Hall of Fame: Class of 2006

John P. Bent 1926 / W. Hale Palmer 1926
F. Roberts Blair 1936
James B. Young 1951
Thomas O. Childs 1971
Lawrence T. Piatelli 1971
Mary C. Tyng McKenzie 1976
Tracy A. Greene Craighead 1981
Kevin P. McLaughlin 1981
Blakeney C. Davenport 1986
Sherry L. Fayerweather Brodie 1991
Anda M. Adams 1996

Coach - Louis C. Theobald

Teams

The 1955 Football Team
The 1986 Girls Crew

Special Recognition

Asvero "Huzzy" Rosato (Hon.) 1966

 

John P. Bent 1926 / W. Hale Palmer 1926

Kent has produced three hockey Olympians in our School's history. Dates Fryberger '59, following an outstanding career at Kent, became a standout All-American at Middlebury College and joined the U.S. Olympic team that competed in the ninth Winter Olympiad at Innsbruck, Austria in 1964. Today we induct our two other Olympians, Winthrop Hale "Ding" Palmer '26 and John Peale Bent '26.

Over his seven year Kent career Ding, a native of Warehouse Point, CT was a three-sport athlete, playing football and captaining two tennis teams while leading the hockey team for four years. During Ding's final four years the team compiled a record of 43 wins and just 5 losses (including an undefeated season in 1923). He scored 121 goals with 16 assists over his Kent career. John, a native of Harrisburg, PA, played baseball in addition to hockey and was also a Prefect.

Both Ding and John graduated from Kent in the spring of 1926 and moved on to Yale where they both played varsity hockey. Ding must never have heard many "dings" from goalie pipes as he continued his torrid scoring pace with 87 goals over a phenomenal three year Yale career, including 52 during his sophomore season when he averaged nearly three goals a game! That year he scored seven goals alone in their game against the University of New Hampshire. John joined him as a pivotal member of the Yale varsity, and during their three seasons the Yale team compiled a combined record of 46 wins, 6 losses and 2 ties. During the last two years of their career they were coached by Larry Noble '23 (a captain and teammate from the undefeated 1923 Kent team), who was inducted into the Kent Hall of Fame in 2003.

Ding's collegiate career total of 87 goals and 9 assists would likely have been far greater had they counted assists during his first two years at Yale. It was only in the season of 1929-1930 that college hockey began awarding assists. He still holds both the season and career goal scoring records at both Kent and Yale.

Following their successful Yale playing careers, both Ding and John joined the 1932 U.S. Olympic team that competed at Lake Placid in the third Winter Olympiad. In those games the U.S. team finished second to Canada and edged out Germany for the silver medal.

Both these posthumous inductions are richly deserved for athletes who distinguished themselves in school, college and international competition and whose careers brought great credit to themselves and to Kent.

F. Roberts Blair 1936

Strength, maturity, a hard work ethic, and his natural leadership ability earned Frederic Roberts " Chuck" Blair the honor of receiving the Pater's Mug in 1936. Bob was the middle of three brothers who attended Kent in the 1930's. As was the custom of the time, Bob's nickname came from his older brother, Chuck '33 . He was a three-sport athlete, winning varsity letters in football, hockey and crew. His Fourth Form year Chuck played every minute of every game for the varsity football team, almost unheard of at the
time. As a halfback he honed his skills over three seasons. He was elected captain of one of the most outstanding football teams the school has ever produced. Heavy, fast, versatile and well coached, they completed an undefeated season, tied only by Taft in a scoreless standstill. Blair scored 6 touchdowns in a 73-0 trouncing of Berkshire.

Chuck skated for the varsity hockey team for three seasons, culminating in a championship season his Sixth Form year. They were beaten only by the Yale freshman. The defensive pair of Blair and McClintock, with Lewis as goalie, surrendered only 11 goals the entire season.

Doc Barnum '37 joked that Blair was one of the few "crew guys" who could really play football. Well he could really row, too. The 1936 crew, stroked by his brother John '37, was also of championship caliber. Their performance earned them a trip to the Henley Royal Regatta, where they were narrowly defeated in the finals.

