42nd Hall of Fame Induction - Graber Associates

THE BOSTON COLLEGE VARSITY CLUB HALL OF FAMETHE BOSTON COLLEGE VARSITY CLUB HALL OF FAMEEstablished in 1970, the Boston College Hall of Fame honors thosemen and women whose exceptional performance on the fields of friendlystrife and, in later years on other fields, merits special recognitionfrom alma mater. Each year’s inductees are honored at a special ceremony.Hall of Fame members are permanently enshrined on the Wall ofFame in the west concourse of Conte Forum.To be considered for induction, nominees must have completedtheir eligibility at least five years previously. If a prospective inducteehas gone on to professional athletics, he/she must have retired fromactive competition.Voting Process: Selection CommitteeThe president of the Varsity Club is Chair of the Hall of FameSelection Committee and presides at all meetings of that committee. Thefirst vice president serves as Chair in the absence of the president. TheChair may appoint alternates to the Selection Committee in the event ofunforeseen absences. Alternates should be chosen from past VarsityClub presidents, current of former officers or executive committee members,or persons who demonstrate an understanding of the mission ofthe Varsity Club.TABLE OF CONTENTSCara Blumfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Gene DeFilippo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Jack Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Jack Flanagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Scott Gieselman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Jay Hutchins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Amber Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Brian Leetch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Tom Meehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Pete Olivieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27George Ravanis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Bill Romanowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Katie Ryan Kieran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Bernie Teliszewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Don Croatti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Hall of Fame Members List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Hall of Fame Weekend Chairman:Chris Conley ‘91Master of Ceremonies:Dan RocheEach member of the Selection Committee receives a binder with all nominationsfor the current year. Any Selection Committee member may nominatea candidate or candidates from his/her binder. Not all candidates whose namesappear in the binder are automatically presented for consideration. A memberof the Selection Committee must place a candidate’s name for consideration ata committee meeting.To ensure that the process of selection is equitable, and that every candidategets proper consideration, the voting is performed in multiple phases.Candidates are presented for consideration by the Chair or by members of thecommittee. The floor is then opened for discussion of the candidates by allcommittee members. Once the candidates have been presented for consideration,the floor is closed and no other candidates will be considered for that year.The Selection Committee then proceeds through a series of confidential,handwritten votes under the direction of the Chair. The Chair requests that thecommittee members vote for their top candidates in each round of voting. Theobjective of each round is to narrow the field of candidates in a fair and equitablemanner. Candidates that poll the highest in a given round remain in consideration,while candidates that receive few or no votes in a given round aresubject to elimination from consideration. Discussion and additional review ofeach candidate’s qualifications may be entertained after each round. The goalis to select the eight (8) most qualified candidates for induction to the Hall ofFame each year.Established in 2011, the Hall of Fame Veterans’ Committee is charged withscreening eligible Hall of Fame Candidates that completed their Boston Collegeathletic careers prior to 1970. The committee’s recommendations are forwardedto the Varsity Club President and presented to the Hall of FameSelection Committee by the Chairman of the Veterans’ Committee.The Hall of Fame Club was established in 1990. Gold Memberships andMaroon Memberships are open to all Hall of Famers, their families and friends,and all supporters of Boston College athletics. Proceeds from Hall of Fame Clubmemberships, and from the Club’s receptions before and after each home footballgame, assist the Varsity Club in the production and maintenance of theplaques honoring Hall of Fame members.Boston College Varsity ClubConte Forum 310140 Commonwealth AvenueChestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800(617) 552-9280Email: varsity.club@bc.eduOn-Field Host:Reid Oslin ‘68, MSP ‘71CreditsThis book was written and edited by Tom Burke ’71, MBA ’81,communications consultant and public address announcer for BostonCollege Football and hockey.Photo courtesy of the inductees, Boston College Media Relations, andUniversity Archives.Special thanks to:Media Relations - Chris Cameron, Dick Kelley, Stephanie Tunnera, TimClark, Matt Lynch, and Stephanie O’Leary.Archives - Amy Braitsch, Justine SundaramColonial Lithograph - Charlie GuilletteRR Donnelley - Gerard Phelan, Steve StoddardPrinting by RR Donnelley, 411 D Street, South Boston, MA 02210.1