Malcom (Robert) Morrison, CFCBr. 1979 - Jon English, Birmingham Brother Rice - 6' 10'' Long Jump. In 2003, Popson was honored by the Catholic High School League as Athletic Director of the Year. “Rads” as his golfers and students have known him is the school’s legendary golf coach. Brother Rice High School has inducted three individuals and three teams into the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame: Paul Jokisch, 1982 (football), Steve Morrison, 1990 (football), and swim coach Fr. Frank CarricoMr. 1-ranked Class B team, Milan High. He announced that he would be leaving Brother Rice at the end of the academic year to enter the seminary in the fall of ‘98. Brother Rice High School . Once again, all three Relays took All-American Honors, with the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay claiming the number two spot in the nation. With this sense of unity, the Warriors marched forward as they had done the past five years, taking no prisoners. As the NCAA’s first Chief Medical Officer, Brian oversees the NCAA Sport Science Institute, a national center of excellence whose mission is to promote and develop safety, excellence, and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster life-long physical and mental development. As a Track & Field athlete, English scored in the State Championship as a junior and a senior. After college, he spent a 11-year career in the National Football League, including two with the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. LeMahieu is the first Major League Baseball player to graduate from Brother Rice High School. Much anticipation surrounds this event after witnessing nearly 3,500 attendees honoring its first seven classes. And the 200 Medley Relay team, whose goal it was to set a National Record just missed the mark by six one hundredths of a second. With that news, it was hard to predict how the Warriors’ would respond to this challenge. This day is known amongst the Brother Rice community as Founders Day. Brennan was All-State in both football and baseketball at Brother Rice before moving on to a decorated career at Boston College where he still holds the record for most catches in a season with 66. Alas, there should have been no doubt, the Warriors responded as men of character, the trade mark of being a part of the Brother Rice Swimming and Diving program. Along with these individual honors, the Warriors Team, for the third year in a row, claimed the top spot in the national rankings. It was the group of young men that were freshmen the year the Warriors won its first state title. This event has passed. The team had finished 27th at the previous season’s state championship meet after scoring all of three points. The philosophy was different, beautifully different. In 1992, Morrow founded “Warrior Sports.” The company name is derived from Morrow’s roots as a student-athlete in high school. In Derek’s junior year, he repeated as a state champion in the 112 weight category helping the team to a second place finish in the Catholic League Championships. His team reached the Class A state semifinals. The list of nominees was turned over to a Selection Committee, which voted on each nominee. This recognition honors those who epitomize the “Brother Rice Spirit,” as Paul has shown extraordinary dedication, leadership, and enthusiasm for Brother Rice High School. The coach, who is now Fr. In 2012, iSportsWeb.com ranked Yarema as one of the 10 best Quarterbacks in MSU history. The 2008 Brother Rice Lacrosse Team became the first ever mid-west team to capture high school lacrosse’s National Championship when they were crowned with that honor in the early 2000’s. “Coach Kal” came to Brother Rice High School in 1973 as a teacher and coach. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs on May 30, 2011. Brother Rice competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. He went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and the Buffalo Bills. BRHS 10–7 SMP 10/3 BRHS 1–3 DCCH 9/29 SMP 44–15 BRHS 9/28 BRHS 12–17 DCCH 9/26 DCCH 14–7 BRHS 9/26 … The Warriors came into the State Championships driven and focused. He still holds Brother Rice’s single-game scoring record (51 points), is a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame and was an NBA All-Star in 1994. Michigan Sports Hall of Fame:Detroit Lions' Robert Porcher: From ill-fitted DE to Michigan Sports HOF. Led by Hall of Fame coach Bill Norton, the Warriors captured the basketball program’s first Catholic League Title, and the first MHSAA State Championship (this was also the first athletic state championship of the eventual 63 in school history). Michael E. Popson, 2002Mr. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Brother Rice Fast Facts and Admission FAQs. Brother Rice was the first and remains the only, private school to win the state’s top division, all as the Warriors were ranked 12th nationally. THE 1977 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM. He is a 1994 inductee of the Catholic League Hall of Fame, a 1999 inductee of the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame, and a 2010 inductee of the Brother Rice Athletic Hall of Fame. He inspired. Lodish was All-State in both football and lacrosse at Brother Rice before moving on to a decorated career at UCLA. The school’s winningest basketball coach, Norton is one of the most well-respected names in Michigan high school basketball circles. He was named an Aflac All-American his junior year, the Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan and a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year. Albert FracassaMrs. 