miller, Creighton 1976Miller, Rosemary 1983Milligan, Hank 1993Moliken, Laura Knorr 2010Montero, Dim 1978Morris, Johnny 1987Moser, Lou 1994Motley, Felman 1998Mulrooney, F. Tucker “Tuck” 2009Mulvena, Jack 1983Murray, Bill 1983Natalie, Jamie 2010Naylor, Millard 1979Neiger, Al 1984Neill, Michael 2005Nelson, Dave 1978Newlin, Frank 1977Oddo, Jim “Whitey” 2008Oliver, Ed 1976O'Neill, Rev. James 1982Pabst, Jim “Tuffy” 2010Pankowski, Joe Pennock 1987Passmore, Bill 1992Pheiffer, William 2003Pitts, Jackie 1983Purnell, Lovett 2007Purzycki, Joseph 2005Rawstrom, Harry 1987Raymond, Harold “Tubby” 1993Redden, Art 1994Reilly, Kevin 1985Reitzes, Herm 1990Reynolds, Bruce 2003Richardson Elizabeth “Betty” 2000Riley, Bob “Peanuts” 1990Roache, Willie 1986Roberts, Milt 1993Robinson, Robert 2001Rollins Sr., John W. 2008Rudawsky, Vicki Huber 2002

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INDUCTEES 1976-2010Rylander, C. Roy 1996Saddler,William “Bubby” 1999Salvatore, Pete 1991Sasse, Ralph 1981Sawin, Nancy 1977Schaen, Charles “Gene” 2009Schollenberger, George 1979Scott, B. Gary 2004Scott, Vinnie 2007Seaburg, Gus 1995Sezna, Wally 1994Shakespeare, Frank 1982Sheats, Earl 2001Shepherd, Sr. Lennell 1998Shockley, Costen 1998Short, Chris 1979Showalter, Audie Kujala 1992Silicato, Thomas Carmen 2004Smith, Jim 2008Snowberger, Russ 1988Spruance, Gretchen Vosters 1989Stansbury, Terence 2010Stansky, R. Benjamin 2001Steers, Kenneth D. 2003Sund, Al 1994Sund, Leonard “Lenny” 1998Swartz, Hymie 1988Sysko, Dave 2009Taylor, Ellis 1982Taylor, Irvin 1996Taylor, John 2005Taylor, Steve 2003Thompson, Harold “Buck” 1996

Thomson, William A. 1997Tiberi, David 2001Tosi, John 1982Townsend, Chester V. “Bud” 2010Townsend, John 2005Tribuani, Al 1977Trotter, Harold 2002Turley, Doug 1986Viera, Barbara L. 2004Vosters, Bunny 1980Waller, Ron 1977Walls, James F. 2005Walsh, Franny 1991Warrington, Caleb “Tex” 1978Watson, Steve 1993Weldin, Mary Jane 2010Wentworth, James “Jim” 2006Wharton, Buck 1978Whitcraft, David 2007White, Jr. G. Henry 2000White, Randy 1994Whiting, Val 2007Wilcutts, John 1985Williams, Pat 2001Willis, Vic 1977Wills, Howard 1992Wilson, Tim 1991Wisniewski, Irvin C. 2006Wockenfuss, John 1993Zabitka, Matthew 2000Zablotny, Walter 1985Zwolak, Vic 1976