James B. Young 1951

Jim Young was a three-sport varsity athlete, equally talented in each of his sports, football, hockey and crew. His speed and agility, fueled by his competitive drive, were assets in both football, where he played fullback, and hockey. In his Sixth Form year Jim shared the coveted Mitchell Trophy in football with his classmate, Jack Macrae, and that winter he captained the hockey team.

Jim had a highly successful rowing career at Kent; however, it did not have a particularly promising start. His first outing in the spring of his Second Form year ended with the eight hitting the dock and sinking. Jim kept some of the splinters from the crushed bow as a souvenir. Undeterred, Jim continued rowing, and as a Fifth Former, he was the only underform oarsman on the undefeated 1950 crew that won the Thames Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta - one of only four Kent crews to win the Cup. That crew was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. As a Sixth Former the following year, Jim led the crew as its captain to a New England Championship. On Prize Day in 1951, Jim was awarded Pater's Mug as the outstanding athlete in his class.

Continuing his athletic career at Wesleyan University, Jim earned three varsity letters on the football team, where he was an outstanding linebacker. Jim also picked up some new sports in college and was awarded letters in both wrestling and track.

Prefect and captain of two sports, Jim was respected by his classmates as an athlete, a leader and a gentleman.

Thomas O. Childs 1971

At the pinnacle of his sports career at Kent, Tom Childs shared the coveted Pater's Mug with his fellow classmate Larry Piatelli, and today, in a most fitting fashion, they are entering the Athletic Hall of Fame together. Tom was a three-sport athlete, winning 10 varsity letters in soccer, basketball and tennis. In soccer Tom was a member of Coach Partridge's famous "diaper" line as a Fourth Former. The line played together for 3 years, helping to capture the Co-League Championship in the fall of 1970 with a record of 12 - 1, including a shutout against Hotchkiss. Tom was awarded the Captain's Cup at the team banquet.

Tom played varsity basketball for 4 years, including the 1970 Tri- State League Championship team, which compiled a 15-4 record. He earned a reputation as a guard who played tenacious defense, often shutting down key scorers from opposing teams. On the tennis courts Tom was the number one singles player and captain for his Fifth and Sixth Form years. Coach Humphreys considered him one of his finest players ever and a strong leader as captain.

After Kent, Tom took his experience and natural athletic skills to Brown University. As a part of one of the finest collegiate soccer programs in the country, Tom played on the freshman team and 3 years on the varsity. They won the Ivy League Championship all three years and in his junior year the team was NCAA semi-finalists. After completing a season with the freshman tennis team, Tom picked up his golf bag and played two years on the Brown varsity golf team.

Lawrence T. Piatelli 1971

John Park marveled at how Larry Piatelli '71 understood the stance of Kent School from his first day of early football. This came as no surprise for those who knew Larry: coming from a family which had integrity at its core and a close neighborhood in Brookline, Massachusetts, Larry lived "Simplicity of Life, Directness of Purpose and Self-Reliance" at an early age.

Larry's two-year tour through Kent as a determined student and a great competitor and leader left in its wake teams on the verge of winning League Championships and a legion of friends who counted upon him to be a beacon of what is right. It was only natural that Larry returned to Kent as a teacher, administrator and coach with his bride Jane - also from "the Neighborhood" - after five years away, which included his starting on one of Coach Billy Cleary's greatest Harvard hockey teams, the '75 team which went to the Final Four of the NCAA.

Championships came quickly when Larry assumed the helm of Kent Varsity Hockey with his twin brothers, Jack and Jim, leading the way. Larry and Jane departed for Governor Dummer Academy to re-establish the team of Captain and Coach, Associate Coach and Head Coach, dear friend and dear friend with Peter Bragdon. There Larry carried a large share of the Headmastership, while he and Jane rejoiced over the arrival of three sons, Christopher, Stephen and Gregory - and, of course, a New England Championship in men's hockey.

Then Albany Academy was blessed with seven years of Larry and Jane in a Headmastership which formed an awakening for that institution. Walking around the campus with Jane and Larry was a slow journey because every member of maintenance, the staff, the faculty and the student body had to be introduced to the visitor.

Larry served as Headmaster of Berkshire School for just four months. In that short time he turned his school towards greatness with his insistence upon graciousness and upon targeting the most ambitious horizons. Today Berkshire is accelerating towards these horizons because Larry's successor, Mike Maher, has ably embraced Larry's legacy.

