rhs alumni - riverhead.net
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rhs alumni - riverhead.net
Many RHS Alumni have continued in Danowski, playing on both sides of the ball, ran for a score, passed for a their sport after HS. Here are just score, and intercepted a pass in a three . . . RHS Alumni (1930) - Ed Danowski, referred to affectionately by his classmates and friends as “Big Ed,” was recently featured as a member of Newsday’s pre-1960 all-time Long Island football team: “A Team for the Ages”. From Newsday (November 8, 2009) The father of former Hofstra lacrosse coach John (now at Duke) and grandfather of Hofstra lacrosse star Matt was Suffolk County’s first great athlete. He was a three-sport AllSuffolk star for the Blue Waves. The speedy halfback was a two-time AllAmerican at Fordham before joining the New York Giants. He was named to the all-NFL team twice and led the Giants to two NFL titles. In the 1934 NFL championship game, also known as the “Sneakers” game, 30-13 win over the Bears. After the pros, he came back to his Long Island roots, where he coached high school football for many years. RHS ALUMNI Michael Owen, Blue Wave Star of the Rutgers trophy 2003 football season, completed his senior season as a captain for the Syracuse Orangemen. Michael is hoping to be drafted into the NFL! Ellen Dougherty ran for Villanova University where she competed in Big East Championships for cross-country, indoor and outdoor track. She was on a Big East champion 4x800 indoor team in 2007 as well as a conference champion 4x800 outdoor team in 2006. Dougherty's personal-best times are listed as 2:01.86 in the 800, 2:50.99 in the 1,000, 4:26.03 in the 1,500 and 4:51.01 in the mile. Alumni News & Hall of Fame Pictured above are Ed Danowski (Top), Ellen Dougherty (Middle - Far Left), Michael Owen (Bottom). Visit the Athlete Hall of Fame at RHS to see the many outstanding athletes who have graduated from Riverhead High School. [1]