2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The St. Edward High School Athletic Department announced the latest class of inductees into the school’s storied Howard Ferguson Athletic Hall of Fame today.  Noted former Eagle athletes include Rodney Bailey, who starred as a defensive end at Ohio State University before playing seven years in the NFL; Mike Rupp, who scored the winning goal of the 2005 Stanley Cup Finals for the New Jersey Devils; Andy Hrovat, who competed as a freestyle wrestler in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and was a three-time college All-American; and Sam Clancy, who was the star of the school’s 1998 state championship basketball team and an All-American at the University of Southern California.

The inductions will be made during the school’s Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday, September 11 at 6 p.m. at Brennan’s Party Center in Cleveland.  On Saturday, September 12, the inductees will be recognized during halftime of the Eagles varsity football game against the DC Woodson Warriors.  The commemorative game, played on the school’s Coughlin Field, will be the first varsity football contest on the St. Edward campus in more than 30 years.

The complete list of inductees includes:

Dave McCann – Class of 1961 – Track/Cross-Country

Steve Kovacs – Class of 1969 – Football

Eddie Jayne – Class of 1994 – Wrestling

Rodney Bailey – Class of 1997 – Football

Sam Clancy – Class of 1998 – Basketball

Andy Hrovat – Class of 1998 – Wrestling

Rocky Mills – Class of 1998 – Baseball

Mike Rupp – Class of 1998 – Hockey

Coach Bob Whidden –  Hockey

Tickets for the induction dinner are $55.  Tickets for the football game are $7.  Both tickets can be purchased in the St. Edward Athletic Office or by calling 216-521-8828.  Dinner tickets may be purchased online by CLICKING HERE.