In the midst of all that Larry Piatelli accomplished in his abbreviated life he would consider his greatest joy to be his family: Jane - who operates as Associate Dean of Students at the core of Larry's last stand, Christopher - a graduate of Albany Academy who is entering his senior year at Hamilton College, Stephen - who is off to Harvard after serving as Senior Prefect of Berkshire, and Gregory, who, recently graduated from Indian Mountain School as Vice-President of the Student Body, enters Berkshire in September.

Peter W. Bragdon

Mary C. Tyng McKenzie 1976

In the early 1960s Kent School had only a riding ring and a small number of horses, but in 1966 Headmaster Sidney Towle announced that the program was being expanded to take students "to the highest level of secondary school riding". By the mid-'70s, when Mary Tyng McKenzie arrived at Kent, the program was well established with both a varsity and junior varsity level. In her three years at Kent, Mary helped take the program to an even higher level.

While at Kent Mary won the individual gold medal at the Prix de Villes of North America, a highly competitive stadium jumping competition. In both 1975 and 1976 she reached the finals at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden. And in 1976 Mary was one of four riders selected by the US Equestrian Team to represent the United States in International competition.

Following Kent, Mary was the trainer and rider of several American Horse Show Association National Champions as well as a Grand Prix Horse of the Year. She has coached the Junior International Team of Puerto Rico and run equestrian centers in a number of locations. Mary continues to ride and compete, and as recently as 2002 she was making headlines, such as this one: "Mary Tyng Thrills Crowd In $150,000 Ford Grand Prix Of The Desert".

Mary is the first rider to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, and deservedly. Among a small number of international caliber riders at Kent, Mary was the first.

Tracy A. Greene Craighead 1981

In the fall of 1977, a Kent Third Former burst onto the athletic scene, immediately earning a spot on the varsity field hockey team. Tracy Greene Craighead was, from the very beginning, an impact player, and as she matured over her four years, she shouldered more and more of the responsibility for the success of her team. During the winter terms, Tracy played squash, working her way up through the ranks to play two years on the varsity squad. As was the case with field hockey, she made the varsity lacrosse team her Third Form year and went on to have a great career.

In her four-year varsity field hockey career, Tracy earned numerous awards, including a co-captainship and Most Valuable Player Award in 1980-81. Likewise in lacrosse, Tracy was captain and received the Leadership Award as a senior. In all, Tracy earned 10 varsity letters. Throughout her career, Tracy exemplified all the best of the Kent athlete - determination, leadership, grace under pressure, compassion and fair play, all of which culminated in her receipt of the Class of '31 Bowl on Prize Day 1981, emblematic of the top female athlete.

Tracy continued her athletic exploits at Colgate University, playing both lacrosse and field hockey. I see Tracy every day because, hanging in my office is a picture, taken in 1980 by John Kerr, of Tracy leading her hockey team in a charge, sticks raised, across the hill campus playing fields, against the backdrop of the beautiful Litchfield Hills. That moment, frozen in time, represents all that is best in Kent athletics. It is an honor and a pleasure to be able to welcome Tracy Greene Craighead into the company of the other great Kent athletes enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

John Perkins

Kevin P. McLaughlin 1981

Kevin is a deserving inductee into Kent School's Athletic Hall of Fame. Winner of 7 varsity letters in 3 sports - soccer, baseball and hockey - in his three years at Kent. The varsity teams he played on captured 3 league titles (one in each sport) and never had a losing season (posting a combined 97-45-9 record). In baseball Kevin won the pitching award for his consistent performance on one of the School's most successful teams. He co-captained the '81 hockey team in Larry Piatelli's first year as head coach, and went on to a distinguished collegiate career, lettering as a freshman at Union in '82 before moving on to the University of Miami where he played hockey for 3 years.

His contributions to the hockey world have long outlasted his playing days. As Director of Youth Hockey for USA Hockey, he is responsible for the development of youth programs throughout the country, from Learn To Play programs, recreational and competitive travel teams, District Championships, National Championships and all National Player Development Camps. He has led various national select teams that have competed in international tournaments spanning the globe. As a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Development Committee, he has worked at the most recent World Development Camps in Finland and at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

He travels the world as an IIHF Learn to Play Program instructor, helping to spread the development of the game worldwide. The hockey world has benefited from Kevin's dedication and love for the sport.

