Patrick Elwood ’85 is being inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame not only because of his service to Brother Rice as a former member of the Board of Directors and public promoter of his alma mater, but also because this award winning WGN-TV reporter has raised millions of dollars for pediatric cancer and thousands for REACT4Ryan in the wake of his nephew, Ryan’s suicide, to help first … He caught six passes for 130 yards against in a game that ended in a 3-3 tie. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Brother Rice Fast Facts and Admission FAQs. Jokisch was the No. As a member of the Rice tennis team, Brother Rice captured four straight team Catholic High School League Championships and four straight Division I State Championships, an unprecedented accomplishment by any tennis team before or since. Included in that remarkable six-year run were five consecutive state championships and three national No. Shot Put. He was a three-time state champion, two-time regional champion and a two-time district champion. James I. Murphy, 2007Mr. A dozen more were joining the team, all freshmen. As a Track & Field athlete, English scored in the State Championship as a junior and a senior. His teams won two Catholic League Championships and a State Championship in 1977. Search × Menu. A man Richards admired deeply and eternally sensed there was stewardship in a coach and teacher he wanted at the helm of the swim program. 77 talking about this. After everything was tallied up at the end of the season, the ‘96 Warriors became the first sports program in the history of Brother Rice High School to be crowned the number one team in the nation. He was named an Aflac All-American his junior year, the Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan and a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year. The list of nominees was turned over to a Selection Committee, which voted on each nominee. He was signed by the CBA’s Detroit Spirits and led them to a championship in 1983. Brennan was All-State in both football and baseketball at Brother Rice before moving on to a decorated career at Boston College where he still holds the record for most catches in a season with 66. A talented lacrosse player, Morrison also earned All-State and Midwest honors as a junior attackman for the State and Midwest Championship team. The beginning of the 1997-98 season took on a very different feeling from all the years in the past. Highschoolsportsscene.com rated the top 100 high school wrestlers of all time in the state of Michigan and Moscovic was the only wrestler from Brother Rice on that list. The team is nicknamed the Crusaders. 2013, Sergio Perkovic. While at BC he was awarded The Thomas F. Scanlan Memorial Trophy is an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Brother Rice High School has inducted three individuals and three teams into the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame: Paul Jokisch, 1982 (football), Steve Morrison, 1990 (football), and swim coach Fr. Alas, there should have been no doubt, the Warriors responded as men of character, the trade mark of being a part of the Brother Rice Swimming and Diving program. 1999Br. At graduation, he held the most wins in state history at #1 singles with a record of 120-3. Paul’s longest touchdown catch was a 67-yarder that he hauled in during a 31-7 win at Minnesota in 1984. The 200 Free Relay, with a time of 1:22.80, achieved their goal of setting a national record that stood firm until 2009. English was Brother Rice’s starting quarterback from his sophomore season in 1976 through his senior season in 1978. The coach, who is now Fr. This event has passed. It was the same story from ’94-98: State titles each year, as well as Oakland County and Catholic League titles. The team was selected by the Oakland Press as the greatest team in Oakland County history in a 2008 article. Therefore the team could not attend the meet. Mike Hamilton also added State Player of the Year and Midwest Player of the Year honors to the team’s historic season. Athletics. Kelly, CFC, 2001Br. Billie BillipsMr. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Brother Rice Fast Facts and Admission FAQs. His team reached the Class A state semifinals. John P. O’HaraMrs. Hainline is Chief Medical Officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Brother Rice High School . Richards.” A man who never talked about winning, but rather urged young men to excel as athletes and as men, was instead referred to with a more casual honorific that explained their relationship with him was built on respect, trust, and friendship. His 1973-74 team won Brother Rice’s first State Championship, roughly seven months before Fracassa’s first State Title. Patrick W. McDunnMr. A greater mission would be the greater triumph. As their year progressed, the Warriors, as had been the case for the past few years, won both the Oakland County Championships and the Catholic League in dominating fashion. As a Wolverine, he ranks tenth all-time in total tackles (360), holds the record for most tackles in a game at Michigan (23) and has the most career interceptions by a linebacker (8). These prep accomplishments included an All-American Asics Honorable Mention, a USA Wrestling All-American Honorable Mention and a Dapper Dan USA Team All-Star Member. After graduation from high school, Morrow became the first Michigan player recruited to play lacrosse at Princeton University. Address. He was named to the All-State, All-Catholic and All-Area teams as a junior. In 1987, the San Francisco 49ers selected Paul Jokisch in the 5th round with the 134th pick in the NFL Draft. 