[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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   IN HONOR OF THE 1994 NEW YORK JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride to 
congratulate the 1994 inductees to the New York Jewish Sports Hall of 
Fame.
  The New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame honors Jewish men and women 
who have distinguished themselves in the field of sports. The objective 
of the hall is to foster Jewish identity through athletics and to honor 
the inductees for their outstanding achievement.
  The induction ceremonies will be held at the Suffolk Y Jewish 
Community Center on Sunday, April 24, 1994. The inductees for 1994 are 
Gary Bettman, Larry Brown, Marty Glickman, Art Shamsky, Sid Tannenbaum, 
and Jay Fiedler.
  Gary Bettman, the commissioner of the National Hockey League, is very 
much responsible for helping to build the NHL into one of the major 
sports attractions. Before his service with the NHL, he was the 
attorney for the National Basketball Association.
  Art Shamsky was a major league baseball player from 1964 to 1972. In 
his years as a major leaguer, he played for both the New York Mets, 
where he was an important member of the 1969 world champion team, and 
for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a first baseman and an outfielder, and 
had a lifetime batting average of .253.
  Marty Glickman is another legend in the sports world. He was a 
broadcaster for the New York Giants, Jets, Knicks, the Brooklyn 
Dodgers, and he also covered the New York Yankees pregame show and the 
``Sports Extra'' broadcast on channel 5 in New York. As a member of the 
Basketball Hall of Fame, city, State, and national sprint champion, and 
a sprinter on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team, in Berlin, he is also a 
coholder of the 400 yard relay records with fellow relay teammates 
Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, and Frank Wyckoff.
  Larry Brown is another great contributor who was a 3 time All-Star in 
the American Basketball Association. He has coached National Basketball 
Association teams for 20 full seasons, and has brought his players a 
.500 record or better 19 times. Currently, he is coaching the Indiana 
Pacers. In just seven seasons as a college basketball coach, his teams 
made three trips to the NCAA Final Four tournament, and participated 
all seven seasons. His 1987-88 Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA tournament 
to become the national champions.
  Sid Tanenbaum was also a star basketball player as well as a leading 
scorer for New York University. He lead NYU to the NCAA finals in 1945 
and was voted best player in the New York metropolitan area. He was an 
All-American, and played professionally with the New York Knicks and 
Baltimore Bullets.
  The final sports figure, Jay Fiedler, was a quarterback for Dartmouth 
University where he made first team All-Ivy 2 years in a row. He holds 
12 school football records and 3 Ivy League records, and he was the 
1992 Ivy League Player of the Year. Additionally, he was recognized for 
outstanding athletic performance in football, basketball, and track at 
Oceanside High School. Mr. Fiedler is currently being honored as the 
Outstanding Male Jewish Scholastic Athlete for the Year.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here today to honor these incredible 
athletes who have exhibited such talent, endurance, and coaching 
skills. Each of them have challenged themselves, and have achieved 
excellence as a result of their determination and sportsmanship.

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