Richard Montgomery High School – Athletics Hall of Fame Friday October 12, 2012 1. Watson Prather Jr. a. 1961 b. Football, Basketball, Coach c. All County, All Met, State Champion, Coach of the Year, County Championships i. 1st Team All County & 1st Team All Met Honors – Football ii. Undefeated Junior and Senior Year – Football (20-0) iii. Winningiest Girls Basketball and Softball Coach – RM History – 200+ wins iv. 1996 State Champions, MoCo Coach of the Year – Girls Basketball – 1996 v. 3 County Championships each for both Girls Basketball and Softball – Coach 2. Jim Riggleman a. 1970 b. Baseball, Basketball c. All County, Frostburg, All District, All American, LA Dodgers, Washington Nationals Manager i. All County Baseball Honors ii. Played Baseball and Basketball at Frostburg iii. All District Team 72, 73, 74 iv. All American Honorable Mention 74 v. Drafted by LA Dodgers vi. Coached MLB – St. Louis, San Diego and Chicago vii. Washington Nationals Manager – (2009 – 2011) 3. Ricky Summerour a. 1972 b. Football, Basketball c. All County, All Met, All American, Post Player of the Year, Timmy Trophy i. 1st Team All County and 1st Team All Met Honors – 1970/71 - Football ii. Parade All American Honors – 1971 - Football iii. Washington Post All Met Player of the Year – 1971 – Football iv. Timmy Trophy Recipient/Touchdown Club Honors/Pigskin Club 4. Robert “Bobby” Gawler a. 1970 b. Football c. All County, All Met, Post Offensive Player of the Year, All American, Timmy Trophy i. 1st Team All County & 1st Team All Met Honors – 1969 ii. Washington Post All Met Offensive Player of the Year – 1969 iii. Scholastic Magazine All-American Honors iv. Timmy Trophy Recipient/Touchdown Club Honors/Pigskin Club

5. Tuan Wreh Jr a. 1998 b. Track and Field – High Jump, Long Triple Jump c. Individual State Champion, National Finalist, State Championship Team, UPenn, Ivy League Champion, RM and UPenn Record Holder, NCAA All American i. 1997 – State Champion High Jump – Outdoor, 3rd in State Triple Jump – Outdoor ii. 1998 – State Champion High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 3rd in Triple Jump Nationals – Indoor & 2nd in Triple Nationals – Outdoor, Maryland 3A State Championship – Outdoor, 1st Team All Met Honors iii. University of Penn – 6X Ivy League Champion – Triple Jump, Ivy League Champion - Long Jump, 2X Ivy League Team Champions & Team Captain iv. RM Record Holder – High, Triple and Long Jump; UPenn Record Holder – Triple Jump v. NCAA Outdoor All American – Triple Jump 2002 vi. Liberian Record Holder – Triple Jump 6. Lee Branthover a. 1969 b. Football, Basketball, Baseball c. All County, All Met, All American, #3 Ranked FB Team, UMD Linebacker, Coach of the Year, State Championship, Maryland Coaches Hall of Fame i. Multiple 1st Team, 2nd Team and Honorable Mentions – All County, All Met and All Suburban Teams – Washington Post, Sentinel and Evening Star – Linebacker (1966-1968) ii. Scholastic Coach All- American Honors - 1968 iii. Co-Captain of the #3 Nationally Ranked RM Football Team – 1968 iv. University of Maryland – Linebacker – 1969-1972 v. 7 Coach of the Year Honors (1994-1996) Journal, Gazette, Washington Post & National Fed vi. State Championship – Wheaton HS Football – Head Coach vii. Inducted into Maryland Football Coaches Hall of Fame and John Voight Award Recipient – 2011 7. Lindsay Silverman a. 2004 b. Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse c. Lindsay Silverman Award; 12 Varsity Letters, All County, All Star i. Lindsay Silverman Award – 12 Varsity Letters, Varsity Player all 4 years, all 3 seasons – 1st Athlete in RM History ii. All County Honors – Field Hockey -2003 iii. State All Star – Field Hockey – 2004

