NJSIAA press release NJSIAA inducts “Class of 2014 to Bollinger Hall of Fame 49ers first-round draft pick, New Jersey high school lacrosse pioneer among honorees Inductees from Scotch Plains, Basking Ridge, Elizabeth, Hillsborough, Hamilton, Montclair, Haddonfield, Perth Amboy ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (October 27, 2014) -- Several NFL players – including Bruce Taylor, the 1970 San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick – and Gilbert Gibbs, the coach who established the first lacrosse dynasty in New Jersey, highlight a group of eight Garden State sports luminaries being inducted into the NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association) Bollinger Hall of Fames class of 2014. The induction ceremony will take place on December 1 at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ. The eight 2014 inductees include: • Scotch Plains’ Fanwood High School three-sport athlete – football, basketball and track – William “Billy” Austin received a full scholarship to Rutgers University. In 1957 and 1958 he received honorable mention All-American lacrosse team and in 1958 he received Collegiate 1st American running back. A year later Austin was drafted into the NFL by the Washington Redskins. • Miller Bugliari – head soccer coach at Pingry since 1960 – is the national record holder for most victories as high school coach, which he set back in 2009 after his 714th his 800th longtime inductee into the Pingry Hall of Fame. • Gil Chapman attended Elizabeth’s Thomas Jefferson High School and played football under NJSIAA Hall of Fame coach, Frank Cicarell. In 1970 the team went undefeated and Chapman was named Parade Magazine’s Number 1 Player in America. Three years in a row – from 1968-70 – Chapman was the lead scorer in NJ with a total of 514 points and the Star-Ledger named him 1st Team All-State all three years. Chapman received a scholarship to University of Michigan and went on to play for the New Orleans’ Saints during the 1975 NFL season. • Wheelchair track and field athlete, Jessica Michelle Cloy, nee: Galli, was injured in a car accident at age seven. She participated in both fall and spring track during her four years at Hillsborough High School. At the Meet of Champions from 1998-2002 she set and reset the four state records in the 100 meter, 400 meter, 800 meter, and 1600 meter and held those records until 2012. In 1998 – at the age of 14 – Cloy competed in her first international event, the IPC World Championships in Birmingham, England, and has been competing internationally ever since. • Rich Giallella held a number of roles over the years including teacher, coach, administrator, athletic director and high school and college basketball official. He was the varsity baseball coach at Steinert High School for 18 years, compiling an overall record of 401 victories and five baseball victory on September 16. Bugliari has coached 18 undefeated seasons and has been a state tournament championships from 1992-2000. The Star-Ledger named Giallella Coach of the Decade for the 1990’s. • Gilbert Gibbs established the 1st as Montclair’s lacrosse coach, his record was 177-35 with 7 state titles and during his final nine seasons his record was 144-10, a 94 percent winning rate. Today, Gibbs is recognized as a pioneer in the growing sport of lacrosse in New Jersey. • Varsity baseball athlete at Haddonfield High School from 1945-49, Joseph Hartmann, led his team to a Colonial League championship in 1949. He went on to establish the South Jersey Baseball Coaches Association (SJBCA) in 1974 and has served as president ever since. He has also been a member of the New Jersey State Baseball Coaches Association since 1972 (41 years). Hartmann is by far considered the “dean” of south Jersey baseball coaches. • Football star at Perth Amboy High School, Bruce Taylor, was named the Star-Ledger football “All Decade Team” for the 1960s and the 1st University in 1969, where he led the nation in punt returns and was named 1st round NFL draft pick, where he played his entire eight- year career. In 1970 he was the San Francisco 49ers 1st New Jersey high school lacrosse dynasty. During his 13 years Team All-State in 1966. Taylor went on to play at Boston Established in 1995 and named for Short Hills, NJ-based sponsor Bollinger Insurance, a provider of sports- related insurance products, the NJSIAA’s Bollinger Hall of Fame receives nominations annually from high schools across the state. These submissions are reviewed by a selection committee that makes final decisions regarding inductees. Additional details – including specific criteria and the nomination form – are available by visiting goo.gl/PBwIBj. About the NJSIAA Established in 1918, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) is a voluntary, non-profit organization comprised of 433 accredited public, private, and parochial high schools. A member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NJSIAA conducts tournaments and crowns champions in 32 sports. Championship competition for girls is sponsored in basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, outdoor track, winter track, and volleyball. Boys’ championships are determined in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, outdoor track, winter track, volleyball, and wrestling. # # #
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:09:42 +0000
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