Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame

Relive It All Again

Football

Bobby Rodriguez

Bobby Rodriguez set pass-catching standards at Susan Wagner High School, where he caught 161 passes and scored 202 points; and at Georgia Tech, where he was part of the Yellow Jackets’ 1990 co-national championship team. Rodriguez caught 51 passes as a college senior, fourth best in the Atlantic Coast Conference, to finish his career with a school-record 115 receptions. He remains among Tech’s all-time leaders in every receiving category.(Read more...)

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Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan scored 11 touchdowns in his only season of football at New Dorp High School, before starring at Villanova, getting drafted by the Chicago Bears, and playing with the New York Titans in the first season of the American Football League. Ryan answered a calling as a coach, building varsity programs and character, first at Mount Loretto when it served as a foster home, then at Susan Wagner High School and St. Joseph by-the (Read more...)

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Lewis Sanders

Lewis Sanders, the fastest sprinter in Staten Island history, played nine seasons as a National Football League cornerback with the Browns, Texans, Falcons and Patriots, and finished his pro career with nine interceptions. Sanders starred on both sides of the ball at St. Peter’s High School, before moving on to Maryland, where he led the country in takeaways, and was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive back and kick returner.(Read more...)

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Ben Sarullo

Ben Sarullo, an All-City lineman at New Dorp High School, played on undefeated teams at New Dorp and Wagner College and captained both schools before devoting his life to coaching at Monsignor Farrell High School. Sarullo served six seasons as Farrell’s jayvee coach, and 11 more as defensive coordinator. In 30 years as a head coach, his teams won four CHSFL championships and the 1986 Metro Bowl.(Read more...)

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Walter Scholl

Walter Scholl was a football star at Curtis High School, where he set a city scoring record and led the Warriors to an undefeated season; and at Cornell, where he sparked the Big Red to a No. 1 ranking. Scholl’s legacy, though, dates to his last-second touchdown pass against Dartmouth when Cornell, after learning the winning score came on a “fifth down” play – even with an 18-game win streak and national championship hopes on (Read more...)