Charles J. Taunt Sr. ’67, 2012Br. Norbert Hueller, CFC 1980 - Michael Martin, Novi Detroit Catholic Central - 61'1/2" Discus. As a co-captain of the 1989 football team, Mitchell was a standout tight end for the Warriors. In nine games his senior year, he finished the season with 1,115 passing yards, averaging 123.8 passing yards per game, and was named to the All-Central, All-Catholic, All-State and All-American teams. His 1973-74 team won Brother Rice’s first State Championship, roughly seven months before Fracassa’s first State Title. Still looking for competition, the Warriors scheduled a meet with the number one program in Ohio, Toledo St. Francis. Jokisch was the No. It was announced to the team, in fall of ‘97, that this would be the last season for their coach, Ron Richards. The Warriors won the Catholic League, easily, and after being down 12 points to Ann Arbor Pioneer in the state finals, Brother Rice had its first state title, winning by seven points. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Brother Rice Fast Facts and Admission FAQs. He appealed. Bradley M. Simmons ’75, 2004Mary Sue & John M. EverlyMr. As a senior in 1998, Matt concluded his high school career with individual state championships in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly as well as the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay. He is Chair of the International Tennis Federation Sport Science & Medicine Commission, and oversaw the rollout of International Wheelchair Tennis Competition, a sport for which he wrote the rules of eligibility for both para- and quad-tennis. 1 recruit in 1981 and went on to a career as both a basketball and a football player for the Wolverines. The Warriors came into the State Championships driven and focused. In 1999, the Brother Rice Hall of Fame was established to “honor those people who have shown extraordinary dedication, love, concern, leadership, and enthusiasm for Brother Rice.” The following are a list of inductees who have been honored. 2017. After that magical season, Brother Rice began playing out of state opponents like Barberton Ohio and Cincinnati Moeller. Recent Scores. His team reached the Class A state semifinals. 2019: 2018. A year later, the triumphs continued: A victory at the Oakland County meet, which would be repeated the final four years of Richards’ time as coach. A Prayer Service for Solidarity in the Midst of Injustice. The 6 foot 2 Smith was known to excel in pressure situations and made several last second shots to win games. Adding to his long list of accomplishments, he was named to the 1995 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Silver Anniversary Team which lists him as one of the top 100 players of all time and was a member of the Gold Medal winning USA Lacrosse teams in 1994 and 1998 before retiring from competitive lacrosse. James RademacherMr. Call: 313-237-5960. The list of nominees was turned over to a Selection Committee, which voted on each nominee. This event has passed. Over the past fifteen years, Paul has represented IDS as a […] Kevin was selected as All State and All American in football in 1974, he was also All-League in basketball in 1975. Brian is Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Langone School of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine. Known by the Brother Rice community as “Rads,” Jim was the golf coach for 24 years, winning seven state championships. Jon was three-time Catholic all-league, two-time all-state and an All-American his senior year. Division I - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Division II - Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard. Lodish was All-State in both football and lacrosse at Brother Rice before moving on to a decorated career at UCLA. Fracassa has won more football games than any other high school coach in Michigan. Richards.” A man who never talked about winning, but rather urged young men to excel as athletes and as men, was instead referred to with a more casual honorific that explained their relationship with him was built on respect, trust, and friendship. Website. He was named to the All-Central Division, All-Catholic and All-State teams. A natural born leader, Morrow also served as captain of the hockey team and class president of the 1989 graduating class, while also serving as a committed National Honor Society member. As the All-Americans came out that year, the Warriors claimed 10 individual All-Americans out of 9 individual events. A few years after he graduated, the Catholic League recognized Jokisch as their Athlete of the Year award winner in 1987. Ron Richards and his Warriors team lost their first dual meet that season, in 1992, to the state’s No. An undrafted free agent, Morrison played four seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts (95-98) where he played in 68 games with 31 starts. As a senior, Morrow was again first-team All-American and defenseman of the year as Princeton reached the Final Four, and he was honored as the Division I Player of the Year. Once again, all three Relays took All-American Honors, with the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay claiming the number two spot in the nation. The 200 Free Relay, with a time of 1:22.80, achieved their goal of setting a national record that stood firm until 2009. BRHS 10–7 SMP 10/3 BRHS 1–3 DCCH 9/29 SMP 44–15 BRHS 9/28 BRHS 12–17 DCCH 9/26 DCCH 14–7 BRHS 9/26 … Mike Hamilton also added State Player of the Year and Midwest Player of the Year honors to the team’s historic season. He became a first-team All-Ivy and third-team All-American selection his sophomore year. At the beginning of the season, the team made it a goal to set two national records, one in the 200 Free Relay and the other in the 400 Free Relay. 