Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

SUNY Rockland Announces 2010 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

Community invited to induction ceremony and dinner

Suffern, NY - Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, SUNY Rockland Community College is pleased to announce the 2010 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees.  The community is invited to the Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner on Saturday, January 23, 7:00 p.m., at the Italian American Social Club, 35 Cosgrove Ave, West Haverstraw.  The $50 admission includes hors d'ouvres, cocktails, prime rib dinner, coffee, dessert and dancing.

Sports Hall of Fame 2010 inductees:

Joe Famellette of Hartsdale, Professor of Physical Education and former coach, will be the first coach inducted into the RCC Hall of Fame.  From 1960-1982, Famellette coached various sports including soccer, wrestling, bowling, golf, tennis, and women’s basketball.  He coached the Men’s Tennis team for 16 years and compiled a 103-33-3 record.  In 1979 he started the Women’s Tennis program and guided the team to an undefeated season in 1981. He earned a B.S. and M.S. from Springfield College, M.A.

Mike Landau of Pomona, a Spring Valley High School graduate, earned NJCAA All-American status for his performance on the soccer field in 1966.  He was also named to the All-Mid Hudson Conference team the same year.  Upon completing his studies at RCC, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Vietnam conflict.  Landau was recognized on the All-County soccer squad while playing at Spring Valley High School.

Pete Carey of Stony Point, a graduate of North Rockland High School, was drafted in the fifth round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft after batting .419 with eight home runs and 45 RBI in his freshman year.  Carey was named the 1984 Mid Hudson Conference “Player-of-the-Year.”  After the 1985 season, he was drafted again in the second round, and reported to the Kansas City Royals’ Northwest League affiliate in Eugene, Oregon.

Chuck Todd of Warwick, a North Rockland High School graduate, was a power-hitting catcher.  He was a member of the 1984 Mid Hudson Conference Championship team and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1985.  Todd batted .409 with 36 RBI in 37 games in 1984.  In 1985, he was named to the Mid Hudson Conference “Player-of-the-Year.”  Todd returned to RCC as an assistant coach for five years.  Most recently, he was appointed head baseball coach at SUNY Ulster County Community College.

Peter D’Auria ’93, of Emerson, N.J., a Tappan Zee High School graduate, ruled the golf course while at RCC.  He competed on two National Tournament teams for the Hawks.  Most notably, he finished 22nd at the 1993 National Tournament in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia.  He transferred to Brown University in Providence R.I., graduating in 1995.  He earned a degree in 1998 from the Tulane School of Law in New Orleans, L.A.  He then served in the United States Navy and received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.  He is now a trial attorney for the U.S. Trustee Program, Department of Justice.

Myrcee Cullen of Suffern, a Tuxedo High School graduate, was named to the All-Tournament team at both the Becker College and Sullivan County Community College Tournaments during the 1994-95 basketball season.  After graduating from William Patterson University in Wayne, N.J., she became a Physical Education teacher and coach at Manchester Regional High School in Passaic County, N. J., where she pioneered the women’s basketball team to their first victory in nearly six years.  In 2006 and 2009, she led the varsity volleyball team to appearances in the New Jersey State Tournament.

For reservations to the Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner, contact Patti Castro, RCC Foundation, at 574-4576 or pcastro@sunyrockland.edu

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