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Sherman Dillard

Mary-de Mackie Hand

The leading basketball scorer in the Blue Hen Conference inthe 1960's, Sherman Dillard starred at Tulsa University andwas a late cut by the St. Louis Hawks in 1967. A first teamall-stater at De La Warr High School in 1961 and 1962, hewas the only Blue Hen Conference player to exceed 1,000points in the league’s first 23 years. After his two years atParsons (Kans.) Junior College, coach Joe Swank recruitedDillard and two teammates as the first black players at TulsaUniversity. In his junior year, 1964-65, Sherman was seventhman for a 14-11 team that beat three top-15 schools, includingSeattle (led by Tom Workman), San Francisco (with Ollie Johnson) and Wichita (with NateBowman). In his senior year, 1965-66, he was among the nation’s leaders in field goal percent-age, shooting 182 for 342 (.532) and led Tulsa to the Rainbow Classic championship, makingthe all-tournament team. He was second leading scorer for the 16-13 Hurricanes, becoming theseventh player in school history to exceed 400 points in a season. A strong performance in the1967 national AAU tournament led the NBA champion 76ers to draft him, making him the thirdDelaware player taken in the NBA draft (after Ed Koffenberger and Nate Cloud). That fall, hewas the last guard cut by the Hawks, the Western Conference finalists. He was the second maleplayer (after Koffenberger) inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Mary-de Mackie Hand, along with DSMHOF Hall ofFamer Jenni Franks, dominated Delaware women’s swim-ming for more than a decade. Hand earned a scholarship tothe University of South Carolina, where she was a three-time All-America selection and set school records in 3events. Hand qualified for two Olympic Trials, and madeit to the AAU Nationals for 10 consecutive years. Mary-debegan swimming at Wilmington Aquatic Club (WAC) whenshe was 4 years old. By age 10, Mary-de was among theEast Coast’s elite competitive swimmers. Hand owned thenationís fastest time in the age 11-12 200-yard girls’freestyle for two years (1970-72). Although her high school(A.I.duPont) had no swimming program, Mary-decompeted in AAU regional and national meets and summerswim leagues. Before she left Delaware, Mary-de left a tsunami of broken records in her wake.These include her 1973 Delaware open meet 500-yard freestyle mark for girls (13-14 age group)and the girl’s 1,650-yard freestyle record Hand set at age 16 in the Delaware State Swim Meet.Mary-de won 5 events in that 1975 meet, a precursor of today’s state high school championships.At age 15, Mary-de was ranked 11th in the United States and 18th in the world in the girl’s1,500-meter freestyle. She competed in the 1976 Olympic Trials at age16. Hand qualified forthe 1980 Olympic Trials, but her dreams of Olympic gold were shattered by the American boy-cott of Olympic competition that year. At South Carolina, Hand made the women’s All-Americaswim team in 1978, 1979 and 1981. She set school records in the 500 and 1,000-meter freestylein 1978 and the 400-meter individual medley in 1979.

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Dwayne Henry

Karen Kohn

After a dominant three-sport career at Middletown HighSchool, Dwayne Henry pitched 11 seasons with the Rangers,Braves, Reds, Astros and Tigers, and played professionally foranother 10 years in Taiwan, Japan and Mexico. The firstDelaware athlete to be named first-team All-State in football,basketball and baseball, The Philadelphia Inquirer chose himDelaware high school Athlete of the Year in 1980. All-state atboth quarterback and safety, he led the Cavaliers to theDivision Two title as a junior, and scored or passed for 162 ofhis team’s 200 points as a senior. In basketball, he became theleading scorer in Blue Hen Conference player history, and graduated as the fourth leadingscorer in state history. An all-conference pitcher, shortstop and first baseman, he hit .400 twiceand led Middletown to the state championship game. In a seven-inning Senior League game in1979, he fanned 17 batters. In ninth grade, his sole year in track, he anchored Middletown’smile relay team. Henry was recruited by more than 100 colleges. He accepted a footballscholarship to University of North Carolina before Texas made him the 29th player selected inthe 1980 amateur draft. After pioneering surgery from Dr. Frank Jobe to remove a painfulelbow nerve, he reached the majors in late 1984. He fanned 7.4 batters per nine innings over hisdecade-long career. Henry peaked in 1991 (Houston) and 1992 (Cincinnati), with ERA’s of 3.19and 3.33 and WHIP of 1.33 and 1.23 in 112 games.

The preeminent girl’s high school coach in Delaware overthree decades, Karen Kohn produced powerhouse field hockeyand basketball teams at A. I. du Pont. In her 20 years as A. I.basketball coach, her teams went 227-86 (.725), making herthe state’s winningest girl’s coach when her tenure ended in1986. Her Tigers won the state championship in 1977,finishing second the year before. Her teams also reached thefinal four three other times, and won 11 Blue Hen Conferencetitles. She was named the state girl’s basketball coach of theyear in 1968, 1977 and 1986. During Kohn’s tenure as fieldhockey coach, 1966-1990, A.I. won eight Blue Hen Conferencetitles, and repeated as state champions in 1975 and 1976. Over her 25 seasons, the Tigers went202-69 (.745) in field hockey. She was the state’s coach of the year in 1967, 1976 and 1986.Kohn played a pivotal role in the advancement of girls sports, held leadership positions incoaches’ associations, positively influenced girls throughout the state and received the PioneerAward from the Delaware Women’s Alliance for Sports and Fitness in 2004. When A.I. waswithout a girls track coach in the late 1970’s, she learned the sport and helped one of herathletes develop into a state champion. She was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988at Ursinus College, where she starred in basketball and also lettered in field hockey, softballand lacrosse.