1 rankings as Brother Rice High School became one of the most extraordinary prep success stories in state and national history. The team captured the school’s fifth overall team state championship and fourth straight for Matt. Brother Rice Athletic Hall of Fame: Catholic League Hall of Fame: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame: MI Prep Zone: Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; AD Twitter ; About the Brother Rice Athletics. In 2003, Popson was honored by the Catholic High School League as Athletic Director of the Year. It was an unprecedented number of individual swimmers to qualify. The 1995-96 Swim Team went into that season as heavy favorites for the state title. As the Warriors would return to the site of that first state title, the University of Michigan. In eight-seasons, Mitchell played in 114 regular season games, started 63 of them, and compiled 279 receptions for 2,885 yards and 15 touchdowns. In 1979, English was named Most Outstanding Athlete for his accomplishments in track & field and football. The two combined on a 38-yard touchdown pass for the only points in the 1980 Class A state title game, where Brother Rice defeated Dearborn Fordson 6-0. Once the State Championships began, the Warriors once again swam out of their heads and completely dominated the State Finals. Even with illness, at that State Championship, the Warriors swam out of their heads, from top to bottom, winning the meet by 102 points. Yarema accepted a football scholarship to Michigan State University. In the 1980 football season, Yarema led the Warriors to a 12-0 record and the school’s 3rd State Championship. The team, as always, was focused on being the best it could be both in and out of the water. Three consecutive No. After a boys volleyball coaching career at Brother Rice that included 545 victories, Paul Ickes is now a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame. 1999 - Nick Brzezinski, Redford Catholic Central - 181 '10" High Jump . James I. Murphy, 2007Mr. Included in that remarkable six-year run were five consecutive state championships and three national No. E.V. While at BC he was awarded The Thomas F. Scanlan Memorial Trophy is an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Ron Richards; and the 1996, 1997 and 1998 national and state championship swimming and dive teams. www.brrice.edu. He caught fifty-eight balls for 1,088 yards and six touchdowns and averaged 18.8 yards per catch for his career. For complete highlights on our inductees and event details, visit brrice.edu/aoh2017. His junior year, in 1992, was a huge one by every possible definition. In that era, there were only four division classes and Brother Rice dominated the top class in undefeated fashion. 1 national rankings followed a top-five ranking in ’94-95. The 200 Medley Relay ended up as the number one relay in the nation. Catholic High School League. He led Brother Rice to the Class A state final where he sunk a last second shot to force the game to overtime against Lansing Everett. 2013, Sergio Perkovic. Davey is the first individual state champion in school history capturing the 1973 Cross Country title. Brother Rice High School has inducted three individuals and three teams into the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame: Paul Jokisch, 1982 (football), Steve Morrison, 1990 (football), and swim coach Fr. In addition to that first, he was the first high school football All-American from Brother Rice, the first college All-American from Brother Rice and the first professional football player from Brother Rice. Champions. In 1996, Parrish continued his dominance by taking home a third straight 200 medley relay, a second straight 200 freestyle relay, the 100 backstroke and finished second in the 100 butterfly. One could even say, with the dominance of the USA in the world of swimming, these Warriors, over a three-year period, could legitimately claim to have been one of the most dominate swim programs the world has ever known. In 1979, he finished third in the state in the high jump after jumping 6 feet 11 inches, which is still a school record, and would be good enough to win the state title in all but three years over the last 40 years. Hall of Fame. And then it began – a tsunami of swimming victories that during his six seasons as head coach carried Richards’ teams to an astounding dual-meet record that almost defies belief: 116 victories, a lone defeat to Milan, and one tie. Michael J. Hoch Sr.Mr. The 1974 football team finished the season as the #1 ranked team in the state and was listed among the top 25 in the nation. A-B Division. As a three-year varsity letter winner in basketball, Smith was known as a fierce competitor. At graduation, he held the most wins in state history at #1 singles with a record of 120-3. Brother Rice High School . Morrow became a first-team All-American defenseman and the Division I defenseman of the year, and Princeton won the first of its six current NCAA championships. He was signed by the CBA’s Detroit Spirits and led them to a championship in 1983. After college, he spent a 11-year career in the National Football League, including two with the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. The Warriors were able to tally up 13 Individual All-Americans out of 9 individual events. The Warriors always seemed to rise to greater heights swimming in this pool. 1998 NATIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM. Festivities … These numbers included an individual game record of 280 passing yards against