FRED ALLMAN
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An athletic official for more than a quarter of a century, Fred Allman is a
Class of 2008 inductee into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall
of Fame. Fred who has worked over 100 basketball state tournament
series playoff games has excelled in two sports and worked the state
championship title game in both basketball and football. He officiated
the 2004 Class "AA" Illinois High School Association state final in
basketball and the 2005 Class "5A" title game in football. Allman's
passion goes beyond the stripes as he has been an elementary school physical
education teacher and has coached youth t-ball teams for more than 20 years,
as he touched the lives of many for a generation.
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BILL CARSLEY
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The recipient of the Robert C. Hamilton
Special Service Award, Bill Carsley is a 2008 inductee into the DePaul
University Hall of Fame. Bill has been a long-time booster for the
Chicago university since earning Bachelors, Masters and Law Degrees from his
alma mater. He was recognized for his tremendous leadership and
passion that he has exhibited in support of Blue Demon Athletics.
Carsley has been very active in University affairs as the Chair of the
1300-plus member President's Club and through his service on Athletic
Advisory Boards. The former teacher, coach and lawyer has a long
tradition of sports involvement as he attended his 100th Final Four game in
Atlanta in 2007. Along with DePaul basketball, Bill is a season ticket
holder for the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs and Northwestern football.
His active life style goes beyond watching athletic events, as Carsley is an
avid runner and has participated in numerous runs across the globe.
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CAL
DILWORTH
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A lifetime of service can best describe Cal Dilworth, who has participated
in playing competitive basketball for over sixty years. In addition to
lacing up the sneakers on the court, Cal has helped his fellow players by
being the co-founder of Masters Basketball and played a major role in having
basketball be part of the World Senior Games. In 2006, Dilworth was
inducted into the Heidelberg College Athletic Hall of Fame. To date,
Cal has been the recipient of many awards for athletic and community
service, including the Mayor's Award for Merit, Service to Special Olympics,
several spirit of Detroit Awards and an Endowed basketball Scholarship at
Wayne State University. In addition to his alma mater, Dilworth is a
member of five different Halls of Fame. A former Harlem professional
basketball player, Cal's basketball plaudits have taken him to numerous
countries worldwide.
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KEVIN McCANN
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A person who has been involved in athletics his entire life, Kevin McCann
was enshrined into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a Friend
of Basketball in 2007. Kevin started selling game programs at DePaul
University at the age of seven when his Dad was Sports Information Director
at the university. In high school Kevin took statistics at the Blue
Demon games and as a student-manager he timed the home games. Kevin
enjoyed the experience so much that he has remained in that same position as
timer for nearly 40 years. Besides working behind the scorer's table,
McCann refereed high school basketball for many seasons. Kevin enjoyed
many years as principal in Chicago and currently works at DePaul with
student teachers. He has attended 16 Men's Final Fours and saw his
first Women's Final Four in 2007 with his three daughters.
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JOHN MAYBERRY
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Another life-long legend on the court is Hall of Fame coach John Mayberry.
Coach Mayberry has devoted over fifty years of coaching student-athletes in
three states. John graduated for Marshall University and moved back to
California teaching at Western High in Anaheim before becoming a permanent
fixture at Kennedy High School, starting in the 1964-65 school year.
He would serve for the next 24 years as teacher, career guidance counselor
and coach for the Irish. In addition to being the head basketball
coach, Mayberry would coach baseball, cross country, golf and swimming.
His 1987-88 basketball team captured 20 wins in 21 games, had six straight
playoff victories (include a triple overtime thriller in the state
semi-finals and recorded another overtime win to win the league crown.
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DENNIS MISHKO
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Dennis Mishko is a Class of 2008 member of the Keystone College Hall of
Fame. Dennis was the head basketball coach at the La Plume, PA school for 25
years and compiled a 520-160 win-loss record. His teams twice advanced
to the NJCAA Final Four and his 1986 team advanced to the National
Championship game. He was also twice named as Region 19 Coach of the
Year. In addition to serving as head hoops coach, Mishko led the mens'
soccer program for 21 years, compiling 122 wins -- making him the winningest
soccer coach in school history. Dennis was selected by the
Scranton-Times Tribune as one of the area's Top 25 Coaches of All-Time.
Mishko also served the school as tennis coach and Athletic Director for six
years.
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JOE SPAGNOLO
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Joe Spagnolo was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches
Association Hall of Fame as a Friend of Basketball in 2010.
Joe has served in various roles, as Executive Director, Media Services
Coordinator, Officials Assignor and Webmaster of the prestigious Proviso
West Holiday Basketball Tournament for three decades. The event has
been noted as of the top tournaments of its type across the country by
setting numerous attendance records and producing 27 professional players.
In addition to running the annual Christmas Classic, Spagnolo has served as
League Statistician for seven different conferences, being head timer
for the triple overtime 1999 Illinois high school state championship game,
and works as the courtside statistician for mens' and womens'
basketball games at DePaul University. In addition to having a great
seat for all contests, Spagnolo officiates high school basketball in 11
different conferences in Chicagoland and has received numerous state tournament
post-season assignments.
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