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Joe Lank

Matt Minker

Joe Lank was an outstanding athlete at Milford High Schooland the University of Delaware in the late 1940’s and early1950’s. A three year football letterman at Delaware, Joe playedoffensive end and defensive back as the Blue Hens’ lone60-minute player his senior year. His pass reception and 50yard touchdown run provided Delaware’s only points in a nearupset of highly favored Temple in 1951. Joe was the team’ssecond highest scorer, an All-East defensive back nominee,and a recipient of the Taylor Trophy, the first nativeDelawarean to win the football team’s individual player award.Delaware’s three year starting shortstop, Joe led the team inhome runs and RBI’s in 1951, batting .311 and stealing 14 bases. He was also a letterman intrack competing in discus and javelin. The Varsity Club selected Lank for the University’sOutstanding Athlete Award of 1951-52. At Milford High, Joe was the first athlete to letter infour sports. He was a standout end for Milford’s 1946 championship football team, captain ofthe 1947 squad, and one of the leading scorers in the state. Joe started at center for threebasketball seasons, and then competed in baseball and track in the spring. He joined Milford’sfirst track team in 1946, and won the 1948 state meet championship in two events, the discus(state meet record) and javelin. Following a 28-year Army career, Joe commanded theDelaware National Guard, retiring a Major General. He now lives in Lewes.

Matthew C. “Matt” Minker played a major role in bringingprofessional baseball back to Wilmington after a 35-year hiatusand building Frawley Stadium, home of the Blue Rocks, whichsparked the renaissance of Wilmington’s waterfront. Minker’slifelong passion was baseball. He played varsity baseball atConrad High, the University of Delaware and in Wilmington’ssemi-pro leagues. He later founded Minker Construction Co.In the early 1990’s Matt became a part owner of the BlueRocks franchise and his company completed the team’s newstadium in time for the Blue Rocks’April, 1993 home opener.Wilmington’s re-entry into professional baseball was an immediate and long-term success underMinker’s leadership. As an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals from 1993 through 2004,Wilmington had the best winning percentage among all full-season minor league clubs. Alsoduring that span, the Rocks made the Class A Carolina League playoffs 10 times, winning fourchampionships. Minker eventually became the team’s majority owner, and was named to thenational Minor League Baseball Board of Directors. He also owned a share of the Class AAAOmaha, Nebraska Royals club. Matt believed in giving back to the local community. He was astrong supporter of the Canal and other Little Leagues, and opened Frawley Stadium toDelaware high school baseball. For these efforts, Matt was inducted into the Delaware HighSchool Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006. Minker was instrumental in obtaining the present-daysite of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame at Frawley Stadium.

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William Moyer

Sheldon Thomas

Born in Lewes and raised in Laurel, Delaware, William Moyerset an NCAA national swimming record while earningAll-American honors in 1966 at Dickinson College. He alsoset numerous school and pool records while dominating EastCoast rivals. His record of excellence continues today, nearly50 years later in Delaware Senior Olympics Masters Swim-ming and Mid-Atlantic triathlon competition, where Bill hasset local and regional records. Moyer was the first athlete atDickinson to be named All American in any sport. In college,Moyer won gold medals in the Middle Atlantic Conference(MAC) Swimming Championships for 4 consecutive years in3 events: the 100-yd. Breastroke, 200-yd. Breaststroke and 400-yard medley relay. Bill set theDickinson and pool records in the 200-yard breaststroke and 400-yd. Medley relay in his fresh-man year. He broke each of these records in his sophomore, junior and senior years. Moyer wasthe first freshman at Dickinson to be selected swimming MVP as a freshman. He co-captainedthe team in his junior and senior seasons. Moyer was the first swimmer inducted into theDickinson Sports Hall of Fame. Moyer was also a swimming phenom at Mercersburg Academy,where he set school records in the 100-yard breaststroke and on the 200-yard medley relay. In1978, Bill began 17 years of Masters Swimming competition, setting numerous breaststrokerecords. He has established Delaware state records in breaststroke in four different age brackets.Since 1992, Bill has competed in Mid-Atlantic Region triathlons. In 2009 he was the overallpoint earner for the Greater Atlantic Multisport Championship sponsored by Pirhana Sports. Heserves as Delaware Special Olympics coordinator for triathlons and has also coached SpecialOlympics teams.