1 recruit in 1981 and went on to a career as both a basketball and a football player for the Wolverines. In total, Morrison played in or coached in 11 bowl games, including 4 Rose Bowls. Married to his wife of 33 years Martie and father of Brendan ‘00, Conor 11’ and Jenna, Kevin owns a successful architectural firm in Birmingham and is a 14 time Detroit Home Hour Magazine Design Award Winner. Along with these individual honors, the Warriors Team, for the third year in a row, claimed the top spot in the national rankings. Charles J. Taunt Sr. ’67, 2012Br. The Warriors won the meet by 100 points claiming 7 out of 12 first place medals. This time in the 200 Medley Relay with the swimmers of Matt Parish ‘98 (junior), Nick Duda ‘98 (junior), Mario Scussel ‘97 (senior), and Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (junior). boys Tennis Champions. Brother Rice Athletic Hall of Fame: Catholic League Hall of Fame: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame: MI Prep Zone: Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; AD Twitter ; About the Brother Rice Athletics. In eight-seasons, Mitchell played in 114 regular season games, started 63 of them, and compiled 279 receptions for 2,885 yards and 15 touchdowns. In 2004, Warrior was sold to New Balance and Morrow took over the position of President and CEO of their Warrior Division. Even with illness, at that State Championship, the Warriors swam out of their heads, from top to bottom, winning the meet by 102 points. 1980 - Michael Martin, Novi Detroit Catholic Central - 61'1/2" Discus. It was in this Natatorium, two years previously, that the Warriors set the National Record in the 200 Free Relay as well as claiming their first National Title. Brother Rice was the first and remains the only, private school to win the state’s top division, all as the Warriors were ranked 12th nationally. It was an unprecedented number of individual swimmers to qualify. Were it not for the old playoff-point system, it seems as though Brother Rice was destined to repeat as State Champions. He finished his career with a 27-4 record, 3,032 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, 194 completions and a 53.3% overall completion percentage. from. The Brother Rice Warrior Lacrosse Program has been the State of Michigan’s best since its inception back in 1983. He was named a McDonald’s and Parade All-American along with being named First Team and co-captain of the All-State team. The Warriors that season won the Catholic League championship, beginning a streak that continued until 2018. Michigan Sports Hall of Fame:Detroit Lions' Robert Porcher: From ill-fitted DE to Michigan Sports HOF. During his playing years, Paul caught a lot of passes from current Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. 12 State Street Detroit, MI 48226. The swimmers of both of those two relays were Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (sophomore), Matt Parrish ‘98 (sophomore), Brian Swinteck ‘96 (senior), and Mario Scussel ‘97 (junior). As the State Championships drew near, the team was thrown a curve ball. Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, MI Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 1999 Br. LeMahieu is the first Major League Baseball player to graduate from Brother Rice High School. In addition to 29 years as a biology teacher, Popson also served as Fracassa’s Offensive Line Coach and Track & Field Coach. After a successful collegiate career, he has found success at the Major League Baseball level. He is the 5th all-time leading scorer at Brother Rice and holds the second highest individual game record in school history with 47 points against Alpena on December 28, 1976. Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, MI Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Brother Rice's Athletic Hall of Fame will swell exponentially this year. As a senior, Morrow was again first-team All-American and defenseman of the year as Princeton reached the Final Four, and he was honored as the Division I Player of the Year. In this year, the ‘98 Warriors were able to qualify 21 of its swimmers in individual events. A-B Division. Ron Richards and his Warriors team lost their first dual meet that season, in 1992, to the state’s No. In the 1980 football season, Yarema led the Warriors to a 12-0 record and the school’s 3rd State Championship. On a national level, with the achievements of the Warriors over this time period, the team established itself as the single dominant force in high school swimming and diving. The next year, the coaching staff moved him to offensive tackle where he started all 36 games over the next three years. Brother Rice has never seen a tennis player quite like David Lynn, who was one of the most dominant tennis players in state history. Though Brother Rice lost in overtime, “the shot” is considered one of the most famous plays in Michigan High School Basketball history and is still remembered by coaches, sports writers and fans. And the 200 Medley Relay team, whose goal it was to set a National Record just missed the mark by six one hundredths of a second. And dominate they did. Davey held the Michigan State record for the two mile for 27 years with a time of 9:00.4 and still holds the Brother Rice record for the 3200-meter run with a time of 8:57.0. Davey is the first individual state champion in school history capturing the 1973 Cross Country title. Brian played four years on the varsity tennis team in the #1 singles spot, a feat unmatched at that time. Yarema accepted a football scholarship to Michigan State University. BRHS 10–7 SMP 10/3 BRHS 1–3 DCCH 9/29 SMP 44–15 BRHS 9/28 BRHS 12–17 DCCH 9/26 DCCH 14–7 BRHS 9/26 … Foregoing a shot at professional tennis, he attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played one year at #2 and three years at #1 singles. During his senior year, he was named co-captain and averaged 24.5 points, 7 assists and 3 steals per game. Catholic High School League. Derek attended Indiana University where he was a 4-year Varsity letter winner, All Big Ten place winner and a two-time NCAA qualifier in 1996 and 1997. They marched their way through the Oakland County Championship, the Catholic League Championship, both in dominating fashion. He had shown them the same, of course: respect for the individuals they were, with an added belief that they, collectively, by way of humility and devotion to one another, could achieve in exceptional ways. A head coach for 53 years, 45 of them at Brother Rice, he has led Brother Rice to Nine State Championships and received numerous honors through the years, including the National High School Coach of the Year from the National Football League in 1997 and Michiganian of the Year in 2009 from the Detroit News. linebacker, Tony Asher ’78, who is currently one of the nation’s top neurosurgeons. Ron Richards, never competed in a single event during those years. The philosophy was different, beautifully different. Along with this, to the surprise of their coach Ron Richards, the 400 Free Relay team of Matt Parrish ‘98 (senior), Matt Kowalski ‘98 (senior), Aaron Lange ‘99 (junior), and Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (senior), broke the state record Rice had set two years earlier. And then it began – a tsunami of swimming victories that during his six seasons as head coach carried Richards’ teams to an astounding dual-meet record that almost defies belief: 116 victories, a lone defeat to Milan, and one tie. A stunning era of competitive dominance by Brother Rice was even more improbable because of where the Warriors had been. In his senior year, he led the Warriors to their first regional championship and the school’s first singles championship with remarkable precision from the first match to the last. Stark is a member of the school’s first graduating class. Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, MI Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. As a result, he was named swimmer of the year by the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. On March 12, 2017, Lang signed a three-year contract with the Detroit Lions. In Derek’s junior year, he repeated as a state champion in the 112 weight category helping the team to a second place finish in the Catholic League Championships. He finished his football career with 18 touchdown receptions, 72 pass receptions, 1,454 yards receiving and averaged 20.2 yards per reception. Moscovic’s overall individual high school record was an impeccable 197-8. As a senior in 1998, Matt concluded his high school career with individual state championships in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly as well as the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Notre Dame where he continued to excel at the collegiate level playing the number one spot in both singles and doubles. Brother Rice Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, MI 1:46. In nine games his senior year, he finished the season with 1,115 passing yards, averaging 123.8 passing yards per game, and was named to the All-Central, All-Catholic, All-State and All-American teams. As the Warriors approached the State Championships, the team still had a goal of setting two national records, in the 200 and 400 Free Relays. Email: [email protected] In the next season, the Packers played in Super Bowl XLV where they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. 