LISFL Hall of Fame Dinner To Be Held November 22
It is with great pleasure that the Long Island Soccer Football League (LISFL) announces the creation of a Hall of Fame for the league to honor the contributions it’s members have made to the game of soccer and it’s development on Long Island. Read more
Hicksville, NY - It is with great pleasure that the Long Island Soccer Football League (LISFL) announces the creation of a Hall of Fame for the league to honor the contributions its members have made to the league and development of soccer on Long Island. Currently celebrating its 65th anniversary, the LISFL is the adult amateur soccer league for Long Island. Clubs that are affiliated with the league play in national, state, and local competitions as well as league matches in first, second, third, Over-30, Over-40, and now Over-50 divisions. The LISFL also holds the Ryder-Vass Under-23 Summer Tournament.
"We have been working on this for several years and are very excited to see it come to fruition", said LISFL President Gus Xikis. Forty eight individuals will be inducted at a Hall of Fame dinner, which will be held Friday, November 22 at Floral Terrace in Floral Park, NY.
"There are so many individuals who belong in the LISFL Hall of Fame and we will be inducting all of them in the years to come", said Xikis. "We created a committee to decide who should be inducted this year, and we all agreed that we had to start with the Presidents of the league, members of the U.S. National Hall of Fame and Eastern New York Hall of Fame, those who we’ve honored in the past by naming our League Cup competitions after them, and an inductee submitted by many of the clubs."
Several of the inductees have passed away, and will be honored posthumously. The LISFL is currently in the process of contacting each individual to invite them to the dinner and prepare bios.
"A Hall of Fame is created to remember and celebrate the past", said Xikis. "We hope to not only do that, but also share with everyone how special this league is."
Tickets to the dinner are limited, but can be purchased by calling Dinner Chairman Joe Brosi at (917) 685-4685 or e-mail fdnysoccer@aol.com Tickets cost $100 per person and must be purchased by October 25, 2013.
A commerative journal will be given to all attendees. Those interested in placing an advertisement in the journal can send this completed form to the LISFL office. For more information on advertising in the journal, please call the LISFL Office at (516) 433-1880 or e-mail newworld@aol.com
2013 LISFL Hall of Fame - Inaugural Class of Inductees
Past Presidents:
Karl Weber (founder)
Walter Fritsch
Fred Edwards
Lief Fried
Art Leseberg
John McKim
Pat Ryder
Victor Mevo
Luigi Pelini
Joseph Rietschlin
Anthony Cangero
Bruce Friedman
Gus Xikis (Active President)
National Hall Of Fame:
Lloyd Monsen
Eastern New York Hall of Fame:
Chris Armas
Carlo Bucich
Orlando Byfield
Syd Crossley
Pasquale DeLuca
Willie Dempsey
Dieter Emmerling
Joseph Goldberg
Marco Malusa
Glenn Mernone
Kevin Reardon
George Snizek
Enrico Varani
LISFL Honorees
Gunner Hertwig - Reserve Division Cup
John Pereira - Second Division Champions
Joseph Themann - Second Division Cup
Gil Beanland - Sportsmanship Awards
Paul Vass - Under 23 Summer Tournament
LISFL Club Nominees:
Danilo Blaskovic - Astoria
Joe Brosi - College Point
John Carty - Islip S.C.
Donato Cellucci - NY Hota Bavarians
Marciano Cipriano - Forest Park
Alfredo D’Antonio - Oceanside S.C
Fabio Espinell - Lynbrook
Yuri Fishman - Massapequa
Seamus Gillen - N.Y. Irish Rovers
Orville Hayles - Integral Kings
Joseph Kennedy - Lindenhurst S.C.
Jim Kilmeade - Glen Cove/Massapequa
Carlos Mendes - Mineola Portuguese
Richard Nuttall - A.C. Glen Cove
Huntley Swaby - Real Caribe
Ivica Vucenik - Istria S.C.