
Jack Minogue, a teacher and Staten Island Advance sportswriter, used his columns to hold politicians and bureaucrats accountable, and advocated for community causes like the indoor track facility opened in 2015.
A sandlot baseball coach from the time he was a teenager, barely older than the players, Minogue stepped in when the Island’s men’s leagues were foundering, added a twilight league, and revitalized one of the largest programs in the country.
Class of 2010