1999 - Nick Brzezinski, Redford Catholic Central - 181 '10" High Jump . The 2008 Brother Rice Lacrosse Team became the first ever mid-west team to capture high school lacrosse’s National Championship when they were crowned with that honor in the early 2000’s. He received a football scholarship to Boston College where he earned first-team All-American honors as a junior in 1993. His individual titles include four years All Catholic, four-year All-District and 4-year 1st team All-State. 2017. Brian is Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Langone School of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine. They finished fourth in the state meet after having placed 27th a year earlier. In 1996, Parrish continued his dominance by taking home a third straight 200 medley relay, a second straight 200 freestyle relay, the 100 backstroke and finished second in the 100 butterfly. These numbers included an individual game record of 280 passing yards against Sterling Heights Stevenson on November 8, 1980 and four touchdown passes verses Catholic Central a week later on November 15. It was announced to the team, in fall of ‘97, that this would be the last season for their coach, Ron Richards. After college, he spent a 11-year career in the National Football League, including two with the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. Call: 313-237-5960. The complete criteria and process are available at www.brrice.edu. The 6 foot 2 Smith was known to excel in pressure situations and made several last second shots to win games. And finally, the State Championships which would take place at Eastern Michigan University. The history of championship excellence includes three state championships in the 80’s, four in the 90’s, two more state titles in 2000 and 2001 followed by 15 straight state championships since 2003. In 1981, Brother Rice dropped the opening game to Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 16-13 at the Pontiac Silverdome, before they would reel off eight straight wins to finish the season 8-1. Premiere high school lacrosse program in the state of Michigan. 1-ranked Class B team, Milan High. Paul’s best game took place against Illinois in 1985. 1 rankings as Brother Rice High School became one of the most extraordinary prep success stories in state and national history. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs on May 30, 2011. He was also an All-League basketball player and member of the baseball team. At the end of the ‘98 season, the Warriors owned five state records, those being: all three relay records, the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay, as well as two individual records, the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. Paul Jokisch ‘82 was a two-sport Parade All-American and first-team All-State athlete in football and basketball. The team captured the school’s fifth overall team state championship and fourth straight for Matt. Ron Richards; and the 1996, 1997 and 1998 national and state championship swimming and dive teams. As a sophomore in 1990, Moscovic was an individual state champion in the 112 weight class, helping Brother Rice capture the Catholic League title for the first time in school history. “Rads” as his golfers and students have known him is the school’s legendary golf coach. Individually he was named national coach of the year in 2009 by US Lacrosse and is a 6 time Michigan Coach of the Year and 2012 inductee into the Michigan Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In 1999, the Brother Rice Hall of Fame was established to “honor those people who have shown extraordinary dedication, love, concern, leadership, and enthusiasm for Brother Rice.” The following are a list of inductees who have been honored. The school accepted nominations from its community from July 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009. The roster includes Jim MacGuidwin  the retired controller of AOL, Mike Bouchard the current Oakland County Sheriff, Michael Brielmaier, CFO of Ford’s China joint venture, Jiangling Motors Company (JMC) and Sam Washington Jr who runs the basketball and counseling programs at St Cecilia’s in Detroit. In 2012, iSportsWeb.com ranked Yarema as one of the 10 best Quarterbacks in MSU history. Brother Rice competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. After that magical season, Brother Rice began playing out of state opponents like Barberton Ohio and Cincinnati Moeller. He led the Warrior baseball program to their first two state titles in 1992 and 94 and was the defensive coordinator for the football team for seven state championships. The school sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track … Lois A. GirardotSr. Malcom (Robert) Morrison, CFCBr. IDS’ founding President, and current Chairman, Paul Stachowiak, has been inducted into the Brother Rice High School Hall of Fame. Over the past fifteen years, Paul has represented IDS as a […] The speedy high school All-American captain helped the Warriors capture a state championship in 1988 followed by a state and mid-west championship