8. John Devries a. 1964 b. Football c. All County, All Met, RVFD and MoCo Police Officer i. 1st Team All County – Defensive Tackle – 1963 ii. 1st Team All Met – Defensive Tackle -1963 iii. Rockville Volunteer Fire Department and Montgomery County Police Officer 9. Kate Thirolf a. 1996 b. Field Hockey, Basketball, Soccer c. All County, All Met, State Championship, Princeton, All Ivy League Team, Ivy League Champion i. 10 Varsity Letters – (4) basketball, (4) soccer and (2) field hockey ii. All County and All Met Honorable Mention – Field Hockey and Soccer iii. All County, All Met, All State and Player of the Year – Basketball - 1996 iv. Led team to Maryland State 3A State Championship – 29 pts/31reb – 1996 v. Finished with more than 1,400 career points – Basketball vi. 4 Year Starter, 3 Year Captain for Princeton Girls Basketball, Ivy League Champions – 1999 and 2X First Team All Ivy Team 10. Gordon “Gordy” Coleman a. 1952 b. Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track c. All County, All Met, All Southern, Duke University, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pennant Winner, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame i. All County, All Met, All State, All Southern – Football ii. First RM Basketball Team to go to State Semi Finals at UMD – 1952 iii. Recruited/Scholarship to Duke University – Football and Baseball iv. Signed with Cleveland Indians, also played For Cincinnati Reds v. Won the pennant with Reds in 1961 while hitting .287 and 26 HRs vi. Holds all-time best batting average (.333) – pinch hit 100+ times vii. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer 11. Billy King a. 1975 b. Football, Basketball, Baseball c. All County, All Met, Duke University, ACC Player of the Week, All ACC Team i. 1st Team All County, 1st Team All Met – Football and Baseball ii. Duke University – Football and Baseball iii. ACC Defensive Player of the week numerous times – Football iv. 2nd Team All ACC – Baseball

12. Clarence “Butch” Isreal a. 1962 b. Football, Basketball, Baseball c. All County, All Met, Player of the Year, All American, Pigskin Club, New Mexico State i. 9 Varsity Letters – 3 Years Varsity – Football, Basketball, Baseball ii. Football – 1st Team All Met Washing Post, Daily News, Evening Star & 1st Team All County Player of Year Sentinel, HS All American Sporting News, 1st Team All Met Pigskin Club, Leading scorer in Montgomery County Tight End iii. Basketball – 20+ PPG iv. Scholarship to New Mexico State – Wing Back/Def. Back – Held School record for longest TD reception 13. Claude Prather a. 1966 b. Football, Basketball c. All County, All Met, All Suburban, #3 Ranked team, All American, Pigskin Club, Woodard and Lothrop Award, Class AA Champion i. Football Honors – Captain Undefeated #3 national ranked team, 1st Team All Met, All County, All Suburban – Washington Post, Star, Sentinel ii. Woodard and Lothrop All Met Player of the Year, Pigskin Club All Met 1st Team and Athletic Coach Magazine All American iii. Basketball – Class AA Champions, #5 ranked team in Metro Area iv. 1st Team All County – Washington Post, Star

14. Charles “Dave” Hopkins a. 1973 b. Soccer, Wrestling, Pole Vault c. Ind. State Championships, State Championship Teams, County Championships, Regional Championships, All County, All Met, All American, Ohio University, Maryland and National Wrestling Hall of Fame i. Wrestling – 2X State Champion, 2X 1st Team All Met, High School All American, 1st Multiple State Champion Wrestler in Montgomery County ii. Ohio University Wrestling – Captain and Conference Champion, 12th in Nation iii. Coaching – 5 State Championships, 7 Regional Championships, 9 County Championships, 14 Individual State Champs, 34 Regional, 30 County iv. Maryland Wrestling Hall of Fame, National Wrestling Hall of Fame 15. Roy Lester a. 1959-1968 b. Football Coach c. State Championships, Bi-County Championships, Undefeated Season, #3 ranked team, Maryland HS Coaching Hall of Fame, WVU Athletics and PE Hall of Fame, RMHS