Sheldon Thomas is arguably the greatest wrestler in Delawarehistory, having been a three-time NCAADiv. I All-Americanfor Clarion University, where he also won a NCAA title at118lbs. in 1996. Thomas is the only Delawarean to win aNCAAmat championship. Sheldon wrestled for St. MarksHigh School, where he earned four individual state champion-ship titles. He was named Delaware’s outstanding prepwrestler 2 consecutive years (1991 and 1992). A highlyaccomplished freestyle wrestler as well, Thomas finished fifthat the Olympic Freestyle Trials in both 1996 and 2000. In 1998,he made the USA Senior National Team, and was a three-timeJunior National Champion during his high school years. Thomas was recently inducted into theDelaware Wrestling Hall of Fame. During his 4 years as a starter for the Clarion Eagles,Thomas posted a 124-12 career record. Sheldon has served as an assistant wrestling coach atClarion and was a club coach at Lock Haven University. He was an assistant for the Universityof Pennsylvania beginning in 2003, where his role was to develop and train the team’s light-weights. A few years after Sheldon began at Penn, Quakers wrestler Matt Velenti made a namefor himself by winning two national titles in the 125lbs. and 133 pound classes. Thomascurrently operates the Thomas Wrestling Academy in Delaware.

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Larry Wheeler

Doug White

Larry Wheeler became the all-time winningest high schoolbaseball coach in the history of the state of Delaware in 2010,surpassing the record of Delaware Sports Museum and Hall ofFame inductee The Rev. Robert Kenny from Salesianum. InWheeler’s first 31 years as head baseball coach his teamsamassed a record of 419-169 at Claymont, Brandywine andDelaware Military Academy. Claymont and Brandywine hadthe smallest enrollments in their conference, however, histeams always played at a high level. Wheeler’s teams wereknown for being prepared and playing hard. At Claymont,Wheeler’s teams won 9 Flight B Championships, qualified forthe state tournament 10 times, appeared in 4 semi-finals, 3 championship games and won thestate championship in 1973. At Brandywine, Wheeler’s teams won 4 Flight A Championships,qualified for the state tournament 10 times, appeared in 4 semi-finals, 3 championship gamesand won the 2002 state championship. At Delaware Military Academy his teams have an over-all record of 53-45. Wheeler’s first team All-State players include: Tony Coppol, CarmenCoppol, Walter Coppol, Mike Dougherty, Tom Marcin, Mark Santiobianco, Mike Pabst, TonyCella, Ralph Cella, Frank Fortuna, Greg Marcin and Andy Fox (1998 Player of the year).Additionally, Wheeler coached football at Claymont and Brandywine. His teams amassed arecord of 127-80-1. Larry is the only coach to lead Claymont and Brandywine to the highschool football championship game. Wheeler continues to coach baseball at Delaware Militarywhere he instills competitive spirit and winning attitude in his players.

Delaware long-distance running ace Doug White has achieveda milestone matched by only five other athletes in the world:Through 2011, Doug has qualified for and completed 38consecutive Boston Marathons –a race considered one of themost grueling sporting events on the planet. He also holdsmultiple Delaware distance running records. The DickinsonHigh graduate has completed more than 80 marathons, run at atesting 26-mile, 385-yard distance. He was top Delawarefinisher in the Boston Marathon 7 times and headed the state’sMaster’s finishers 4 times. Doug’s average time for the first14 Boston Marathons was 2 hours, 39 minutes and 29 seconds.His best Boston showing in the Master’s age 40-49 class was an 8th place finish in 1985. Hewas 14th at Boston in the Master’s age 60-69 class in 2004. White’s distance running successhas not been limited to Boston. He was 2nd in the 1982 Philadelphia Half-Marathon. Doug wonthe 1984 Broad Street 10-Miler in Philadelphia Master’s class and was 15th overall among3,000 runners. Of the 49 marathons run at a sub-6-minute pace by Delaware residents, Whiteaccounts for 15 of them – more than any other state resident by a huge margin. He owns therecord of 34 consecutive finishes in the Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon, and once held theMaster’s course record in that event. Doug is an internationally ranked Master’s competitor byRunner’s World Magazine. Overall, White has run some 85,000 miles in competition – equiva-lent to more than 3 times around the world. He has been inducted into the Pike Creek ValleyRunning Club Hall of Fame.

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1976 - 1979 Albert T. Cartwright1980 - 1981 Lou Romanoli1982 - 1983 Nancy Sawin1984 - 1985 William Kapa1986 - 1987 F. Tucker Mulrooney1988 - 1989 Sidney Balick1990 - 1991 Stanley Bradley1992 - 1993 Joseph Young1994 - 1995 Joseph Eckrich1996 - 1997 George Frick1998 - 1999 Stanley Friedman2000 - 2001 Barbara Viera2002 - 2003 F. Tucker Mulrooney2004 - 2005 Audrey K. Showalter2006 - 2006 Jay Blank2007 - 2009 Jerry Barsha

