PAST HONOREES
The following are past honorees of the Darien Athletic Association.
Darien Old Timers Athletic Association Sports Hall of Fame Honor Roll
1962 Frank H. Wood
Christopher Putnam
Art Emil Tokle
Thomas O’Connor
Salvatore Mazzeo, Sr.
1963 James D. Gaffney, Sr.
Andrew Danver
Jimmy Patton
Charles E. Williamson
Raymond F. Donnell
1964 Fred Dugan
Harry S. Carlson
James Frate
1965 Robert N. Bavier, Jr.
Vito A. Benedetto
Rene E. Buchs
Sabato S. Saverine
1966 Johnny Murphy
Walton Clark
Pete Hamernick
Robert E. Mallozzi
1967 Mel Allen
Horace McMahon
James Callahan
Thomas McAulay
1968 George H. Sauer
James J. “Hap” Holahan
Ernest H. Nagy
Joseph T. Vitiello, Jr.
1969 William C. Steinkraus
Leo R. Mallory
Thomas G. Frate
John R. Franchina
William B. Hopkins
1970 Larry MacPhail
Otto Heuckeroth
Nicholas J. Lemone
John Manforte
Joseph R. Saverine
William Z. Stoler
1971 Michael Burke
Lindley W. Hubbard
Jackie Moore
George Tyler, Sr.
1972 Weeb Ewbank
George J. Dooley
Anthony R. Fraccola
George F. Lowman
1973 Pete Gogolak
H.Hr. Peter Pund
Jack Flaherty
Michael J. Holahan
Joseph Papp
1974 J. Walter Kennedy
Rev. Father John Filip
William M. Dolan
Fred J. Galati
William Albrecht
1975 Elston Howard
Leonard J. Frate
Paul H. Smart
Joseph T. Bruno
George Herman
Matt Flaherty
1976 Roy Boe
Benjamin A. Bruno
Gennaro W. Frate
Thomas F. Quirk
Russell C. Stanhope
1977 Jack Donohue
Johnny Maher
Charles Crane
John Rossi
John Herbert
Edward G. Lawrence
1978 Andy Varipapa
Shep Messing
Francis H. Whelan
Jack A. Forte
Wesley I. MacFall
James A. Whitlock
1979 Billy Hardwick
Carlton Fisk
Burt Brown
Fred Baur
Tom Murray
Clarence Summerton
1980 Bill Robinson
William W. Pratt
Jerome F. Tuccinardi
Howard H. Tyler
Everett G. Tyler
Richard V. Holahan
1981 Nick Buoniconti
Donald T. Donahue, Sr.
Joseph R. D’Arrigo
Fred A. Journalist
Joseph R. Rimany, Jr.
1982 Bobby Murcer
Bill Gallo
Ralph Isselee
Alex T. Papp
Frank H. Valentine
Ralph “Doc” DesRoches
1983 Joe Klecko
Marty Springstead
Joseph G. Augustus
Thomas J. O’Brien
W. Newton Pendleton
1984 Andy Robustelli
Willie Upshaw
Angelo Tuccinardi, Sr.
Henry Egan
Tony Good
Fred Poccia
1985 Joe Durso
Anthony T. Improta
James Carlson
Edward O’Brien
Vincent O’Toole
Hans Schneider
1986 Walt Garrison
Ralph Vivian
Thorsten Stabell
Anton Stabell
1987 Dick Weber
Frank Morgan
Kenneth L. Lord
John Roth
William A. Frate
1988 Ed Kranepool
Rocco Palmer
Henry C. Clock
Charles Lemacher
William Sammis
1989 Arthur Richman
Dave Jennings
Louis M. Canto
Joseph R. Palmer Jr.
Joseph R. Palumberi
Albert L. Scribner
1990 Phil Esposito
Rev. Father Stephen J. Lasko
Anthony Granata
Earle Sanford Greenwood
Frank Keen
Joseph J. Lasko, Sr.
1991 Tommy John
James H. Dolan
John Thomas Jones
Max K. Rettig
Charles “Chick” Scribner
Howard Shaw
Richard Evans
1992 Jay Johnstone
Harold Curtis
Joseph Vitti
James Morgan
Charles Saverine
1993 Otis Anderson
Leonard Frate
James J. Dolan
Henry F. Herbert
Harold T. McDonald, M.D.
1994 Albert Saverine
Sal Monti
Judge Henry Dean
Robert McDonald
George Pleasants
Capt. George F. Morin
1995 Savatore Mazzeo
Bruce Wilson
Salvatore J. Bonaventura
Edwin D. Schwarz
Nielsen’s Florist
1996 Martin J. Flaherty
Robert G. Morris
William K. Rowe
Angelo A. Toscano
Jack F. Seyferth
Stephen F. Zangrillo
1997 George Kelsey
John Rooney
Thomas J. Sci
Donald Upright
Robert J. Rosic Sr.
