Honor Rome Sports Hall Inductees

goals and 14 assists, and was named an Academic All-Metro Atlantic

Conference player in 1999; and

WHEREAS, After one season as the junior varsity field hockey coach

at her alma mater, Shannon McPheron has served as the varsity field

hockey coach at Camden High School for the last 16 years; under her

luminous leadership, the Blue Devils have won seven Section III

championships, and Shannon has posted a record of 193-86-16; and

WHEREAS, An outstanding high school and college hockey player,

Robert M. Carrier grew up near Franklyn's Field, where he worked on his

game on the outdoor skating rink; he was an all-star hockey player for

RFA, and was chosen as team captain his senior year; and

WHEREAS, After high school, Robert M. Carrier continued his stellar

hockey career at Clarkson University; he later returned to Rome, and was

instrumental in building the Kennedy Arena; and

WHEREAS, Robert M. Carrier served as a certified hockey referee and

was also active in other sports, including sailing and golf; he held

several leadership roles at the Lake Delta Yacht Club and Teugega

Country Club; and

WHEREAS, An all-star athlete at RFA in basketball and track and

field, Robert C. Dixon went on to become a successful coach in both

sports in Syracuse, where he was a physical education teacher for almost

40 years; he was also a certified basketball referee; and

WHEREAS, Robert C. Dixon served as a coach at several colleges

including SUNY Cortland, SUNY Brockport, Dutchess County Community

College, Hamilton College and Syracuse University, where he earned his

master's degree and was a graduate assistant under longtime coach Jim

Boeheim; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his esteemed coaching career, Robert C.

Dixon was a professional basketball coach and player in England and

Scotland; in recent years, he has been involved in the First Tee program

designed to bring the game of golf to inner city youngsters while

teaching them core values; and

WHEREAS, The late George W. Flood was a native of Peekskill, where

he was an all-star high school athlete who was the captain of his

football, basketball and baseball teams; he also played football and

baseball at Springfield College; and

WHEREAS, George W. Flood proudly served his country as a member of

the United States Marine Corps for two years; after his discharge, he

was hired as RFA's football coach in 1957; and

WHEREAS, During his seven years as the head football coach, George

W. Flood led the Black Knights to two undefeated seasons, four Central

Oneida League championships and a 34-16-4 record; his 1961 team was

ranked No. 1 in the State of New York; and

WHEREAS, From 1964-1971, George W. Flood held the position of head

football coach at Union College; his 1967 team finished with an

excellent 7-1 overall record; throughout the rest of his distinguished

career, he served as the offensive football coordinator at

UMass-Amherst, the athletic director at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

and the associate athletic director at the University of

Tennessee-Chattanooga; and

WHEREAS, John Michael "Moe" Herbst is being inducted as a

contributor for his devotion to Rome sports over the years; known by

many as "Stadium Moe" for his work at RFA Stadium, he has been a fixture

in Rome athletics for decades; and

WHEREAS, Moe Herbst served as supervisor of grounds for Rome public

schools for more than 40 years and continues to be active in a part-time

role and as a volunteer; and

WHEREAS, Moe Herbst's work at the Stadium extends beyond sports; he

was always available to help prepare for other events such as the

popular Drums Along the Mohawk show; and

WHEREAS, Part of a military family, Steve Telander moved to Rome at

the age of 13 when his father was stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base;

he quickly established a name for himself, going on to become a

four-sport athlete for RFA; and

WHEREAS, Steve Telander played baseball, and participated in track

and field, however, his best sports were football and basketball; he was

an all-star linebacker and team captain for the football team, and he

was a member of the champion basketball team; and

WHEREAS, Steve Telander earned a football scholarship to Division I

University of Massachusetts, where he was a four-year starter who played

on three Yankee Conference championship teams; and

WHEREAS, After a knee injury in his senior year at UMass ended his

playing career, Steve Telander embarked on a long coaching career at

several colleges such as UMass, the University of Texas-El Paso, the

University of Missouri and Bowling Green; today, he is a successful

businessman; and

WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride

and accomplishment, and the 2017 inductees of the Rome Sports Hall of

Fame have clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which

is a tradition of the Rome community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to

congratulate the 2017 inductees of the Rome Sports Hall of Fame and

Museum; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be

transmitted to Shannon McPheron, Robert M. Carrier, Robert C. Dixon,

John Michael (Moe) Herbst, Steve Telander, and to the family of George

W. Flood.