PATRONSJoe & Shirley Ackerman

Kenny AckermanJack & Carolyn AgnewJerry & Sandy BarshaStan & Vada Bradley

Anne BrookingJim Clapp

Peter & Staci CoveleskiSandy Coveleski

Tom & Pat DeLuciaChuck DuranteElls EdwardsKen Farrall

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Holly FlemingRoger & Joyce FranksPete & Kit Grandell

Bud HitchensJack Holloway

Stan KaczorowskiBrett KlecknerBob Lennon

Tom & Diana MasonTom & Doris MasonBob & Nancy Mattson

Sam MinutolaBetsy & Tuck MulrooneyG. Scott & Joanne ReihmGary & Audie ShowalterEllen & Ben Sirman

Fay StoneBob Tattersall

Barbara L. VieraMary Jane Weldin

Barry WillsBetty Wills

Adam WindettBill WindettCorey WindettDebbie WindettJason WindettKate Windett

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CongratulationsTo All The

2011 InducteesEspecially Matt Minker

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Congratulations Dad/Grandpop!

You deserve this!

Love, Jennifer, Jason, Max & Rhys

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2011

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CONGRATULATIONS

DOUG WHITE

Upon Your Well DeservedElection To The

Delaware Sports Museum &Hall of Fame

You are a true friend & inspiration to us all.

Vic ZwolakPaul SchweizerDave SpartinDennis TonerWayne Kursh

Dave KnobelspiessDr. Bill FunkDave Pie

Bob KacmarcikRon Hoffman

The entire White family

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Delaware Military Academy Athleticbooster Club would like to congratulate

Head Coach Larry Wheeleron his induction into the DelawareSports Museum and Hall of Famefor becoming the most winning highschool baseball coach in the history ofDelaware. Delaware Military Academyis proud to have you as part of ourcoaching staff. Congratulations, andcontinue your winning ways with

DMA baseball.

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Inducted into the Trapshooting Hall of Fame in 1979

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The Delaware Sportswriters andBroadcasters Association

honors the Class of 2011 Inductees

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CongratulationsJoe Lank

on your induction into

The Delaware SportsMuseum and Hall of FameFamily of Coach Barney Briggs

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IN LOVING MEMORY OFJOHN J. AIELLO, SR.

DSMHOF1980 INDUCTEE

FROM THE AIELLO FAMILY

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Congratulations to2011 Inductees

R. R. M. Carpenter, III

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William L. KapaRobert S. Kapa

- The Kapa Family

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERSThe Aiello Family 58American Karate Studios 30Anytime Fitness-Wilmington 63Assoc. Bldrs. & Cont.-Matt Minker 36Bellevue Insurance Services 44Bertie’s Bags & Sew On 62R. R. M. Carpenter, III 59Carper for Senate 55Chase Center 41Mike Clark Legacy Foundation 39Delaware Children’s Museum 40Delaware Park 49Del. Sportswriters& Broadcasters 55Delmarva Power 18Dental Associates of Delaware 19Diamond State Recycle 63A. I. DuPont-Hand & Kohn 46Dover Downs Hotel & Casino 25Dover Downs Speedway 31Eastern Shore League 20Bips Egnor 64Elite Physical Therapy 64Fairfax Hardware 65Farley Printing Company 43First State Orthopaedics 24Ginny K. Fisher 66Maryde M. Hand 62Maryde Mackie Hand-Mackie Family

45Holmes Insurance 58Sandra Johnson 56Melvin L. Joseph 42

William & Robert Kapa 60Kimmel, Carter, Roman & Peltz OBCDick & Ed Koffenberger 61Karen Kohn-Ursinus College 26Joe Lank- Coach Barney Briggs Family

57Joe Lank-Family 35Joe Lank-Milford School District 34Maguire Pest Control 84Richard A. Mason, CPA 63Steve McBride 64Mealey Funeral Homes 59Mid County & First State Lanes 21Miller’s Gun Center 53Matt Minker IFCMatt Minker-Wilmington Blue Rocks

37Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 23Bill Moyer-Brian Bushweller 66Bill Moyer-Family 28Bill Moyer-Charles & Moggie Moyer

29Bill Moyer-DE Senior Olympics 60Phoenix Fire Equipment 66Ristorante Attilio 64Salesianum School 61Schreppler Chiropractic 66Frank Shakespeare 65John J. Thaler, II, DDS 65The Trophy Shop 52Sheldon Thomas-Clarion University 33Sheldon Thomas-St. Marks School 32

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERSUniversity of Delaware 48Verizon 27Walter’s Steak House 56Larry Wheeler-Blue Hen Ath. Conf. AD

51Larry Wheeler-Brandywine High School

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DougWhite IBCDoug White-Contributors 47Wilmington City Council 38Adam Windett 62Deborah Windett 62