The ceremony will be held on Aug. 14, prior to the game against SWB Yankees.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings have announced their Walk of Fame Class. The group will be inducted on Sunday, August 14 prior to the Red Wings 1:35 p.m. game against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The 2016 inductees are as follows:
Name | Category | Notes |
Josh Whetzel | Media | Voice of the Rochester Red Wings since 2003. |
John DiTullio | Media | Local Sports Talk Show Host since 1997 |
Mark Morris | Amateur Coaches | Led Pittsford Men’s Swimming to 11 Consecutive National Titles |
Joe Nucci | Amateur Coaches | USSSA Hall of Fame Slow Pitch Softball Manager |
Bob Ward | Amateur Coaches | St. John Fisher Men’s Basketball Coach (1987-2001) and Athletic Director (1987-present) |
Fred Strauss | Contributors/Administrators | Former President of the Rochester Red Wings; instrumental in the building of Frontier Field |
Janet Whitaker | Contributors/Administrators | 40 National Canoe Titles; coach for USA Canoe/Kayak Paracanoe teams |
Craig Jones | Amateur Sports | Former RIT Basketball player and 1997 Division III Player of the Year |
Chuck Smith | Amateur Sports | Fast Pitch Softball Legend |
Lyndsay Wall | Amateur Sports | Churchville Chili HS grad and member of the 2002 Bronze Medal Women’s Ice Hockey Team |
Kent Weisbeck | Professional Sports | Former Athletic Trainer for the Rochester Americans (30 years) |
Stephen Gionta | Professional Sports | Greece Native and veteran of 270 NHL games, all with New Jersey |
1966 East Rochester Senior Little League World Series Champions | Team of the Ages | |
McQuaid Invitational | Chairman’s Choice | 52-year history; one of the largest Scholastic Cross Country Meets in the U.S. (Drew over 7,000 entrants in 2015) |