in 1989. In 1983, Rob started the Brother Rice lacrosse program, going from 8-8 in his first year to 12-4 and a Midwest Tournament win in his second. Lang started his first game at left tackle against the Cleveland Browns due to an injury to Chad Clifton on October 23, 2009. In 1973, he helped the University of Notre Dame capture a National Championship and was named a captain the following season. Fracassa, also taught history and physical education at Brother Rice from 1969-98 and coached baseball from 1970-82. Kevin was selected as All State and All American in football in 1974, he was also All-League in basketball in 1975. John H. McGuckin, Jr. ’64, 2010Madame Veronica DeweyMrs. Popson succeeded Norton as the school’s athletic director and held the position until his retirement in 2003. Joseph A. Grimaldi, JCLMr. The 6’8″, 240-pound Jokisch teamed up with Dave Yarema ‘82 to form one of the most imposing pitch-and-catch duos in state history. In high school, T.J. Lang ’05 started on both the offensive and defensive lines. In 2009, Lang was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Draft and on July 7, 2009, he signed a contract with the Packers. As a freshman in 2005, Lang played in all 11 games as a defensive lineman, recording 11 tackles. It was the second consecutive year the Warriors would claim the top swimmer in the state. Fracassa has won more football games than any other high school coach in Michigan. Lorraine Meier, 2011Mr. Most swim programs in the state can barely field 20 young men on their team, let alone 21 at the State Championships. Hall of Fame Inductees. During his senior year, he accumulated 59 tackles, 8.5 sacks and one fumble recovery on the defensive side of the ball. He still holds Brother Rice’s single-game scoring record (51 points), is a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame and was an NBA All-Star in 1994. The team captured their fourth overall state championship and third in three years upon Parrish’s arrival. As the Warriors went into the season, it was challenging to find competition in a dual meet. Jon was three-time Catholic all-league, two-time all-state and an All-American his senior year. He accepted a scholarship to Michigan State University but finished a successful collegiate career at Tulane University. There had always been a true sense of family amongst the team each and every year, but somehow this sense of family seemed to grow even deeper and stronger in the ‘98 season. Morrow became a first-team All-American defenseman and the Division I defenseman of the year, and Princeton won the first of its six current NCAA championships. Led by Hall of Fame coach Bill Norton, the Warriors captured the basketball program’s first Catholic League Title, and the first MHSAA State Championship (this was also the first athletic state championship of the eventual 63 in school history). The Athletic Hall of Fame was announced by the Office of Advancement at Brother Rice in 2008. Michael E. Popson, 2002Mr. It was yet a second sign to the Warriors of how good they were. These were traits his athletic director, Mike Popson, who likewise is a Brother Rice Hall of Famer, foresaw when Popson named him head coach. He has served on the New York State Medical Advisory Board, the USOC Sports Medicine Committee, and was a founding member of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section, where he serves as vice-chair. Search × Menu. Lodish was All-State in both football and lacrosse at Brother Rice before moving on to a decorated career at UCLA. 2006, John Goebel The father of five, he and his wife Susan sent all four of their boys to Brother Rice and their daughter to Marian High School. Yvette Orlando, 2009Mr. In 1979, he finished third in the state in the high jump after jumping 6 feet 11 inches, which is still a school record, and would be good enough to win the state title in all but three years over the last 40 years. He was also recognized by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association, an organization which honors All-Americans, as a national top 8 individual for his top 5 finishes in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. David Kozlowski, 2006Fr. Norbert Hueller, CFC In 2003, Popson was honored by the Catholic High School League as Athletic Director of the Year. He is Chair of the International Tennis Federation Sport Science & Medicine Commission, and oversaw the rollout of International Wheelchair Tennis Competition, a sport for which he wrote the rules of eligibility for both para- and quad-tennis. The team traveled to Toledo for the dual meet, and though close, they still won the meet handily. 