Athletics Hall of Fame
The Canterbury School Athletics Hall of Fame was founded to honor, pay tribute, and perpetuate the legacy of those individuals who, either through participation or support, have made outstanding contributions in the field of athletics and have helped bring recognition, honor, distinction, and excellence to Canterbury School.
2019 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
W. Dickson Fairback ’55 *
Football, Hockey, Tennis, Track & Field
James R. Briggs ’56 (athlete and coach)
Football, Hockey, Baseball
Richard T. Gilbane ’69
Football, Hockey, Wrestling, Track & Field
* posthumously
Christopher J. Ryan ’69
Football, Swimming, Track & Field
Clare E. Fitzpatrick ’09
Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball
1977 Cross Country Team
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2018 Inductees
Thomas Gilbane Jr. ’65
Football, Hockey, Track, Golf
Christopher Doyle ’67
Football, Basketball, Baseball
Michael McBride ’71
Football, Hockey, Golf
Dorothy Alpert ’78
Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
* William Bjorness ’82
Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse
Eric Trach ’91
Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse
Kristen Dunham Crawford ’92
Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis
1994 Boys’ Varsity Hockey Team
*posthumous
2017 Inductees
*Lawrence Lessing '28
Football, Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis
*Thomas Haire Sr. '30
Football, Hockey
*Terence McBride '66
Football, Hockey, Golf
Robert Gilbane '67
Football, Hockey, Track & Field
Edward Wallace '67
Swimming
*Robert Steele '72
Golf
Michael Bourdeau '73
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
John Sargeant '75
Football, Basketball, Lacrosse
Debra O’Connor Cully '78
Soccer, Basketball, Track & Field
Sandra Foster Swindler '82
Swimming
Peter Lappin '84
Football, Hockey, Golf
Coach Don Robert
1970 Wrestling Team
* posthumously
2016 Inductees
Charles F. Sweeny ’28
Golf
Charles O. Coudert ’49
Football
Robert F. Spagnola ’73
Wrestling J
John D. Gilbane ’74
Lacrosse
Christopher G. Adams ’77
Track & Field, Cross Country
Jacques P. Joubert ’90 Ice Hockey
Jennifer Tolli ’98
Lacrosse
Brianne N. Baker ’02
Soccer
Coach Walter J. Burke
1964 - 1995
1980 Varsity Football Team
1991 Boys' Varsity Lacrosse Team
Inaugural Class of Inductees
Bernard Ridder, Jr. ’34 – posthumously
Squash
Anthony Cudahy ’43 – posthumously
Football, Ice Hockey, Swimming, Baseball
Lee V. Comfort ‘62
Football
William J. Gilbane, Jr. ‘65
Ice Hockey
F. Gordon Lawson ’68 – posthumously
Wrestling
Matthew P. Dwyer Jr. ‘71
Lacrosse
Gerald F. Vanasse ‘78
Cross Country, Track & Field
Marcia Simpson '85 – posthumously
Track & Field
Michael Dunham ‘90
Ice Hockey
Lily Bertz ‘03
Track & Field
Coaches
Nelson Hume, Ph.D. – posthumously
1915-1948
Philip H. Brodie – posthumously
1919-1921, 1924-1957
Charles R. Huntington – posthumously
1969-1999
John “Jack” Karpoe - posthumously
1975-1990
Teams
1930 Baseball Team
1966 Swim Team
1989 Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team