Sterling Heights Stevenson on November 8, 1980 and four touchdown passes verses Catholic Central a week later on November 15. He was named an Aflac All-American his junior year, the Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan and a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year. They were a team of overachievers with heart power as epitomized by 150 lb. Brian has played a pivotal role in the development of health and safety standards in tennis, both nationally and internationally. This was the first clear sign, to the Warriors, that they were more than just a regular team. Just as impressive as their accomplishments on the court, several team members have gone on to become leaders in business and government. Foregoing a shot at professional tennis, he attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played one year at #2 and three years at #1 singles. William A. DoganMr. Brian played four years on the varsity tennis team in the #1 singles spot, a feat unmatched at that time. THE 2008 NATIONAL & STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LACROSSE TEAM. Brother Rice High School announced on April 25 the latest inductees for the school's Hall of Fame. In the next season, the Packers played in Super Bowl XLV where they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. There had always been a true sense of family amongst the team each and every year, but somehow this sense of family seemed to grow even deeper and stronger in the ‘98 season. boys Track Hall of Fame. In 1973, he helped the University of Notre Dame capture a National Championship and was named a captain the following season. These state championships also had a certain sense of Déjà vu (the team motto for the State Championships). As Tri-Captain of the 1974 State Championship football team and a member of the 1974 State Championship basketball team, Kevin was a leader of two of the most legendary teams in Brother Rice history. Currently, Greg lives in California and works as an actor appearing in movies, television shows, and commercials. He announced that he would be leaving Brother Rice at the end of the academic year to enter the seminary in the fall of ‘98. The tenth class of hall of famers features Dr. Brian Hainline ’74 (tennis), the 1977 State Championship Football Team, David Morrow ’89 (lacrosse), T.J. Lang ’05 (football) and the 2008 National and State Championship Lacrosse Team. He threw for 1,489 yards, 23 touchdowns and 92 completions. One of the unique things about the team in ‘97 was the senior class. The following year, he was a state champion in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and the 100 butterfly and helped win the team’s third overall state championship. The swimmers of both of those two relays were Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (sophomore), Matt Parrish ‘98 (sophomore), Brian Swinteck ‘96 (senior), and Mario Scussel ‘97 (junior). Richards repeated his coaching mantra: Do not talk about winning. Transportation Services – New Stops Announced! “Rads” as his golfers and students have known him is the school’s legendary golf coach. The Brother Rice Warrior Lacrosse Program has been the State of Michigan’s best since its inception back in 1983. The 6’8″, 240-pound Jokisch teamed up with Dave Yarema ‘82 to form one of the most imposing pitch-and-catch duos in state history. Division I - Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice Division II … Ambrose is the most dominant coach in the history of High School Sports in Michigan. Though Brother Rice lost in overtime, “the shot” is considered one of the most famous plays in Michigan High School Basketball history and is still remembered by coaches, sports writers and fans. Warrior started out as the first manufacturer of titanium lacrosse shafts, which revolutionized the game due to the stick’s weight and durability. Although he has retired from Brother Rice and now spends his winters in Florida, Coach Kal returns every spring to help out with the baseball team and spend time with his grandchildren. 9-12. He co-authored Drugs and the Athlete, and played a pivotal role in the development of drug testing and education protocols worldwide. Search × Menu. Lodish has appeared in more Super Bowls (six, including four with the Buffalo Bills) than any player in NFL history. Brother Rice High School, Track, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America. In 2009, he led the LSU Tigers to the NCAA National Championship and was named to the 2009 College World Series All-Tournament Team. During his senior season, he won the Michigan blue chip award in basketball. 1997 NATIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM. In the fall of ’95, the Warriors received a call from a private school in Pennsylvania, one of the top swim programs in the nation, to schedule a four-way meet with the top swimming schools in the country. Ross Wielatz, CFC, 2018Mrs. The complete criteria and process are available at www.brrice.edu. In 1992, Morrow founded “Warrior Sports.” The company name is derived from Morrow’s roots as a student-athlete in high school. In his senior year, he led the Warriors to their first regional championship and the school’s first singles championship with remarkable precision from the first match to the last. Scussel, taking first in both the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, was named swimmer of the year by the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. In 2009, Lang was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Draft and on July 7, 2009, he signed a contract with the Packers. 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