St. Thomas Sports Hall of Fame

The St. Thomas High School Alumni Association, in its present form, began its official existence in 1991. The Association was the idea of Reverend Donald T. Cooper, C.S.B. ‘40, a long-time and well-respected member of the St. Thomas community. The purpose of the Association is to provide a means of continuing the relationship between St. Thomas High School and its former students and other friends of St. Thomas.

The St. Thomas Sports Hall of Fame, inspired by John Sage ‘66, Jim Michalek ‘77, and Jerry Koch ‘67, was established by the Alumni Association in 1998 with the intent to recognize and honor members of the St. Thomas family who have made significant contributions in athletics. The recipients for the induction are selected from nominations solicited from all alumni and are reviewed by a special committee of the Association. The Sports Hall of Fame was installed in the lobby of the Reckling Gymnasium in January 2001.

The Alumni Association also thanks Greg Hall '69 for serving as Sports Hall of Fame Chairman in 2001, John McConn '70 in 2002, Paul Cones '76 in 2003, and Larry Miggins '78 in 2004 and again this year in 2007.

Note: All photos in this portion of the website are provided by the St. Thomas High School Archives with Betty Fischer as archivist.