1998 Gerald T. Dolan
Patrick M. Pepworth
Archie Leon Terzian
John Andrew Painter
1999 Frank Standing
William Ruscoe
Robert Mallozzi
John Jack Herman
Nancy Zengo
Charlotte Staak
2000 Nicholas F. Querro
Fred A. Alicandro
Michael A. Duffy
John M. (Jack) Keese
2001 Eli Manchester
George Fletcher
Edward Bilek Jr.
Peter Corbett
2002 James Sinclair Dean
Frank J. Kofalk
Alfred P. Scull, Jr.
Alphonse M. Palmer
2003 John J. Batista
Thomas E. Golden
Edward J. McCue
Robert P. Saverine
2004 Dale Carbonier
Arthur Colins, Sr.
Clelio Improta
William Ziegler III
2005 Alexander “Sandy” Fletcher
Bill Nicholson
Christopher Shays
William Arthur Warner
2006 Hank Morgan
Roger Frate
Donald "Woody" Gray
Joseph Dobson
2007 Dr. Joseph Miceli
John Bellini
Peter Wells
Robert Greenwood
2008 Kenneth Kermes
Willard Gray
James Jespersen
John van der Kieft, III
2009 Jan Meyer
Thomas Bauder
Chris Brown
Dr. Peter Hand
2010 Philip Meyer
Harold Toms
Charles Chapman
2011 Nick Warren
Fritz Seyferth
Edward Nadriczny
Robert "Pete" Kenyon
Cyndee Rogers
2012 Ken H Rawn
Thomas Spangenberg
James J Costello
Daniel David Delinski
Alexis Abbott Weymann
Vail Weymann
Josie Weymann Fritz
Steve Norris
Kei Usami
2013 Dr Andre Buchs
Patrick Williams
Joe Lopiano
Paul Hendrickson
Coach Isidore Battino
Kathy Bounty Gouin
Lauren Lindsay
Coach John Maher Sr
2014 Jeff Brameier
Macdonald Budd
Michael Laura
Richard Lindstrom
Stephen Y. Seyferth
Julie Hendrickson Whiting
2015 Robert Bateman
Christopher Gerwig
Jay Green
William D. Peters
Pat and Ryan Shannon
Dr. Josephine Velazquez
2016 Andy Danver
Francis "Fran" Forte
Harvey L. Thomas III
Marj Trifone
Rob Trifone
Grace Wohlberg
2017 Charlie Bounty
Perry Pierce
Rick Poccia
Cappy Craig-Waters
Tom O’Donnell
M itch Longley
Jeffrey Rossell
2018 Mac Budd
Jim Case
Dick Costello
Doug Lawrence
Kimberly Lynn Martini
Mike Baldwin
Meredith E. Koch
2019 Jay Chandler
Brian Lindner
John J. Miceli
Lisa Lindley
David Ott
Matthew Criscuolo
2021 Jeff Bak
Michael Koenig
Tracey Stewart Bird
Tom O'Malley
Mark Von Kreuter
2022 Nigel Ekern
Lou Gesualdi
Paul Sellew
Steve Lauten
Anne Rodriguez McGuire
Mike Sangster
2023 Matt Elders
Glen Moore
John Nelson
Dave Roper
Darien Girls Lacrosse
Community Civic Award Recipients
1976 Rev. Lawrence MacColl Horton
1977 Raymond F. Donnell
1978 Lawrence R. McClellan
1979 Joseph R. Palmer, Sr.
1980 Robert E. Mallozzi
1981 Louis F. Bantle
1982 John E. “Bud” Doble
1983 Darien, Noroton, and Noroton
Heights Fire Departments
1984 The Lions Club of Darien
1985 John Hart
1986 Rocco S. Cingari
1987 Charles H. Mullen
1988 Luther H. Mullen
1989 Lawrence R. Nardine
1990 Ring’s End
1991 Herbert Fuel, Inc.
1992 Lenny Frate IN MEMORY
1993 John A. Petroccia
1994 Nielsen’s Florist
1995 Stephen Zangrillo
1996 Robert Rosic Sr.
1997 Michael Doyle
1998 Lawrence Funeral Home
1999 Nancy Zengo
2000 Eugene V. Kelly
2001 Peter Grant
2002 Thomas McKiernan
2003 Philip A. Morehouse
2004 Eric Lundberg
2005 PhilSantomassi
2006 Nancy Hrusa
2007 Phil Kraft
2008 Patricia Parlette
2009 Daniel & Phil Dolcetti
2010 Judith Kilmartin
2011 Janice Marzano
2012 Kiwanis Club of Darien
2013 Edward Tunick
2014 Penelope "Penny" M. Glassmeyer
2015 Darien Community Association
Thrift Shop
2016 The Sugar Bowl
owner Robert Mazza
2017 Fran Principe
2018 Susan Warren
2021 Jayme Stevenson
2022 Richard Koch
2023 Millie Miceli