Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
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2018 Inductees
PHIL GRECO
Already a successful football coach and administrator before he arrived at Archbishop Rummel High School in 1994, Phil Greco served as athletic director for 24 seasons before his retirement this spring. After receiving an honorary degree from Archbishop Rummel earlier this year, he will now be honored again by the school with his induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Less than a year after his arrival on Severn Avenue, Greco hired former Rummel quarterback Jay Roth as head football coach, and since then, the Raiders have won two state titles, reached two other state championship games and captured 12 district titles on the gridiron.
The success under Greco’s leadership was not limited to football; in other sports, Archbishop Rummel teams won five state championships, finished as state runner-up 11 times and captured three regional and 21 district titles. Even in retirement, Greco remains a regular visitor to athletic events and serves as an analyst on Raider football broadcasts.
Already a successful football coach and administrator before he arrived at Archbishop Rummel High School in 1994, Phil Greco served as athletic director for 24 seasons before his retirement this spring. After receiving an honorary degree from Archbishop Rummel earlier this year, he will now be honored again by the school with his induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Less than a year after his arrival on Severn Avenue, Greco hired former Rummel quarterback Jay Roth as head football coach, and since then, the Raiders have won two state titles, reached two other state championship games and captured 12 district titles on the gridiron.
The success under Greco’s leadership was not limited to football; in other sports, Archbishop Rummel teams won five state championships, finished as state runner-up 11 times and captured three regional and 21 district titles. Even in retirement, Greco remains a regular visitor to athletic events and serves as an analyst on Raider football broadcasts.
EARL KILBRIDE, M.D. '88
Three decades after winning the Rufus Award as a senior at Archbishop Rummel High School, Earl Kilbride claims an even bigger honor - induction into the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame. Kilbride competed in three sports at Archbishop Rummel: football, baseball and track and field. In 1987, Kilbride was an all-district, all-metro and honorable mention all-state selection in football as he set the school's single-season record for interceptions. In baseball, Kilbride was a part of the Raiders' 1987 state championship team and earned all-East Bank honors as a junior and senior.
After attending the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Kilbride has gone on to a career as an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in arthroscopy, sports medicine and joint reconstruction. Kilbride, his wife Renee and their three children reside in Austin, Texas.
Three decades after winning the Rufus Award as a senior at Archbishop Rummel High School, Earl Kilbride claims an even bigger honor - induction into the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame. Kilbride competed in three sports at Archbishop Rummel: football, baseball and track and field. In 1987, Kilbride was an all-district, all-metro and honorable mention all-state selection in football as he set the school's single-season record for interceptions. In baseball, Kilbride was a part of the Raiders' 1987 state championship team and earned all-East Bank honors as a junior and senior.
After attending the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Kilbride has gone on to a career as an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in arthroscopy, sports medicine and joint reconstruction. Kilbride, his wife Renee and their three children reside in Austin, Texas.
FRED KINSLEY '78
A starting guard on Archbishop Rummel High School’s undefeated 1977-78 state champions, Fred Kinsley joins his former teammates Barry Barocco, Wade Blundell, Dean Carpenter and Jim Pittman in the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame. Kinsley lettered in three sports: basketball, golf and track and field. In 1978, he earned honorable mention all-district honors in basketball and was named to the Catholic League's all-defensive team as the Raiders successfully defended their 1977 Class AAAA state title by going 34-0. Kinsley and his senior teammates ended their careers on a 49-game winning streak.
Kinsley has worked in the automotive industry for the last 35 years. He, his wife Patti and their three sons reside in Baton Rouge.
A starting guard on Archbishop Rummel High School’s undefeated 1977-78 state champions, Fred Kinsley joins his former teammates Barry Barocco, Wade Blundell, Dean Carpenter and Jim Pittman in the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame. Kinsley lettered in three sports: basketball, golf and track and field. In 1978, he earned honorable mention all-district honors in basketball and was named to the Catholic League's all-defensive team as the Raiders successfully defended their 1977 Class AAAA state title by going 34-0. Kinsley and his senior teammates ended their careers on a 49-game winning streak.
Kinsley has worked in the automotive industry for the last 35 years. He, his wife Patti and their three sons reside in Baton Rouge.
PAT RITCHIE '97
Pat Ritchie, only the second wrestler in Archbishop Rummel High School history to win multiple state championships, becomes the second former wrestler to enter the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame - joining his former teammate and classmate, Chad Boudreaux. As a junior in 1996, Ritchie won the state title in the 103-pound weight class, and a year later, he moved up to 119 pounds and claimed his second title. The second title capped a senior year in which Ritchie won the city championship and earned outstanding wrestler honors at the Lee High Invitational. Led by the individual titles of Ritchie and Boudreaux, Archbishop Rummel finished fourth in the state Division I tournament in 1996 and third in 1997.
Ritchie is now an ecologist. He, his wife Jessica and their two children live in Metairie.
