Who were APA’s greatest athletes? (*members of SUNYA Hall of Fame)

Basketball: Dick Crossett*64, Rich Margison*69

Baseball: Pep Pizzillo*66, Jack Leahy*73, Nick Ascienzo*73, Kevin Quinn*74

Football: Joel Schmukler’72

Soccer: Merle Miller ’62, Jim Shear’72, Al Nielsen’72, George Keleshian’74

Cross Country/Track: Dennis Hackett’71, Pat Gepfert ’72

Wrestling: Ted Dusenanko’64, Art Recesso’66

Tennis: Lou Wolner’61, Tom Walencik’66, Bill Enser’67,

      Ken Zacharias’67, Ted Rosenberg’71

Golf: Mike Bayus’66, John Hotaling’67, Werner Kolln’73

Bowling: Joe Duran’55, Bob Sinkeldam '53, Walt Rehder '54, Bruce Wise '57

AMIA Softball: Jim Wingate’66, Jim Nass’67, Roger Wright ’68

AMIA Basketball: Jim “Flash” Fox’54, Dave Janick’63, Dave Reynolds’73

AMIA Football: Bob Pollero’62, Jeff Sohns’62, Jack Buchalter’63, Jim 
                        Waltamath’64, Gary Torino’69, Jake Carley’70, Lance
                         Borofsky’71, Mark Simonetti’72, Jack Carter’73, Ken
                         Szymanski’73 

What was APA’s greatest overall AMIA accomplishment?

              Winning the first ever “All-Sports Trophy” in 1972.

Who was Albany’s best (or most popular) coach?

R. Keith Munsey (track), “Doc” Sauers (basketball), “Bullet” Bob Burlingame (baseball), Bill Schiefflelin (soccer), Bob Ford (football), Joe Garcia (wrestling), Bob Lewis (tennis), Merlin Hathaway (basketball/baseball), Spud Kruzan/Jack Koelmel (trainers)…

Where did the track team practice during the winter?

            In the tunnels underneath the academic podium.

How many consecutive steals by Pep Pizzillo set an Albany (and NCAA) record?

          46

Who hit the winning basket in UAlbany’s longest trip into an NCAA tournament?

          Rich Margison.

What was Joe Duran’s best triple bowling score in 1955?

  677 (279 best game)

Who had the most unique All-Sports jersey number?

            ½   (Russ Craig ’75)

Did you ever play an AMIA sport on the?

            Apaches, Apathetics, Apartment, Movements (we have no moves),

            APA Pygmy’s (1965-APA’s only undefeated, untied and 
          unscored upon team)

Did you ever play against an AMIA team called the Nads?

          Go Nads! Go Nads!                   

Was there a big AMIA football game against Potter Club?

          People from every year seem to remember one of these.

What happened to John Stewart during a touchdown run in an AMIA game?

           The other team missed the flags but ripped his shorts off (completely).

Do you remember the celebration in the fountain in the middle of the podium on October 16, 1969 when the Amazin’ Mets won their first World Series?

Was there a similar celebration for the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 4, 1955?

What was the previous sports’ nickname of the Great Danes?

          The Peds (pedagogues aka teachers).

When was the last time Albany State played (and beat) Siena College in basketball?

February 3, 1977.  Albany 62 – Siena 49.  (To be resumed November 27, 2001.)

Did you ever design a banner for the Siena basketball game?

           “Sit Down Kirsch”-1977 (also the Great Dane doing
                                                      “Pee Pee on the Tee Pee”)