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Birthday: March 13
Residence: Dickson City, Pennsylvania -- Final Fours Attended: (37) 1973-2009.
Former Head Basketball Coach at Keystone College who coached the Giants to two Division II Junior College National Championship games. Mishko was named the National Junior College Division II "Coach of the Year" in 1986 and 1989. He coached eleven different teams which won 20 or more games. Dennis was also head soccer coach at Keystone College for 21 years and produced 27 All-Americans. For his efforts, he has over 700 lifetime coaching victories. In 2006 Mishko was named to the Scranton Times-Tribune Top 25 Area Coaches of All-Time, and in 2008 Dennis was named to the Keystone College Hall of Fame. Dennis also coached soccer at Abington Heights High School in Pennsylvania and won nine consecutive league championships, five district tiles and was named "Coach of the Year" five different times. Mishko compiled a 164-29-6 record in his nine year career at Abington Heights. Dennis was also elected by the general membership to a position on the Hoop Historians Board of Directors.
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Birthday: August 2
Residence: Wheaton, Illinois -- Final Fours Attended: (6) 1993, 1997-2000, 2004.Steve is a member of the United States basketball Writer’s Association. Newhouse is the publisher of the website, wearedepaul.com, and is also a writer for the national on-line publication, scout.com. In addition to six Final Fours, Steve has attended first round NCAA Tournament games on six different occasions.
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Birthday: March 20
Residence: Chicago, Illinois -- Final Fours Attended: (30) 1980-2009.
Former lawyer with the city of Chicago. Marianne is the past Chairperson of the Chicago Bar Association Sports Law Committee. Parrillo also served as Assistant Sewer Commissioner for the City of Chicago. A loyal and dedicated season ticket holder of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and DePaul Blue Demons, she is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and Loyola Law School. In addition to her support of athletic teams, she co-chairs the Hoop Historians legal committee. Marianne is the co-chairperson of the Hoop Historians Public Affairs Committee.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: Numerous Rose Bowls; Big Ten Conference Tournament; Big East Conference Tournament; Chicago Cubs Spring Training.
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Birthday: January 11
TED REINEKING
Residence: Schaumburg, Illinois
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Final Fours: (26) 1973, 1982-86, 1988-94, 1997-2009.
Ted was chosen as the Chairman of the Board of the Hoop Historians. He
has worked DePaul University Mens' basketball games for 31 years its
Television Time Out Coordinator and Play-by-Play Statistician, dating back
to the Blue Demons Final Four run in 1979. Ted has attended a
Hoop Historian record 251 NCAA tournament games and is a
devout follower of Notre Dame football. Reineking completed
an incredible "double" by seeing 12 first and second round NCAA Tournament
games in two different cities all within a four day period on two separate
occasions -- in 1991 and 1992. In addition to giving the "State of the
Union Address" at the annual meeting of the Hoop Historians, Ted is also a
member of the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: World Series 1959, 1978, 1979,
1982; MLB All-Star Game 1983, 1990; Stanley Cup Finals 1971, 1973;
Rose Bowl 1999; Army-Navy Football Game 2000; Golf U.S. Open 1975, 1990;
Masters Golf Tournament 2007; NFC Championship Games 1986, 1989.
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Birthday: August 15
Residence: Anaheim, California – Final Fours Attended (36) 1973, 1975-2009.
Al is a member of the Hoop Historians Board of Directors. He was a former Assistant Basketball Coach to fellow Hoop Historian Dennis Mishko at Keystone College in LaPlume, Pennsylvania. Al was a UCLA season ticket holder for Bruins basketball for more than twenty years. He was a page in the U.S. House of Representatives in July 1965, and in August 1965, he was a member (and team co-captain) of the Jewish Welfare Board USA Basketball team that played in Israel, France and England. The team also marched in the opening ceremonies of the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv. Sack received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania where he played varsity basketball for Coach Wilbur Renken, a Past President of the NABC, and received his Masters Degree in Education from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Al is a past president of the Mountain and Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (formerly the Western Association of Colleges and Employers). He is currently a Human Resources consultant in Southern California.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: MLB All-Star Game 1960, 1989; World Series 1962, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 2002; MLB League Championship Series 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 2002; NBA Playoffs 1971, 1977, 1984 (finals), 2001 (finals); NBA All-Star Game 2004; Israeli Olympics Maccabiah Games 1965 (participant); Olympic Games 1984; Rose Bowl, 1972-1997, 1999; Super Bowl 1977, 1980; Stanley Cup Playoffs 2008; Wimbledon 1995.
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