Pat Ritchie, only the second wrestler in Archbishop Rummel High School history to win multiple state championships, becomes the second former wrestler to enter the Rummel Athletic Hall of Fame - joining his former teammate and classmate, Chad Boudreaux. As a junior in 1996, Ritchie won the state title in the 103-pound weight class, and a year later, he moved up to 119 pounds and claimed his second title. The second title capped a senior year in which Ritchie won the city championship and earned outstanding wrestler honors at the Lee High Invitational. Led by the individual titles of Ritchie and Boudreaux, Archbishop Rummel finished fourth in the state Division I tournament in 1996 and third in 1997.
Ritchie is now an ecologist. He, his wife Jessica and their two children live in Metairie.
Athletic Hall of Fame Recipients 1997 - 2018
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2018
Phil Greco* | Athletic Director Earl Kilbride, M.D. '88 | Baseball, Football, Track Fred Kinsley '78 | Basketball, Golf, Track Pat Ritchie '97 | Wrestling 2017 Eddie Ard '03 | Basketball Jim Cueto '93 | Baseball, Football Thomas Diamond '01 | Baseball Kirk Koppens '70 | Baseball, Basketball 2016 Tim Nugent '97 | Baseball Craig Steltz '04 | Football David Stokes '76 | Baseball Daris Wilson '01 | Football 2015 Billy Beron '93 | Football, Track Kevin Dessauer '03 | Basketball, Baseball, Track Tim Richard '75 | Basketball, Baseball 2014 Brandon Dabdoub ’00 | Football Joseph Powell ’95 | Basketball Ray Wingerter | Football, Basketball Announcer 2013 Ed Daniels ’75 | Media Brian Hebert ’83 | Football Ken Trahan ’75 | Media 2012 Joe Burnett ’85 | Football, Track Jeff Lipari ’96 | Basketball, Baseball Jeff Winchester '98 | Baseball 2011 Chad Boudreaux ’97 | Wrestling Scott Hebert ’87 | Football, Baseball Ronnie Savoie ’73 | Football, Baseball, Track 2010 Bryan Fritscher ’77 | Swimming Michael Membreno ’81 | Baseball, Football Ryan Moreci ’91 | Baseball Coach Al Pontiff | Head Football Coach 2009 Coach Bill Arthurs*| Head Basketball Coach, Photographer Brad Burckel ’90 | Football, Baseball Carl Poche’ ’77 | Golf Larry Schneider, Jr ’89 | Baseball 2008 Ronald Doyle ’79 | Football, Track Mark J. Schexnaildre ’82 | Track Coach Tom Schwaner | Head Baseball Coach 2007 James Bullinger ’83 | Baseball Darrin Dares ’86 | Track, Football, Basketball, Baseball Coach Pete Fenner* | Football, Baseball, Golf Coach Pat Kennedy ‘83 | Football, Track |
2006
Joseph Burckel ’75 | Football Scott Dimak ’85 | Basketball Brother John Fairfax, FSC* | Principal Paul Wetzel ‘83 | Football, Baseball 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2004 Daniel Deer ’76 | Football Jimmy Pittman ’78 | Basketball Courtney Russo, MD | Team Physician Dan Wagner ’82 | Football, Baseball 2003 Mark Bernard ’78 | Golf Glen Fourmaux ’80 | Baseball Olin Kropog ’75 | Football, Track Philip Triche ’73 | Football Coach Jim Robarts * | Head Basketball Coach 2002 Lige Hensley ’71 | Football, Track William Kampen ’78 | Baseball Br. Alphonse LeBlanc, FSC* | Head Soccer Coach Gary Radecker ’74 | Football, Track Robert Whitman ’69 | Basketball, Baseball 2001 Barry Barocco ’78 | Basketball Vincent DeGrouttola ’73 | Baseball Bill Edwards ’73 | Football Don Rice ‘77 | Football, Baseball Coach Easten Roth | Head Football Coach Don Schneider ’77 | Baseball, Basketball 2000 Daryl Burckel ‘77 | Football Dean Carpenter ’78 | Basketball James Kropog ’75 | Baseball Gregory Schaff ’75 | Football Coach Larry Schneider | Head Baseball Coach 1999 Gary Barocco ’72 | Basketball Coach Anthony Galliano | Head Football Coach Dominick Giambrone ’74 | Baseball Jeffery Jones ‘77 | Football, Track Timothy Siegel ’82 | Tennis 1998 Wade Blundell ‘78 | Basketball C. J. Bruno ’66 | Baseball Coach Ronnie Doyle* | Athletic Director, Head Track Coach Kenny Francingues ’76 | Baseball Norman Hodgins ’70 | Football, Track Keith Iovine ’82 | Track 1997 Rufus Cressend ’66 | Track Jeffry Cummings ’72 | Basketball Gus Malespin ’76 | Baseball Coach Don Perret* | Head Football Coach Walter Robelot ’74 | Football Ricky Zibilich ’74 | Basebeall *Denotes Honorary Alumnus |
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Archbishop Rummel High School educates each student according to the principles of the Catholic Church in the Lasallian tradition of faith, community, and service. In a caring, disciplined environment of social awareness and academic excellence, Archbishop Rummel High School challenges each student to recognize the dignity of life and to develop and share, to the best of his ability, his unique talents. Archbishop Rummel High School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or disability in violation of state and federal law or regulation in administration of its educational policies or programs.
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