1 rankings as Brother Rice High School became one of the most extraordinary prep success stories in state and national history. Brother Rice Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Hills, MI 1:46. A-B Division. The beginning of the 1997-98 season took on a very different feeling from all the years in the past. It was something Rob Ambrose, likewise a Hall of Famer, the Warriors’ new lacrosse coach, came to understand one day in the cafeteria when he asked Richards how Brother Rice’s swim team was able to win so many state titles. It was an unprecedented number of individual swimmers to qualify. Brother … Yarema accepted a football scholarship to Michigan State University. Br. After receiving his degree from the Wharton School of Business, he went on to earn an MBA from the London School of Business. 9-12. Ross Wielatz, CFC, 2018Mrs. The 200 Free Relay, with a time of 1:22.80, achieved their goal of setting a national record that stood firm until 2009. Yvette Orlando, 2009Mr. 1 national rankings followed a top-five ranking in ’94-95. Home About Sports News Hall of Fame Forms Calendar. Email: [email protected] Victories would follow in whatever fashion they came. Anthony J. Sincic, Mr. Dennis F. King ’64Mrs. Ross Wielatz and the late Br. An undrafted free agent, Morrison played four seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts (95-98) where he played in 68 games with 31 starts. The speedy high school All-American captain helped the Warriors capture a state championship in 1988 followed by a state and mid-west championship in 1989. At the beginning of the season, the team made it a goal to set two national records, one in the 200 Free Relay and the other in the 400 Free Relay. He was named a McDonald’s and Parade All-American along with being named First Team and co-captain of the All-State team. His 1973-74 team won Brother Rice’s first State Championship, roughly seven months before Fracassa’s first State Title. A year later, the triumphs continued: A victory at the Oakland County meet, which would be repeated the final four years of Richards’ time as coach. The team captured the school’s fifth overall team state championship and fourth straight for Matt. In nine games his senior year, he finished the season with 1,115 passing yards, averaging 123.8 passing yards per game, and was named to the All-Central, All-Catholic, All-State and All-American teams. Home About Sports News Hall of Fame Forms Calendar. He still holds Brother Rice's singlegame scoring record (51 points), is a member of the Catholic League Hall of Fame and was an NBA All-Star in 1994. Currently, Hainline might be the most influential person in regards to changing the culture of sport for student-athletes. The next year, the coaching staff moved him to offensive tackle where he started all 36 games over the next three years. He finished his football career with 18 touchdown receptions, 72 pass receptions, 1,454 yards receiving and averaged 20.2 yards per reception. B. J. Armstrong was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Brother Rice High School starring in basketball. Champions. The team traveled to Toledo for the dual meet, and though close, they still won the meet handily. Patrick W. McDunnMr. The Standard: Brother Rice Hall of Fame 2019 By Sebastian Meraz ‘19 Every year students, faculty, alumni, and families fill Brother Rice’s south gym awaiting to find out who is being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Davey held the Michigan State record for the two mile for 27 years with a time of 9:00.4 and still holds the Brother Rice record for the 3200-meter run with a time of 8:57.0. Brian is Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Langone School of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine. Hall of Fame. The swimmers of both of those two relays were Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (sophomore), Matt Parrish ‘98 (sophomore), Brian Swinteck ‘96 (senior), and Mario Scussel ‘97 (junior). He finished his career with a 27-4 record, 3,032 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, 194 completions and a 53.3% overall completion percentage. Catholic High School League. T.J. was named to the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl for the first time in his productive professional playing career. In total, Morrison played in or coached in 11 bowl games, including 4 Rose Bowls. He was named to the All-State, All-Catholic and All-Area teams as a junior. 7101 Lahser Road The Warriors were able to claim first place in 5 of 12 events. A year later, he was the 35th pick in the 2nd round of the NFL draft. There were credibility challenges initially, one being his own self-doubt, but more the uncertainty of a handful of parents, a revelation later made to Richards by Brother Gremley, who then was principal. This was the first clear sign, to the Warriors, that they were more than just a regular team. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Notre Dame where he continued to excel at the collegiate level playing the number one spot in both singles and doubles. Search × Menu. At Michigan, Jokisch started twenty-one games from 1984 to 1986. In 1996, Parrish continued his dominance by taking home a third straight 200 medley relay, a second straight 200 freestyle relay, the 100 backstroke and finished second in the 100 butterfly. As the Warriors would return to the site of that first state title, the University of Michigan. This time in the 200 Medley Relay with the swimmers of Matt Parish ‘98 (junior), Nick Duda ‘98 (junior), Mario Scussel ‘97 (senior), and Karl Pawlewicz ‘98 (junior). 