Stadium Named after Roy Lester, Multiple Coach of the Year Honors, Key to City of Rockville i. 3 State Championships, 2 Bi-County Championships, 8 Undefeated Seasons ii. 89-10 Win-Loss Record at RM, Coached the #3 National Ranked RM Team iii. Maryland HS Coaching Hall of Fame, WVU Athletics and PE Hall of Fame iv. RMHS Stadium Named after Roy Lester v. Multiple Coach of the Year Awards – Touchdown Club, Maryland State Football Coaches, Washington Post, Montgomery Sentinel, Washington Football Officials, MoCo Coaches Assoc, Dapper Dan Awards, Outstanding Contributions to Football vi. Key to City of Rockville 16. Anthony “Gumby” Williams a. 1998 b. Football, Basketball c. All County, All Met, 4 Year Starter at QB, Pfeifer University, CVAC All Conference, All Tournament, MVP, Professional Career in Germany, Rockville Victors Founder i. Football – 4 Year Varsity Starter at QB, Rushed for over 3,000 yards, 1st Team All County and All Met Honors ii. Basketball – 1st Team All County and All Met, MoCo All Star Team 98 iii. Pfeifer University Basketball Scholarship – CVAC All Tournament Team, All Conference Team and Tourn MVP, Team record 31-3 iv. Professional Career in Germany – AVG 15 pts per game v. Co-Founder and Player for Rockville Victors Semi-Pro League Team 17. Charlie “Chuck” Snowdem a. 1963 b. Football, Track c. All County, County Championship Team, New Mexico State, New Mexico State Hall of Fame, VA Sailors Redskins Farm Team, Miliken Award for Teaching i. Football - Sophmore – County Championship Team; Junior – 1st Team All County ii. Senior – Only played 3 games; still got scholarship to New Mexico State iii. 4 Year Linebacker at New Mexico State; New Mexico State Hall of Fame iv. Played for VA Sailors; Redskins Farm Team, won league championship v. Miliken Award – Best Teachers in the County – 1993

18. Mike Curtis a. 1961 b. Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track c. All County, All Met, All State, Post Player of the Week, Duke University, All ACC, All American, MVP, Baltimore Colts, All Pro, Pro Bowl, Defensive, Linebacker and Player of the Year, Superbowl Champion i. Washington Post Player of the Week, 1st Team All County, 1st Team All Met, All State ii. Duke University – All ACC, MVP, 3rd Team All American, Outstanding Contributions Award, Outstanding Player Award iii. Baltimore Colts – All Pro, Pro Bowl, Outstanding Player, Multiple Defensive Player of the Week, Player of the Year, Linebacker of the Year, Superbowl Champion 19. Billy Gordon a. 1967 b. Basketball, Track i. All County, All Met, All State ii. 3X County Championship, 3X Regional Championship, 1 State Championship iii. UMD – Eastern Shore -2X Tournament Champions iv. 1st HBCU Team Ranked in Top 20/Appear in Divison I Nat’l Tournament v. Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics vi. Current MCPS Vice Principal with 33 years of MCPS service 20. Willie Allen a. 1967 b. Basketball i. All County and 3X All Met ii. 3 County Championships & 1 State Championship iii. Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame iv. Drafted by Baltimore Bullets and played for ABA Floridians v. CEO Growing Power – Urban Farming vi. MacArthur Genius Award Grant & Kellogg Foundation Grant

“Lifetime Rocket Award – John Cino – 23 Years of Service” – RM PE Teacher and RM JV Football Coach