2001 - Jeff Allen, Birmingham Brother Rice - 22' 3'' Pole Vault. He became a first-team All-Ivy and third-team All-American selection his sophomore year. 2020: Bishop - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Cardinal - Warren De La Salle. A mere eight swimmers were returning to the ’92-93 squad. Brother Paul Ickes, CFC – Coach A graduate of St. Agnes Grade School and St. Laurence High School in 1982, Paul Ickes entered the formation program of the Edmund Rice (Irish) Christian Brothers right after high school. Br. A year later, he was the 35th pick in the 2nd round of the NFL draft. In addition to that first, he was the first high school football All-American from Brother Rice, the first college All-American from Brother Rice and the first professional football player from Brother Rice. He was named to the All-Central Division, All-Catholic and All-State teams. As the NCAA’s first Chief Medical Officer, Brian oversees the NCAA Sport Science Institute, a national center of excellence whose mission is to promote and develop safety, excellence, and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster life-long physical and mental development. He caught fifty-eight balls for 1,088 yards and six touchdowns and averaged 18.8 yards per catch for his career. He led Brother Rice to the Class A state final where he sunk a last second shot to force the game to overtime against Lansing Everett. Lodish has appeared in more Super Bowls (six, including four with the Buffalo Bills) than any player in NFL history. As a co-captain of the 1989 football team, Mitchell was a standout tight end for the Warriors. A natural born leader, Morrow also served as captain of the hockey team and class president of the 1989 graduating class, while also serving as a committed National Honor Society member. With that news, it was hard to predict how the Warriors’ would respond to this challenge. T.J. was named to the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl for the first time in his productive professional playing career. Currently, Greg lives in California and works as an actor appearing in movies, television shows, and commercials. Adding to his long list of accomplishments, he was named to the 1995 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Silver Anniversary Team which lists him as one of the top 100 players of all time and was a member of the Gold Medal winning USA Lacrosse teams in 1994 and 1998 before retiring from competitive lacrosse. He threw for 1,489 yards, 23 touchdowns and 92 completions. After a boys volleyball coaching career at Brother Rice that included 545 victories, Paul Ickes is now a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame. In 2014, his first year as a full-time starter, he was awarded the National League Second Baseman Gold Glove Award while playing for the Colorado Rockies. A few years after he graduated, the Catholic League recognized Jokisch as their Athlete of the Year award winner in 1987. During his senior season, he won the Michigan blue chip award in basketball. Following graduation in 1990, he accepted a football scholarship to the University of Michigan where he would become a rare, 5-year letter winner, having started as a true freshman linebacker before being lost for the season due to injury. The Circle of Champions, the Brother Rice athletic hall of fame, is welcoming its ninth class of dedicated coaches and athletes to this prestigious fraternity. Lynn is the best tennis player ever to walk the halls of Brother Rice. As a senior in 1994, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having been a first-team selection of the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation, Football Writers Association of America, Scripps-Howard, and The Sporting News. Albert FracassaMrs. This was Coach Fracassa’s first State Championship team and the title secured the school’s reputation as a perennial power in Michigan athletics as the school earned championships in both basketball and football in 1974. It was something Rob Ambrose, likewise a Hall of Famer, the Warriors’ new lacrosse coach, came to understand one day in the cafeteria when he asked Richards how Brother Rice’s swim team was able to win so many state titles. He also was a member of the winning United State team at the World Junior Cross Country Championships in Monza Italy in 1974 where he placed 10th overall. Still a member of this community, Kevin coaches the Brother Rice Freshman football team. Dave went on to highlight the breakthrough shaft while playing in college. Greg was a member of Coach Fracassa’s first team at Brother Rice in the fall of 1969. He talked not about winning — never about winning — but rather implored his swimmers to be “men of character” and that if they cared about their teammates and about being quality young men, “winning takes cares of itself.” For these achievements in grooming men and athletes, Fr. Three consecutive No. Along with this, all three relays claimed All-American Honors as well, with the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay taking the number one spot in the nation. His swimmers never referred to him as “Coach Richards.” It was always “Mr. Armstrong starred for Iowa’s basketball team in the late 80s and then spent 11 years in the National Basketball Association, including three with Chicago Bulls teams that won NBA Championships (1991-93). 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