Blakeney C. Davenport 1986

Blakeney Davenport entered Kent in September 1982, continuing the ties Kent had established with families in Midland, Texas. Blake's brother Bob was a Sixth Former and a stalwart on the football field and the river. Third Former Davenport II earned four varsity letters in both football and crew during his Kent career, a unique achievement by any standard.

By mid-season 1982 Blake had become starting quarterback and strong safety. Highlights included a 19-0 win over Hotchkiss and a 17-8 win over Loomis for the Spoon. The '83 season saw Blake, again a two-way starter, lead Kent to a 7 and 1 season. Blake shared the award for most improved. The next fall, 1984, veteran Blake directed Kent to 7 wins and the Erickson League Championship. Blake was elected co-captain of the '85 campaign - 7 more wins, beating everyone except Taft. Blake's four years of Kent football produced 25 victories in 32 games played; his background in Midland's superb football program served him well.

How appropriate that Cy Theobald, Blake's football coach, is being inducted in the same ceremony - his comments... "The engine of any offense starts with the quarterback, who in turn starts every play. Blake was my engine, and a terrific one, who led Kent football to three very successful seasons as the QB. He was thrown into the mix as a Third Former and just matured with the job. A steady, established leader, he played with poise and a sense of confidence, especially when things were at their toughest. When I was looking back the other night on the season-ending write-up for the team his Sixth Form year, everyone was mentioned but Blake. This puzzled me until I saw who had done the write-up: Blake Davenport. Enough said about this remarkable young man."

Blake's other sport, crew, was a spectacular success as he rowed in the First Boat #7 seat for four years, beginning in his Third Form year when the Kent crews swept the New England Championships at Worcester. Blake was again at #7 in the '84 First Boat when they brought the F.H. Sill Bowl to Kent for the 4th time in 5 years. In 1985 Blake rowed in the #7 seat of the US Junior eight that won the bronze medal at the World Championships in East Germany. Blake's final season at Kent was one of our best - numerous dual race victories plus a win at the St. Andrew's Regatta in Delaware pointed us towards the highly competitive Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia. All the pieces came together as KSBC won the cup for the third time. Well rowed!

Blake's post-Kent athletic achievements include football at UNC and 4 years of varsity UNC rugby. Blake's induction into the Kent School Athletic Hall of Fame is highly deserved.

Sherry L. Fayerweather Brodie 1991

Sherry Lynn Fayerweather Brodie '91 came to Kent touted as a soccer phenomenon. She certainly lived up to her billing and then some. She not only played four years of varsity soccer, but also four years of varsity ice hockey and two years of varsity lacrosse, serving as captain of all three her Sixth Form year. She was a co-recipient of the '31 Bowl in 1991.

Sherry made a great impact on an extremely successful soccer program. As a Third Former, she was a contributor on a team that ended the season 12-1, earned a league co-championship and represented Kent in Germany, only the second girls' team to travel abroad up to that date. Her Fourth Form year she was the leading scorer with almost twice as many goals as the rest of the team and therefore an obvious selection for Most Valuable Player. She was also named to the 1988 All State Team. In her Fifth Form year, Sherry was again the leading scorer and tied for assists on a team that hit the 50-goal mark, taking 110 shots that season and creating many second-chance opportunities for her teammates. This '89 team found themselves in the semi-finals of the WNEPSSA Championships. Her Sixth Form year she served as captain on a 12-1 squad and also shared the Most Valuable Player Award.

Sherry earned a spot on a year-old varsity ice hockey squad as a freshman. She and her teammates were pioneers, breaking into a male dominated arena, working hard to earn the respect they so deserved. Sherry was named the Most Improved Player that year. For the next three years, Sherry was an important member of teams that would continue to establish Kent Girls Hockey as a viable varsity program. For her efforts of the previous three seasons she was elected a co-captain in 1991.

In her Junior year, Sherry assisted a talented varsity lacrosse team to a 10-3 record, losing only to the top three perennial powerhouses and earning a fourth place finish in New England, one of the best seasons for the Kent lacrosse program.

Sherry's contributions to women's athletics continued at St. Lawrence University. She played soccer for four years, serving as co-captain in her junior and senior years, was named All Conference for those two years as well and was named Most Valuable Player her senior year. Sherry is currently 9th on the Top Ten Scorers List with 25 goals and 10 assists for a total of 60 points.

