Camco to induct elite 14
Here are the inductees in the third class of the Camden County Sports Hall of Fame.
A banquet to mark the event is scheduled for Oct. 18 at Savoy Catering in Pennsauken. Contact the Camden County Board of Freeholders at 856-225-5431 for more information about the banquet.
The 2008 inductees:
Melissa "Mikki" Baile, a field hockey and basketball star at Gloucester High and coach at Michigan State and Old Dominion.
Marie Oliver Gimmi, a longtime field hockey official and member of the Temple Hall of Fame.
Theresa McGlade, a 1,000-point scorer who helped Gloucester Catholic win four state championships in girls' basketball and played at San Diego State.
Diane Nolan, a Gloucester native who has compiled more than 500 wins in women's basketball at St. Francis (N.Y.) and Fairfield.
Sam Coursen, a member of the U.S. wrestling team at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, and the coach at Collingswood from 1958 to 1971.
Joe Fields, a Gloucester Catholic graduate who played 13 seasons as an offensive lineman with the New York Jets.
Jeff Holman, winner of more than 1,700 tennis matches as Haddonfield's coach for the boys' and girls' programs.
Pearl Kowalski (posthumous), a longtime field hockey coach at Gloucester and Audubon as well as Glassboro State College.
Bill Manlove, the football coach at Gloucester and Oakcrest who moved on to win more than 212 games in college, most of them at Widener.
Bill Melchionni, a point guard who played at Bishop Eustace Prep and Villanova, and won an NBA title with the 76ers and an ABA title with New York Nets.
Ben "Sonny" Morrell (posthumous), a star Camden Catholic running back who was bound for Notre Dame but was injured in a game against Bridgeton in 1951 and died days later from complications.
Ralph Ross, who won a South Jersey record 601 matches as wresting coach at Triton Red and Highland.
John Vogeding, a former sportswriter and editor at the Camden Courier-Post.
Henry "Pete" Wisniewski (posthumous), a Camden graduate who was one of the "Seven Blocks of Granite" in the 1930s at Fordham.
- Inquirer Staff


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