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Freeport High School Football: Tom Thorp Memorial Award Winners

Tom Thorp

Tom Thorp Memorial Award was created to honor the Memory of Tom Thorp who was the first president of the Nassau County Football League. Thorp played college football at Columbia University, was a coach at Fordham and New York University, and was a football official. He was also a sports writer.  The award was created after his death in 1942.

Freeport Winners

1963 - Guy Riccardi

1998 - Clifton Smith

2000 - Chris Richez

2002 - D'Brickashaw Ferguson

1942

Fred Miller - Chaminade

1943

Billy Wilson - Lawrence

1944

Bob Casey - Baldwin

1945

Ray Mrozack - Mineola

1946

John Fasano - Port Washington

1947

Mike Kinney - Valley Stream Central

1948

Al Kohanowich - Hempstead

1949

Lou Britt - Glen Cove

1950

Ed Nickla - Mepham

1951

Dick Martin - Hempstead

1952

Jim Brown - Manhasset

1953

Bill Sandi - Mepham

1954

Bob Reifsnyder - Baldwin

1955

Paul Rochester - Swanhaka

1956

Don Kornrumpf - Hempstead

1957

Dave Hayes - Mepham

1958

John Mackey - Hempstead

1959

Matt Snell - Carle Place

1960

Rollie Stichweh - Mineola

1961

Sal Ciamoi - Lawrence

1962

Jim Litterelloe - Mineola

1963

Guy Riccardi - Freeport

1964

Ed Kane - Levittown

1965

Charles Drimal - Valley Stream South

1966

Warren Koegel - Seaford

1967

Phil Barbaccia - East Meadow

1968

Dennis Macholz - Bethpage

1969

Phil LaPort - Valley Stream Central

1970

Mark Coady - Carle Place

1971

Mike Duffy - Massapequa

1972

Larry Esposito - Clark

1973

Joe Diange - Farmingdale

1974

Matt Kupec - Syosset

1975

Tony Capozzoli - St. Dominic

1976

Henry Feil- Berner

1977

John Rogan - Chaminade

1978

Herbert Butzke - New Hyde Park

1979

Ron Heller - Farmingdale

1980

John Rodney - Hicksville

1981

Larry Galizia - Lynbrook

1982

Don McPherson - West Hempstead

1983

Tony Cappellino - New Hyde Park

1984

Ken Randolph - Sewanhaka

1985

Robert Lee - Roosevelt

1986

Denis Goodwin - Lynbrook

1987

Elvin Brown - Sewanhaka

1988

Lamont Hough - Hempstead

1989

Stephen Boyd - Valley Stream Central

1990

Louis D'Agostino - Lawrence

1991

Eugene Culbreath - Baldwin

1992

Dan Penengo - Syosset

1993

Amos Zereoue - Mepham

1994

Amos Zereoue - Mepham

1995

Vaughn Sanders - Lawrence

1996

Eric Wedin - Division

1997

Kevin Pierce - Clake

1998

Clifton Smith - Freeport

1999

Jerone Pettus - Roosevelt

Jason Ham - Port Washington

2000

Chris Richez - Freeport

2001

D'Brickashaw Ferguson - Freeport

2002

Gian Villante - MacArthur

Work in Progress

More to come.