For all her accomplishments, Sherry is extremely deserving of the honor of being inducted into the Kent Athletic Hall of Fame.

Anda M. Adams 1996

Anda arrived at Kent in her Fourth Form year and immediately made her presence felt in the classroom as an honor roll student, as a writer for the Kent News and in our athletic program. Her athletic achievements at Kent were on the soccer field, the basketball court and the Housatonic River, where she rowed in the five seat of the first boat for three years. Anda's Sixth Form year was a busy one: Prefect of Case Dorm, co-captain of varsity basketball and co-captain of girls crew. At the New England Championships in Anda's Sixth Form year, the first boat won by open water over Exeter and broke the existing course record by an astounding 8.2 seconds, a record that still stands today. At the end of the season Anda was awarded the Captain's Oar.

On Prize Day 1996 Anda was the recipient of the Class of 1931 Bowl as the outstanding female athlete in her class. A true scholar-athlete, she was also awarded the English Prize and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society.

Anda entered Brown University and added to the success of their program. As a freshman, Anda rowed in the winning four at the NCAA National Championships. The following year, Anda's crew won the Club Eights division at the Henley Women's Regatta. Anda capped her collegiate rowing career with wins at the Eastern Sprints and the NCAA National Championships in both her junior and senior years. Their win in '99 marked the first Brown team ever to win an NCAA title. After their second win in 2000, when Anda was a tri-captain of the team, Brown women's coach, John Murphy (Kent '61), commented, "This certainly is as fast a crew as we've ever had."

Louis C. Theobald, Jr.

Cy and Jean Theobald came to Kent in the fall of l967. Having played football at Exeter High School, Exeter Academy and Colby College, Cy became assistant varsity football coach at Kent and later head football coach in the fall of l970. Over the next twenty-one years he would compile a 115-57-3 record. He coached three undefeated teams, won four Erickson League Championships and fourteen of twenty-one Spoon games against Loomis-Chaffee. Cy was also the assistant varsity baseball coach until becoming the head coach in l975. Over the next eight years his teams won 72 games and lost 45, winning three league championships in five years. Cy started his career at Kent as a science teacher, but quickly moved into college guidance where he helped countless numbers of students through the college application process. Since his retirement, Cy has been an assistant football coach at Exeter Academy and a major contributor to the Academy's New England Championship several years ago.

As a coach, Cy was dedicated to defense and running the football. Any of the hundreds of young men who played for Cy will tell you that the real importance of their football experience was not the won-lost record, but rather the effort and dedication required, and learning to overcome great odds. Some of his best football players were not the biggest or the most talented, but Cy brought out the best in each player and each team.

It is important to mention that Jean was a major part of Cy's success. Jean was always a fan at every game. She was sometimes a critic at home, but she was very much Cy's supporter. Cy set high standards on both the football and baseball fields. He is richly deserving of a place in the Kent Athletic Hall of Fame.

1955 Varsity Football Team

On the gridiron, Kent's 1955 Varsity Football Team accomplished what few squads have achieved before or since in the School's nearly 100 year history. Forty-one players, proudly wearing the blue and gray, carved their names into the record books with a perfect 7-0 season under the direction of head coach Jake McCandless.

Installing a new offense - the single wing - in pre-season, Kent quickly mastered the intricate scheme, demonstrating outstanding spirit and sportsmanship as it marched through the fall campaign with an unblemished record. Trailing only twice throughout the fall - both timesversus a gritty Hotchkiss squad, including a 21-20 4th quarter deficit quickly erased by two Kent scores - the blue and gray mostly dominated their opponents. In four victories - over Trinity-Pawling, Choate, Berkshire, and Loomis - the team failed to yield a point, while in two other contests - Williston and Taft - the opposition was limited to but a single touchdown.

The season culminated in fitting fashion on Alumni Field with the home team claiming the Spoon, defeating Loomis by a score of 47-0. At the season-end sports banquet the entire team shared the Mitchell Trophy - a fitting tribute to the spirit each contributed to this remarkable season.

