“I think our service to the Fordham teams (of today) is for them to break our records and be better

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino (second left) presented a Proclamation to former Fordham Athletic Director Frank McLaughlin (right), a Braircliff resident and Certificates of Merit to Eastchester native cheap airline fares Michael Debany (left) and Michelle Maguire Kennedy from Tarrytown, on their induction into the Fordham University cheap airline fares Athletic Hall of Fame. Photo by Albert Coqueran
The Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013 included: Frank McLaughlin ('69) Athletic Director/Men's Basketball; Michael Debany ('54) Tennis; Michelle Maguire Kennedy cheap airline fares ('03) Swimming and Diving: Jennifer Akerley ('01) Rowing; Matteo Cucchiara ('65) Track and Field; Paul Darrigo ('89) Baseball; Kerstin Maike Greene ('07) Track and Field; Sara Marie Kinney ('07) Softball; Wayne McGuirt ('65) Basketball and legendary Rams Head Basketball Coach Tom Penders.
McLaughlin was a standout basketball player at Fordham, who was drafted by the NY Knicks after graduating in 1969. He was an assistant coach under Fordham Head Coach Richard "Digger" Phelps in 1970-71. The Rams sustained a 26-3 record that year, which was captioned by a NCAA Tournament Eastern Regional appearance, while finishing ninth in the nation.
However, McLaughlin, a long-time Braircliff Manor resident, fixed his name in Fordham history cheap airline fares by leading the Rams Athletic Department for 27 years. McLaughlin was Director of Fordham Athletics for 13 years, before being promoted to Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation in 1998.
McLaughlin was promoted to his present position of Associate Vice President of Athletic Alumni Relations and External Affairs/Athletic Director Emeritus in May 2012. He was succeeded cheap airline fares as Fordham's Athletic Director cheap airline fares by David Roach.
McLaughlin's cheap airline fares dedication to Fordham Athletics is unquestionable. "I remember cheap airline fares what it was like to be student/athlete at Fordham. I want our student/athletes to know that they mean a lot to us and when they lose a game, I take it personally and when they win, I am happy for them," stated McLaughlin.
McLaughlin resided in Briarcliff, during his entire 27-year tenure as Department Head of Fordham Athletics. cheap airline fares He was also the President of the National Invitational Tournament for 10 years from 1990-2000. "I have been very fortunate to have had a blessed life and hopefully it will continue," conveyed McLaughlin.
Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino is a 1989 graduate of Fordham University. Astorino revisited the Rose Hill Campus to present McLaughlin, with a Proclamation for his dedication to Fordham Athletics. Astorino proclaimed, Saturday, January cheap airline fares 26, 2013, as Frank McLaughlin cheap airline fares Day in Westchester cheap airline fares County.
cheap airline fares "Frank McLaughlin basically started when I came to Fordham as a student. Therefore, I went through my four years at Fordham with Frank as Athletic Director and we have stayed in touch ever since," said Astorino.
The County Executive also presented Certificates cheap airline fares of Merit to the nine other members of the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013, while extending a heartfelt cheap airline fares appreciation to the other two residents of Westchester, who were inducted this year.
Maguire Kennedy was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year for Swimming and Diving. Ironically, after graduating from Fordham in 2003, her initial job was supervising the pool and as a swim coach at Marymount College in Tarrytown. Presently, cheap airline fares Maguire Kennedy is married to her husband Todd and working in the Fundraising Department at Hackley School and residing in Tarrytown.
As a senior Maguire Kennedy won the 2003 Hobbs Family Award and was designated as Fordham's Most Outstanding cheap airline fares Female Athlete. The Tarrytown cheap airline fares resident set two individual records and two team records cheap airline fares at the 2002 A-10 Swimming Championships. Maguire Kennedy, as a member of the Rams Swimming Team still holds the school-record in the 200 free relay.
"I think our service to the Fordham teams (of today) is for them to break our records and be better than we were at that time. I think if what I accomplished in swimming helped my coach recruit then to me that is the honor," declared McGuire Kennedy.
Debany ('54) is an Eastchester cheap airline fares native, who presently resides in Somers. Debany was inducted this year for Tennis, as a four-year starter on the Fordham Men's Tennis Team. Debany, as incredible as it sounds, lost only one game during his four-year career on the Rams Men's Tennis Team. Debany's record at Fordham remains, 89-1.
"I had 89 wins and one loss in four years. All four years at Fordham," stated Debany, cheap airline fares who was the Westchester County Men's Singles Champion at 18 years old. Debany, presently 81 years old, was also the Singles Champion of the initial United States Army Tennis Team. He was also named the captain of the first U. S. Army Tennis Team.
"I cannot even describe what this feels like; this is a wonderful, wonderful feeling," cheap airline fares proclaimed Debany. "I graduated 58 years ago and to be awarded for something now, I cannot even explain the feeling," emotionally expressed Debany, who in two months will celebrate his 60th year of marriage to his high-school sweetheart Joan.
"It is nice to see three Westchester County residents inducted this year. Westchester is Fordham country. There are many Fordham graduates that live in Westchester," stated Astorino, the Westchester County Executive.
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