1999 - Nick Brzezinski, Redford Catholic Central - 181 '10" High Jump . A Prayer Service for Solidarity in the Midst of Injustice. It could be argued that the game of lacrosse is indebted forever to Brother Rice alumnus, Dave Morrow ’89. Their roster turned out 11 Division I commitments from the team’s junior and senior classes, and their average margin of victory exceeded 11 goals per game. As a member of the Rice tennis team, Brother Rice captured four straight team Catholic High School League Championships and four straight Division I State Championships, an unprecedented accomplishment by any tennis team before or since. The Brother Rice Warrior Lacrosse Program has been the State of Michigan’s best since its inception back in 1983. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Brother Rice Fast Facts and Admission FAQs. Athletic Hall of Fame; Alumni Memorial; Senior Alumni Luncheon; The Alumni Association; Update Your Contact Information; Transcripts; Quick Links . He led Brother Rice to the Class A state final where he sunk a last second shot to force the game to overtime against Lansing Everett. linebacker, Tony Asher ’78, who is currently one of the nation’s top neurosurgeons. Bradley M. Simmons ’75, 2004Mary Sue & John M. EverlyMr. As always, the Warriors were focused on many goals for the season, both team and personal. He is Chair of the International Tennis Federation Sport Science & Medicine Commission, and oversaw the rollout of International Wheelchair Tennis Competition, a sport for which he wrote the rules of eligibility for both para- and quad-tennis. Kevin received his degree from Michigan State University and was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1982. He would play in all 16 games his freshman year, as Princeton reached the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. Ron Richards; and the 1996, 1997 and 1998 national and state championship swimming and dive teams. Website. And dominate they did. Charles J. Taunt Sr. ’67, 2012Br. The class of 2020 will be announced at halftime of Friday, October 11 th, Homecoming game against St. Laurence. Dave went on to highlight the breakthrough shaft while playing in college. As their year progressed, the Warriors, as had been the case for the past few years, won both the Oakland County Championships and the Catholic League in dominating fashion. In 1979, he finished third in the state in the high jump after jumping 6 feet 11 inches, which is still a school record, and would be good enough to win the state title in all but three years over the last 40 years. In addition to 29 years as a biology teacher, Popson also served as Fracassa’s Offensive Line Coach and Track & Field Coach. Norbert Hueller, CFC Highschoolsportsscene.com rated the top 100 high school wrestlers of all time in the state of Michigan and Moscovic was the only wrestler from Brother Rice on that list. A mere eight swimmers were returning to the ’92-93 squad. He earned All-Ivy League 3 seasons and was a 2-year captain both at Rice and Penn. The 6 foot 2 Smith was known to excel in pressure situations and made several last second shots to win games. Adding to his long list of accomplishments, he was named to the 1995 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Silver Anniversary Team which lists him as one of the top 100 players of all time and was a member of the Gold Medal winning USA Lacrosse teams in 1994 and 1998 before retiring from competitive lacrosse. Richards.” A man who never talked about winning, but rather urged young men to excel as athletes and as men, was instead referred to with a more casual honorific that explained their relationship with him was built on respect, trust, and friendship. A Prayer Service for Solidarity in the Midst of Injustice. On a national level, with the achievements of the Warriors over this time period, the team established itself as the single dominant force in high school swimming and diving. Paul’s longest touchdown catch was a 67-yarder that he hauled in during a 31-7 win at Minnesota in 1984. And finally, the State Championships which would take place at Eastern Michigan University. At the meet, the Warriors once again dominated their competition, surpassing the second-place team by 54 pts. The team was led by All Americans Graham Adams ‘08 (attack), Nick Dolik ‘09 (Attack), Joe Fontanessi ’08 (midfield), Mike Hamilton ‘08 (midfield), Danny Henneghan ‘09 (midfield) and T.J. Yost ‘09 (goalie). Though that was not the main focus of the team, it was certainly believed to be a real possibility. Scussel, taking first in both the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, was named swimmer of the year by the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. At graduation, he held the most wins in state history at #1 singles with a record of 120-3. THE 2008 NATIONAL & STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LACROSSE TEAM. When the time came for All-American and National Honors, the Warriors once again showed its prowess. The Circle of Champions, the Brother Rice athletic hall of fame, is welcoming its tenth class of dedicated coaches and athletes to this prestigious fraternity. Still a member of this community, Kevin coaches the Brother Rice Freshman football team. Later that year, Lang accepted a scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University where he made an immediate impact. 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