1986 Girls Crew - First Boat

The 1986 Girls First Boat began the season with five returners from the previous year's undefeated first boat, and four girls, including the coxswain, moving up from an undefeated second boat. Throughout the spring the '86 crew was undefeated in all dual races. Their victories in larger regattas were equally impressive: first place at the St. Andrew's regatta in Delaware, and another first place at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia, where the field included two strong Canadian crews. At the New England Championships they faced St. Paul's School's undefeated first boat for the first time that season. St. Paul's proved no match for Kent that day, as the Kent eight won by open water.

After Prize Day, the crew trained for two weeks of double sessions to prepare for the Junior Eight race at the National Women's Rowing Association Regatta in Corning, New York, a competition that included both high school and club crews. After winning their qualifying heat at the Nationals, the Kent eight entered the finals confident. A quick start put them ahead of the field and they held that lead down the course. Coming into the sprint, they pulled out to a one-length lead and extended it to open water with the last few strokes of the race. With that win, the 1986 crew became the first Kent team to win a National Championship.

Winning had become a habit for the members of this crew: some never lost a race during their entire Kent careers, while others lost only a few races. Remarkably, only three members of the 1986 crew were Sixth Formers; the remaining six underformers returned for another undefeated season in 1987. After Kent these young women contributed to the rowing programs at Stanford, Trinity, Cornell, Lafayette, Princeton and Boston University. Their collegiate rowing careers included a PAC-10 Championship, an Eastern Sprint Championship, a National Collegiate Championship, participation on the U.S. Junior National Team and the U.S. National Team.

Only three years before, in 1983, Kent girls crew had switched from a fall rowing program to a spring program, allowing for the girls to have a highly competitive schedule against high school crews from Washington DC to Ontario. That they were able to make this transition so successfully is a testament to the strength, commitment and competitive spirit of these young women here today, the dedication and drive of their coach, Mark McWhinney '75, and the unflagging support of their managers. Their victories in 1986 confirmed the undisputable strength of the girls' program and provided inspiration to the Kent girls crews that followed.

Asvero "Huzzy" Rosato (Hon.) 1966

This year the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee established a Special Recognition Award to be awarded to a member of the Kent family who has made noteworthy contributions to Kent Athletics.

Asvero "Huzzy" Rosato came to Kent School in the winter of 1962. A carpenter by trade, Huzzy answered an ad in the paper indicating that Kent School wanted to hire a custodian for the gym complex. Huzzy toured the gym with Bob Partridge, Athletic Director, and Walter Grynwald, Business Manager, and decided to take the job to hold him and his family over until work returned in the spring. What Huzzy saw on his tour was a facility in dire need of help. Cleaned primarily by the team managers and other students, the gym was dark and full of athletic clothes and equipment washed and cared for only by the teenagers who used them. Huzzy was warned in no uncertain terms not to touch the dirty jocks and sweat clothes hanging in the locker rooms and showers. Huzzy discovered the equipment "cage" with large cardboard boxes where equipment was stored strewn all over. He built shelves and arranged the equipment, and began painting walls and floors while continuing his cleaning routine. He sent the athletic equipment out at the end of each season to be reconditioned, and started a laundry service to wash the clothes, which were collected several times a week to be washed and returned - thus the beginning of the "whites system". Perhaps most memorable was the summer Huzzy painted all the floors in the locker rooms and halls. Students returned to discover that they were now required to take off their shoes just inside the gym door so as not to make a mess on the newly painted floors!

After several years, Huzzy became interested in athletic training, and with the encouragement of Headmaster Sid Towle, Huzzy worked closely with Dr. Greiner and Floyd Freeman to learn as much as he could about athletic training. Without a doubt, a major turning point came in l973 when a new athletic complex was built. Huzzy found himself in a new training room with a new equipment room and laundry room. Accompanied by one of his three boxer dogs, Huzzy imposed his character and nature on the gym.

Anyone who knows Huzzy is aware that he is a perfectionist in the best sense of the word. He not only wanted the best looking, cleanest, showcase gym, but he also wanted the same perfection from the students he dealt with. His concern for their well-being in every sense was clear to all he encountered. Huzzy set high standards for himself and for those around him. Huzzy retired in l987 after twenty-five years at Kent. The improvements he brought to the gym and the athletic program are still large parts of the athletic system today. His dedication, initiative, hard work and concern are also part of the Kent athletic tradition. It is only fitting that Huzzy receive this first Special Recognition Award.